Abstract

BackgroundToday, social responsibility plays an important role in the success and survival of organizations, also, moral attitudes have a significant impact on corporate social responsibility. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the relationship between moral foundations and perception of corporate social responsibility.MethodThe present research is a descriptive study. The statistical population of this study is financial managers of the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. The convenience sampling method is used to select the statistical sample. The research instrument includes two standard questionnaires of moral foundations and perception of corporate social responsibility. Finally, the data extracted from 240 questionnaires were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling by Lisrel software.ResultsThe results confirmed the existence of a positive and significant relationship between moral foundations and perception of social responsibility. In other words, any change in the variable of moral foundations changes all aspects of economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic corporate social responsibility.ConclusionImplementation of corporate social responsibility has many benefits for the society. Therefore, regulatory bodies and decision-making authorities should consider corporate mangers’ moral foundations as a factor affecting on corporate social responsibility.

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