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The practice of corporate social performance in minority- versus nonminority-owned small businesses

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This study compares corporate social performance in terms of charitable contributions of minority-owned and nonminority-owned small businesses. In this sample, minority-owned small businesses are younger, have less full-time employees, and lower annual sales. Minority-owned small businesses donate more funds to religious organizations than nonminority-owned small businesses. When annual sales are accounted for, minority-owned businesses contribute more total dollars to all charitable organizations than nonminority-owned firms. Suggestions for future research in this area are delineated.

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  1. Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, 87131, Albuquerque, NM, USA

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Judith Kenner Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Business and Society at the University of New Mexico. Her work has appeared inResearch in Corporate Social Performance and Policy, Business Forum, and theJournal of Small Business Management.

Jacqueline N. Hood is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of New Mexico. Her current research interests include gender issues in business, small business and entrepreneurship, and corporate social performance.

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Thompson, J.K., Hood, J.N. The practice of corporate social performance in minority- versus nonminority-owned small businesses. J Bus Ethics 12, 197–206 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686447

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