caa a22 4500 605486204 CHVBK 20210128100444.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2167-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2167-y Political Connection, Ownership Structure, and Corporate Philanthropy in China: A Strategic-Political Perspective [Elektronische Daten] [Sihai Li, Xianzhong Song, Huiying Wu] This paper investigates whether philanthropic giving decisions and amount of charitable giving are related to firms' political connections and ownership type. To this end, Chinese firms listed on either the Shenzhen or Shanghai stock exchange between 2004 and 2011 are examined, where government interference in the business sector is prevalent, state ownership structure is dominant, and corporate political connections prevail. Our analyses show (1) a significant and positive relationship between political connections and the likelihood and extent of firm contributions; (2) a significant and negative relationship between state ownership and extent of firm contributions; and (3) a stronger relationship between political connections and corporate philanthropy in non-state-owned firms. These findings with regard to the relationship between corporate giving, political connections, and ownership type have important implications for understanding corporate giving behavior in China and in emerging markets in general. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Corporate social responsibility nationallicence Corporate philanthropy nationallicence Political interference nationallicence Political connection nationallicence Ownership type nationallicence Li Sihai School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China aut Song Xianzhong School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China aut Wu Huiying School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW, Australia aut Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 129/2(2015-06-01), 399-411 0167-4544 129:2<399 2015 129 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2167-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2167-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Li Sihai School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Song Xianzhong School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wu Huiying School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 129/2(2015-06-01), 399-411 0167-4544 129:2<399 2015 129 10551