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Relationship between Corporate Governance and CSR Fit

기업지배구조와 기업의 사회적 책임 적합성에 관한 연구

  • Park, Ji Hyon (Department of Arts and Cultural Management, Graduate School, Hongik University) ;
  • Shin, Hyung-Deok (School of Business Administration, Hongik University)
  • 박지현 (홍익대학교 대학원 문화예술경영학과) ;
  • 신형덕 (홍익대학교 경영대학 경영학과)
  • Received : 2019.02.26
  • Accepted : 2019.06.07
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study has empirically analyzed how far corporate governance and CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) fit are related based on prior research indicating that corporate governance is one of the primary factors. Previous research suggested that there may be different types of CSR fit, but there have been only limited number of empirical studies. This study filled this gap by categorizing CSR fit into three types (functional fit, target fit, and size fit) and investigating whether different types have different effects. We used data from the Corporate Social Responsibility White Paper for the 2009-2012 period, as well as the Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS) index. As a result, we found that there is a negative (-) relationship between corporate governance and CSR fit(${\beta}=-.023$, p<.05). This can be interpreted that companies with weak corporate governance are attempting to increase the trust level of stakeholders and to reduce the uncertainty of CSR through high-CSR-fitted programs. The test results showed that functional fit and target fit both had negative (-) relationships with corporate governance (${\beta}=-.021$, p<.05; ${\beta}=-.016$, p<.1), while size fit did not have a significant correlation with corporate governance (${\beta}=-.005$, p=.511). The results of this study supported the previous studies' suggestions that CSR fit has different effects on each type, indicating a need for further reflection on the relationship between corporate governance and CSR fit. Also, the results of this study showed that corporations should take a strategic approach to operating CSR fit.

본 연구는 기업지배구조와 CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility, 기업의 사회적 책임)적합성 간의 관계를 분석한 연구이다. 사회공헌활동의 CSR적합성을 결정하는 요인은 다양함에도 불구하고 아직 그에 관한 연구가 많이 진행되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구는 기업지배구조가 CSR에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인 중 하나라는 선행연구 결과를 바탕으로 기업지배구조와 CSR적합성 간의 관계에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 2009년부터 2012년까지의 전국경제인연합회 사회공헌백서 데이터와 동 기간 한국기업지배구조원이 평가한 기업지배구조 결과를 바탕으로 회귀분석을 진행하였다. 그 결과 기업지배구조와 CSR적합성 사이에는 유의한 부(-)의 관계 (${\beta}=-.023$, p<.05)가 존재한다는 것을 발견하였다. 또한 CSR적합성을 기능, 타겟, 규모적합성 요인으로 나누어 분석한 회귀분석을 통해 기능적합성과 타겟적합성은 기업지배구조와 유의한 부(-)의 관계(${\beta}=-.021$, p<.05; ${\beta}=-.016$, p<.1)를 가지나 규모적합성은 기업지배구조와 유의한 관계를 갖지 않음을 발견하였다(${\beta}=-.005$, p=.511). 본 연구는 기업지배구조와 CSR적합성과의 관계에 대해 실증 분석하여 그 이유에 대해 새로운 논의의 틀을 제공했다는 점에서 의의를 찾을 수 있다. 또한 CSR적합성의 다양한 유형에 따르는 상이한 의미가 있음을 발견하여 기업에서 CSR적합성을 활용한 전략을 수립할 때 그 목적에 맞는 체계적 접근이 필요하다는 실무적 시사점을 도출하였다.

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Table 1. Industry distribution of the sample

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Table 2. Descriptive statistics

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Table 3. Correlation table

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Table 4. Corporate governance and CSR fit

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Table 5. Corporate governance and Func fit / Target fit / Size fit

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