This paper explores key drivers of what makes a company more prone to exercise corporate social responsibility (CSR) and avoid corporate social irresponsibility. We examine key relationships between company age, size and whether the founding CEO is still in power. We hypothesize that CSR...

In this paper, I identify the types of firms that have the highest corporate social responsibility(CSR) ratings overall and across the six categories of CSR to determine if the same types of firms have the highest performance across all six measures. Based on my results, I find that different...