Investigating the Relationship between Social Responsibility and the Performance of the Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social responsibility and the performance of the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. EVA, MVA, Q-Tobin index, KZ index, ROA and ROE are considered as performance indicators. The study was carried out from 2006 to 2010. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) variable has been scored using a questionnaire, and sample size includes 79 participants. Hypothesis testing has been performed at two steps: the first phase, using the data of 2010 and the second phase, using the mean of the data of 2006-2010. Multiple regression analysis (OLS) and Eviews 7 software have been used to test the hypotheses. The results show that after controlling firm size, leverage and systematic risk, there is a positive relationship between CSR and the firms’ performance.

Keywords

• corporate social responsibility
• firms’ performance
• eva
• mva
• q-tobin index
• kz index
• roe