M.A. Thesis:

Carporat Social Responsibility(CSR), Tax Avoidance, Information Asymmetry and Corporate Reputation

Reputation is an intangible asset and one of the most important and vital elements for the survival of an organization, Hence it is defined as a competitive criterion and distinction. . The present paper seeks to examine the effect of the carporat social responsibility, tax avoidance and information asymmetry on corporate reputation of companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange Deals. To this end, information was collected on 140 active companies in the stock market during the years 2014 to 2018 and analyzed using the software EVIEWS. The research method is logit regression and the panel data. Based on the results of research and statistical tests, it can be said that there is a significant relationship between the carporat social responsibility and tax avoidance with the corporate reputation. but, there is no a significant relationship between the information asymmetry with the corporate reputation. Companies' attention to social responsibility has improved the company's social image and this strengthens its reputation, In contrast, tax avoidance tarnishes the company's social image and diminishes the company's reputation.

Keywords: Keywords: Carporat Social Responsibility (CSR), Tax Avoidance, Information Asymmetry and CorporateReputatio n