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This paper contributes to the discussion on international diversification and corporate social responsibility (CSR) by suggesting that firms can be simultaneously socially responsible and socially irresponsible. To test our assertions, we analyze data from 222 publicly traded US firms from 1993 to 2003. The findings support our hypotheses, and have significant implications for the way in which we conceptualize CSR.
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We thank and acknowledge the contributions of Glenn Rowe, Nien-hê Hsieh and Kersi Antia, as well as the valuable insights of the anonymous reviewers, participants of the JIBS Focused Issue Workshop, and the JIBS Guest Editors.
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Accepted by Lorraine Eden, Amy Hillman, Peter Rodrignez and Donald Siegel, Guest Editors, 4 October 2006. This paper has been with the author for two revisions.
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Strike, V., Gao, J. & Bansal, P. Being good while being bad: social responsibility and the international diversification of US firms. J Int Bus Stud 37, 850–862 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400226
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