Fargo, N.D. — Margaret Andersen, associate professor of accounting at NDSU; Yongtao (David) Hong, assistant professor of accounting; and Limin Zhang, assistant professor of management information systems, had their manuscript, "IT, CSR and Industry Relationships: A Descriptive Study," accepted for publication in the International Journal of Management & Information Systems.

In the paper, the authors investigate the research question, "Are there discernible relationships between a firm's information technology (IT) spending and corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the industry level?" The purpose of the paper is to offer an exploratory analysis into the relationship between IT investment and CSR. The findings indicate there is no immediate association between IT investment and CSR at the industry level.