Corporate Charitable Giving, Multinational Companies and Countries of Concern

Stephen J. Brammer, Stephen Pavelin, Lynda A. Porter
2009 Journal of Management Studies  
This paper investigates the degree to which corporate charitable giving is influenced by a firm's internationalisation and/or whether it has operations in one or more countries of concern. For a sample of large UK firms, we find evidence of a positive effect not for internationalisation per se, but only for a presence in particular countries. In this connection, the salient country characteristic is a lack of political rights and/or civil liberties, and the positive impact on charitable giving
more » ... s restricted to a presence in only those countries that are, according to Freedom House indicators, most lacking in this respect.
doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00827.x fatcat:xgx3gqmkw5dddb7xfwgvq6yf7a