Corporate social responsibility and organisational performance in container shipping

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organisational performance in container shipping in Taiwan. Three dimensions of CSR are identified from the results of a factor analysis. These factors include ‘community involvement and environment’, ‘disclosure’, and ‘employee and consumer interests’. With respect to organisational performance, both financial and non-financial performances are used as independent variables in this study. Findings indicate that CSR aspects of the ‘community involvement and environment’ and ‘disclosure’ dimensions have positive effects on financial performance, whereas the ‘employee and consumer interests’ dimension positively influences non-financial performance.

Keywords:

• container shipping
• corporate social responsibility
• organisational performance
• multivariate analysis