Abstract
Despite the growing body of research on corporate philanthropy, there remains a lack of understanding regarding how local embeddedness impacts the philanthropic activities of firms. Our study addresses this gap in the philanthropy literature by proposing and testing a model that elucidates this mechanism. Drawing on data from 166 firms operating in the mining industry, our findings indicate that local embeddedness has a positive effect on a firm's social legitimacy. However, we also discovered that this relationship is amplified when there is greater legal inefficiency. Additionally, our results demonstrate that a firm's social legitimacy serves as a mediator in the relationship between local embeddedness and corporate philanthropy. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed in detail.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management |
Early online date | 18 Aug 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Aug 2023 |
Keywords
- legal inefficiency
- corporate philanthropy
- local embeddedness
- Ghana
- mining
- social legitimacy