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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages 175-206Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/fima.12078
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- General Research Fund - Research Grants Council in Hong Kong [790913]
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Using a unique data set of corporate philanthropic activities, we find that direct giving activities are positively associated both with higher levels of innovation and innovation that is more influential, collaborative, and original. Our results suggest that much of what is ostensibly promoted as philanthropy actually reflects research-related networking activities. The effect of direct giving on innovation is more pronounced in more opaque firms and more innovative and competitive industries. These findings provide evidence of the distinct motives by which firms choose between direct giving and foundation giving. Our study suggests that firms can use direct philanthropy to expand firm-boundaries by developing innovation with research partners.
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