Ostergaard, Charlotte
[VerfasserIn]
;
Schindele, Ibolya
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Vale, Bent
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Social Capital and the Viability of Stakeholder-Oriented Firms
Anmerkungen:
In: Forthcoming in Review of Finance
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 12, 2015 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We show that social capital improves the viability of stakeholder-oriented firms operating in competitive markets. Studying exits from the population of Norwegian savings banks after deregulations, we find that banks located in communities with high social capital have a higher probability of survival, but no similar effect exists for commercial banks. Norwegian savings banks are collectively governed by their stakeholders and we provide evidence that social capital improves the efficiency of stakeholder governance. In high social capital areas, banks raise more deposits locally, distribute more of their surplus for altruistic purposes, and operate more locally-focused branch networks