The Association Between Corporate Social
Responsibility And Corporate Financial
Performance of our findings for management accounting research and practice are
discussed.
The objectives of this study is to investigate the association between CSR and Corporate Financial
Performance (CFP). This study investigates 800 firms listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange
in 2010 - 2012. Financial performance is measured by accounting-based approach and
stock-market-based approach. While, CSR practices is measured by Corporate Social Disclosure
Index (CSRDI). Thus, the association was analyzed under multivariate linear regression
by considering time difference. Firm size, growth, and risk are included as control variables.
This study finds: (1) CSR provides positive impact on the financial performance until one next
period; (2) financial performance measured by ROA influence positively CSR only the next
two years; (3) there is significant positive relationship between firm size and CSR. The paper
has implications in enhancing the understanding of company performance through understanding
the association between CSR and CFP.This may increase the understanding of the association
between CSR and CFP. The findings of this study contribute to the literature and regulator
on CSR.