Giving back: An examination of the philanthropic motivations, orientationsand activities of large black-owned businesses

Authors
Edmondson, VC Carroll, AB
Citation
Vc. Edmondson et Ab. Carroll, Giving back: An examination of the philanthropic motivations, orientationsand activities of large black-owned businesses, J BUS ETHIC, 19(2), 1999, pp. 171-179
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
ISSN journal
01674544 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
171 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-4544(199904)19:2<171:GBAEOT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This study of philanthropy among large Black-owned businesses provides insi ghts into a sector of business giving which has not been studied. Results i ndicate that philanthropy and ethical justifications play a more important role in minority business enterprises than in non-minority firms studied pr eviously.