Qu Liang, Xu Yuanjie, Guo Yajing
School of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 May 16;13:894725. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.894725. eCollection 2022.
Based on the social network theory and the institutional theory, this study examines the influence of corporate network position on corporate social responsibility (CSR), and further explores the moderating role of ownership concentration. Given the characteristics of CSR in different aspects, this study explores the relationship between corporate network position and economic CSR, environmental CSR, and social CSR from the two aspects of the centrality and structural holes of interlocking directorate network based on the data of 1,034 Chinese A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2019. The results show that the centrality and structural holes of interlocking directorate network have positive effects on the overall level of CSR, and the impacts on economic CSR and environmental CSR are stronger than that on social CSR. In addition, ownership concentration has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between corporate network position and CSR. These findings enrich the depth of research on CSR, clarify the influence of the characteristics of interlocking directorate network on CSR in different dimensions, and supplement the knowledge of existing research.
基于社会网络理论和制度理论，本研究考察了企业网络位置对企业社会责任（CSR）的影响，并进一步探讨了股权集中度的调节作用。鉴于企业社会责任在不同方面的特点，本研究基于2010年至2019年1034家中国A股上市公司的数据，从连锁董事网络的中心性和结构洞两个方面探讨了企业网络位置与经济社会责任、环境社会责任和社会社会责任之间的关系。结果表明，连锁董事网络的中心性和结构洞对企业社会责任的整体水平具有积极影响，对经济社会责任和环境社会责任的影响强于对社会社会责任的影响。此外，股权集中度对企业网络位置与企业社会责任之间的关系具有正向调节作用。这些发现丰富了企业社会责任的研究深度，阐明了连锁董事网络特征在不同维度上对企业社会责任的影响，并补充了现有研究的知识。
