How does the turnover of local officials make firms more charitable? A comprehensive analysis of corporate philanthropy in China

W Liu, M De Sisto, WH Li - Emerging Markets Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Building on institutional theory, this study investigates the impact of local officials' turnover
on corporate philanthropy in China. Using data from Chinese listed firms from 2000–2015 …

Institutional cross-ownership and corporate philanthropy

Y Fu, Z Qin - Finance Research Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2006 to 2018, we find that institutional cross-
ownership in the same industry increases corporate philanthropic giving. Our findings imply …

Political connection, ownership structure, and corporate philanthropy in China: A strategic-political perspective

S Li, X Song, H Wu - Journal of Business Ethics, 2015 - Springer
This paper investigates whether philanthropic giving decisions and amount of charitable
giving are related to firms' political connections and ownership type. To this end, Chinese …

The role of corporate donations in Chinese political markets

M Jia, Z Zhang - Journal of Business Ethics, 2018 - Springer
Many corporations actively engage in political activities to enhance their relationships with
politicians, facilitating access to scarce resources and creating competitive advantages. We …

Institutional ownership and corporate philanthropic giving in an emerging economy

Y Song, PT Gianiodis, Y Li - Management and Organization Review, 2016 - cambridge.org
In this study, we examine the effect of institutional ownership on corporate philanthropy in
China, an emerging economy. Employing stakeholder identification and salience theory, we …

Military top executives and corporate philanthropy: Evidence from China

J Luo, Y Xiang, R Zhu - Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2017 - Springer
This study, conducted in the context of China, investigates how the military experience of top
executives influences their corporate philanthropy. Using a data set of 12,437 firm-year …

Do political connections buffer firms from or bind firms to the government? A study of corporate charitable donations of Chinese firms

J Zhang, C Marquis, K Qiao - Organization Science, 2016 - pubsonline.informs.org
Do political connections buffer firms from or bind firms to the government? To examine this
theoretical puzzle, we distinguish two types of managerial political connections, ascribed …

Corporate philanthropy and corporate financial performance: The roles of stakeholder response and political access

H Wang, C Qian - Academy of Management journal, 2011 - journals.aom.org
Corporate philanthropy is expected to positively affect firm financial performance because it
helps firms gain sociopolitical legitimacy, which enables them to elicit positive stakeholder …

[PDF][PDF] Corporate philanthropy and financial performance: the roles of social expectations and political access.(2011)

H Wang, C Qian - Academy of management journal, 2011 - Citeseer
Corporate philanthropy is expected to positively affect firm financial performance because it
helps firms gain sociopolitical legitimacy, which enables them to elicit positive stakeholder …

Corporate philanthropy in a politically uncertain environment: does it bring tangible benefits to a firm? Evidence from China

KC Chan, X Feng - The European Journal of Finance, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We examine the impact of political uncertainty on a firm's corporate philanthropy (CP)
contribution and the associated direct tangible benefits of CP to a firm. Specifically, we …