The main purpose of the proposed research paper will be to investigate the impact of
Corporate Social Responsibility on the listed companies’ share price in order to
evaluate and analyse its contribution to their increases. In the below portion, the
research questions with its objectives are listed and briefly discussed below:
- What Impact the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure would made
on the Corporate Financial Performance (CFP)?
- Is it any relationship exists between the firm’s CSR and its performance based
on its share prices.
- Identify at least one dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which
would be positively related to Corporate Financial Performance (CFP)?
- Investigate and Presents the benefits of CSR’s implementation to the UK’s
Food Industry financial and market performance?
So it is cleared that the questions are properly designed in order to accomplish the
core objective of the Proposed Research Paper.
Table of Contents
- Research Questions & Research Objectives
- Research Question
- Research Objectives
- Research Methodology
- Quantitative Approach
- Measurements of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Measurements of Financial Performance
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- Stock Market Return (Ri)
- Tobin's q ratio
- Qualitative Approach
- Interview
Objectives and Key Themes
This research aims to investigate the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosures on listed companies' share prices within the UK's food industry. The study seeks to evaluate and analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance, specifically focusing on the contribution of CSR to share price increases.
- The relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosures and Corporate Financial Performance (CFP).
- The impact of environmental reporting on listed companies' share prices.
- Identifying specific dimensions of CSR that are positively correlated with CFP.
- Understanding the benefits of CSR implementation for the financial and market performance of the UK's food industry.
- Assessing the importance of CSR disclosure within the UK's food industry.
Chapter Summaries
The research plan outlines a comprehensive methodology for exploring the link between CSR disclosures and financial performance. This methodology combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach will utilize content analysis to measure CSR disclosures based on four indicators: employee retention, community involvement, product, and environment. This will be coupled with the analysis of three financial performance measures: Return on Assets (ROA), Stock Market Return (Ri), and Tobin's q ratio.
To gain further insights, the research will incorporate a qualitative approach through interviews with company stakeholders, including investors, stock analysts, and consumers. These interviews will focus on understanding the importance of CSR disclosure implementation within the UK's food industry.
Keywords
This research focuses on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Financial Performance (CFP) within the UK's food industry. Key terms include CSR disclosure, content analysis, environmental reporting, financial performance measures (ROA, Ri, Tobin's q ratio), and stakeholder perspectives on CSR implementation.
- Quote paper
- Junaid Javaid (Author), 2012, Corporate Social Responsibility & Corporate Financial Performance Relationship: Evidence from UK´s Food Industry, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/281112
