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This paper briefly reviews the theories that seek to explain the phenomenon of corporate charitable donations and then provides a review of the empirical issues that have arisen in previous studies in this area. The findings of an analysis of charitable donations data from the entire U.K. FTSE index for the years 1985-2000 are then reported. These findings include the observation of a time-related increase in charitable donations, which is compared with an earlier study to give a 24 year history of charitable donations in the U.K. The findings note little responsiveness of the monetary value of charitable donations to the economic performance of firms. An international comparison over time against U.S. trends is also reported and shows how U.S. corporations have traditionally been more generous than U.K. firms, but that the trend in the U.S. is downwards. Membership of a U.K.-based "tithing" club (the PerCent Club) is shown to be associated with higher profit performance against non-members. Members' charitable contributions against profit are shown to be higher than the FTSE mean although short of the 0.5% target figure in "cash" terms. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of these findings in relation to the theoretical positions advanced for corporate philanthropy.
Author(s): Campbell D; Moore G; Metzger M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Business Ethics
Year: 2002
Volume: 39
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 29-41
ISSN (print): 0167-4544
ISSN (electronic): 1573-0697
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016371731732
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016371731732
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