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Women and CSR budgeting and spending: Does ownership enhance their CSR role?

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  • Saeed Rabea Baatwah
  • Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab

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We investigate the impact of women shareholders on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how they interact with women directors to exert a greater influence on CSR activities. Little is known about how women's ownership can enhance their roles in CSR practices. Based on data from Omani‐listed firms during 2016–2020 and using CSR budgeting and spending as proxies for CSR activities, firms with women shareholders allocate more CSR budgeting and spend more money on CSR activities. However, we also find that women directors can only affect CSR budgeting and spending if their representation on the board is increased. Furthermore, we find that firms with women shareholders and directors have higher CSR budgeting and spending. Further analysis reveals that women shareholders are more likely to spend money on CSR activities within the budgeted amount and are less likely to be associated with gaps between CSR budgeting and spending. This analysis also shows that the type of ownership (family versus non‐family) influences women shareholders' effects on CSR budgeting and spending. Our empirical findings provide critical insights into how woman shareholders influence CSR actions.

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  • Saeed Rabea Baatwah & Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab, 2023. "Women and CSR budgeting and spending: Does ownership enhance their CSR role?," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(4), pages 1277-1296, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:buseth:v:32:y:2023:i:4:p:1277-1296
    DOI: 10.1111/beer.12586
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