The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Efficiency and Innovation Growth of European Companies

Student: Povarova Anastasiia

Educational Programme: Strategic Corporate Finance (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2020

The master's thesis is devoted to the study of the influence of corporate social responsibility on the two main channels of creating company value, on investment efficiency and innovation growth. In the work, I realized the empirical research and proved that there is a significant positive impact from the introduction of CSR practices both on the effectiveness of investments and on the ability of CSR-oriented companies to successfully implement innovative projects as part of a long-term development strategy.

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