Fernandes, Paula OdeteAfonso, Sandra CristinaMonte, Ana Paula2013-10-162013-10-162012Fernandes, Paula O.; Afonso, Sandra; Monte, Ana Paula (2012). Dimensions of portuguese corporate social responsibility: a multivariate analysis. In XVI Congreso Internacional de la Academia de Ciencias Administrativas. Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México - México.978-607-501-087-8http://hdl.handle.net/10198/8907This paper investigates factors that can explain the motivations of Portuguese companies to a social performance. The study was based on a sample of nineteen large Portuguese companies, listed on the PSI 20 index, for a period of five year, since 2005 to 2009. A Factorial Analysis was applied to identify the dimensions of Portuguese Corporate Social Responsibility using variables reference on the Green Book of European Community Commission (ECC, 2001). The results produced two dimensions that may explain Portuguese corporate motivation social performance: (1) Standards and Legal Requirements and (2) Ethic and social conduct. Further research may be done to find correlations with these dimensions and financial and economic corporate performance.engCorporate social responsibilityMotivations factors for a corporate social performanceMultivariate analysisconference paper