RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry

Exploring the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) fulfillment and disclosure on enterprises’ sustainable innovation capacity can not only expand the research boundary of factors of sustainable innovation and the impact of CSR, but it can also serve as a reference for the decision-making...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rui Yan, Xiaolin Li, Xiaoning Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.946570/full
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849395248853155840
author Rui Yan
Rui Yan
Xiaolin Li
Xiaoning Zhu
Xiaoning Zhu
author_facet Rui Yan
Rui Yan
Xiaolin Li
Xiaoning Zhu
Xiaoning Zhu
author_sort Rui Yan
collection DOAJ
description Exploring the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) fulfillment and disclosure on enterprises’ sustainable innovation capacity can not only expand the research boundary of factors of sustainable innovation and the impact of CSR, but it can also serve as a reference for the decision-making of listed companies in increasing pollution problems. Using a sample of 224 Chinese A-share businesses in the heavy pollution industry listed between 2016 and 2020 and employing an ordinary least square regression, the results provide empirical evidence that CSR is positively associated with sustainable innovation. Second, the business environment can serve as a moderator of the relationship between CSR and sustainable innovation, and the positive relationship between CSR and sustainable innovation is more pronounced in regions with better macroeconomic conditions. Additionally, the improvement of CSR for sustainable innovation is more clear in state-owned firms than in non-state-owned enterprises. After a series of robustness tests that eliminate marketization, law enforcement, and macro-political unpredictability, the results still hold. This study broadens the scope of CSR and sustainable innovation research. In addition, the theoretical and practical significance of this study’s findings is referenced in this paper.
format Article
id doaj-art-5f2b23b51d9c4accbdfc65104de6c62a
institution Kabale University
issn 1664-1078
language English
publishDate 2022-07-01
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format Article
series Frontiers in Psychology
spelling doaj-art-5f2b23b51d9c4accbdfc65104de6c62a2025-08-20T03:39:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-07-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.946570946570RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution IndustryRui Yan0Rui Yan1Xiaolin Li2Xiaoning Zhu3Xiaoning Zhu4School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, ChinaThe Institute of Low Carbon Operations Strategy for Beijing Enterprises, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, ChinaThe Institute of Low Carbon Operations Strategy for Beijing Enterprises, Beijing, ChinaExploring the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) fulfillment and disclosure on enterprises’ sustainable innovation capacity can not only expand the research boundary of factors of sustainable innovation and the impact of CSR, but it can also serve as a reference for the decision-making of listed companies in increasing pollution problems. Using a sample of 224 Chinese A-share businesses in the heavy pollution industry listed between 2016 and 2020 and employing an ordinary least square regression, the results provide empirical evidence that CSR is positively associated with sustainable innovation. Second, the business environment can serve as a moderator of the relationship between CSR and sustainable innovation, and the positive relationship between CSR and sustainable innovation is more pronounced in regions with better macroeconomic conditions. Additionally, the improvement of CSR for sustainable innovation is more clear in state-owned firms than in non-state-owned enterprises. After a series of robustness tests that eliminate marketization, law enforcement, and macro-political unpredictability, the results still hold. This study broadens the scope of CSR and sustainable innovation research. In addition, the theoretical and practical significance of this study’s findings is referenced in this paper.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.946570/fullsustainable innovationcorporate social responsibilityheavy pollution industrybusiness environmentsustainable development
spellingShingle Rui Yan
Rui Yan
Xiaolin Li
Xiaoning Zhu
Xiaoning Zhu
RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
Frontiers in Psychology
sustainable innovation
corporate social responsibility
heavy pollution industry
business environment
sustainable development
title RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
title_full RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
title_fullStr RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
title_full_unstemmed RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
title_short RETRACTED: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Innovation: A Case in China’s Heavy Pollution Industry
title_sort retracted the impact of corporate social responsibility on sustainable innovation a case in china s heavy pollution industry
topic sustainable innovation
corporate social responsibility
heavy pollution industry
business environment
sustainable development
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.946570/full
work_keys_str_mv AT ruiyan retractedtheimpactofcorporatesocialresponsibilityonsustainableinnovationacaseinchinasheavypollutionindustry
AT ruiyan retractedtheimpactofcorporatesocialresponsibilityonsustainableinnovationacaseinchinasheavypollutionindustry
AT xiaolinli retractedtheimpactofcorporatesocialresponsibilityonsustainableinnovationacaseinchinasheavypollutionindustry
AT xiaoningzhu retractedtheimpactofcorporatesocialresponsibilityonsustainableinnovationacaseinchinasheavypollutionindustry
AT xiaoningzhu retractedtheimpactofcorporatesocialresponsibilityonsustainableinnovationacaseinchinasheavypollutionindustry