the relationship between social responsibility and company’s performance with emphasis put on the role played by institutional owners in base metals, automobile and auto parts and electrical machinery industries in iranian stock exchange

The research has been performed to the aim of studying the relationship between social responsibility and company’s performance with emphasis put on the role played by institutional owners in base metals industry. sample companies have been selected through systematic deletion and finally 15 companies from base metals industry, 21 companies from automobile and auto parts industry, and 10 companies from electrical machinery industry have been studied for the period of march 20th, 2012- march 21st 2021. to test research hypotheses, multivariate regression model and panel data pattern have been used in eviews 12. to measure social responsibility and financial performance, check list and profitability ratio or return on assets have been respectively applied. to collect data in order for literatures of research subject to be explained, library method has been used; and, to achieve required information to process research hypotheses, data available in the software developed by rahavard-e novin company has been used in addition to financial statements of the companies listed in tehran stock exchange provided in official ise website. final results obtained from assessing the fit of regression models showed that there is a direct relationship between social responsibility and financial performance which would be strengthened at presence of institutional owners in the company