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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 4/2022

10-06-2021

Is too much as bad as too little? The S-curve relationship between corporate philanthropy and employee performance

Authors: Mingchuan Yu, Han Lin, Greg G. Wang, Yuan Liu, Xiaotao Zheng

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 4/2022

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Abstract

The literature on the effect of corporate philanthropy (CP) on employee outcomes is inconsistent and inconclusive. Drawing on resource-based view and social identity theory, we examined the curvilinear relationship between CP and employee performance through a sample of 592 employees in China. The results showed that CP had an S-shaped effect on employee performance. In other words, corporate philanthropy, either in an amount too small or too large beyond a threshold, will not improve employee performance. Furthermore, we also found that the S-shaped relationship was moderated by employee benevolent attribution. Implications for research and practice, research limitations, and future research directions are discussed subsequently.
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Metadata
Title
Is too much as bad as too little? The S-curve relationship between corporate philanthropy and employee performance
Authors
Mingchuan Yu
Han Lin
Greg G. Wang
Yuan Liu
Xiaotao Zheng
Publication date
10-06-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-021-09775-9

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