Corporate Philanthropy Behaviour and Investment Efficiency

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Assistant Professor of Accounting, Ali Abad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ali Abad Katoul, Iran

10.22034/iaar.2022.162392

Abstract

The present study seeks to study corporate philanthropy and investment efficiency. The research approach is applied in terms of purpose and according to the analysis of relations between variables is a descriptive-correlation type. All companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange comprise the study population of this study. 100 companies accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period 1392 to 1396 were selected for the sample and were tested using multiple regression equations based on consolidated data. The research findings suggest that there is a positive relationship between corporate philanthropy and investment efficiency. In addition, a positive relationship between philanthropy and investment efficiency is more powerful when it comes to a better corporate environment.

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