Study of the relationship between governmental and institutional ownership with corporate social responsibility (Companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange)

Various entities in the business world too much attention to the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it has become an essential element for the success of the company.
Due to the lack of CSR reporting in Iran and the lack of firms rating Institutions in the field of social responsibility and a general, lack of transparency in this section, we used questionnaire survey to determine the level of corporate social responsibility. CSR used in this study is composed of the following: internal processes, ecology, environment, society and the state, the market and industry.Questionnaires were sent to 138 companies and 84 companies responded to the questionnaires. The results suggest that government ownership is positively correlated significantly with social responsibility. Disclosure of corporate social responsibility focus government ownership also plays a positive role. The results indicate that institutional ownership and institutional ownership concentration have not a significant relationship with social responsibility. The empirical evidence in this study can identify the companies and institutions on legislative measures which increase the disclosure of CSR, to help.