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...

Ethical dilemmas arise when one must decide between conflicting ethical imperatives. One potential ethical dilemma is a manager's decision of whether to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. This decision could pit the ethical imperative of honoring unwritten obligations to...