Do corporate social responsibility practices alleviate poverty? Evidence from firms’ targeted pairing assistance with counties
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 17832804 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Zixun Zhou (0009-0008-0540-2937, Macau University of Science and Technology), Xinyu Zhou (0000-0002-1606-5816, Wuhan University, autor de correspondencia), Xuezhi Zhang (0000-0003-1198-137X, Sun Yat-sen University), Wei Chen (0000-0002-9419-148X, Sun Yat-sen University) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Volumen | 13 |
| Número | 1 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 2662-9992 • E-ISSN: 2662-9992 |
| Editorial | Palgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41599-026-06659-5 |
| OpenAlex | W7131103090 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 37 |
This study examines the social impact of firms’ Targeted Pairing Assistance (TPA) practices in China, an important yet underexplored aspect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Leveraging a quasi-natural experiment based on China’s 2016 disclosure mandate for poverty alleviation engagement, this study finds that TPA increases individual income and reduces poverty rates in paired counties, with results robust to endogeneity concerns. Mechanism tests reveal that TPA alleviates poverty through financial empowerment and industrial development, while heterogeneity analyses show stronger effects in counties with greater economic complexity and formal poverty designation under national policies. Moreover, we document a positive spillover effect of TPA on local entrepreneurship. This study addresses the gap in CSR literature by evaluating whether corporate poverty alleviation programs generate measurable social impacts, providing a more granular perspective on the social dimension of CSR
Corporate governance · Corporate social responsibility · Empowerment · Endogeneity · Mandate · Poverty · Spillover effect · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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| Obras citantes distintas | 1 |
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| Citas por año | 1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |