RT Article T1 Risk Management, Real Options, Corporate Social Responsibility JF Journal of business ethics VO 60 IS 2 SP 175 OP 183 A1 Husted, Bryan W. LA English PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V YR 2005 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178562413X AB The relationship of corporate social responsibility to risk management has been treated sporadically in the business society literature. Using real options theory, I develop the notion of corporate social responsibility as a real option its implications for risk management. Real options theory allows for a strategic view of corporate social responsibility. Specifically, real options theory suggests that corporate social responsibility should be negatively related to the firm’s ex ante downside business risk. K1 Risk Management K1 Real options K1 Corporate Social Responsibility DO 10.1007/s10551-005-3777-1