This study examines how the performance impact of parent firm CSR on overseas
subsidiaries may vary according to the task, the institutional, and the informational aspects of …

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 …

Combining perspectives from institutional activism and signaling theory literatures, we
suggest that an activist sovereign wealth fund (SWF) can serve as an intermediary signaler …

We extend the internalization literature by theorizing on how public disclosure of corporate
social irresponsibility (CSI) can damage reputation-based firm-specific advantages of …

In this article, the authors examine the role of discourse in the implementation of
organizational change. They develop the concept of the “funnel of interests” to describe the …

Research summary: The efforts of multinational corporations to be socially responsible do
not always engender positive evaluations from overseas stakeholders. Drawing on …

State-owned (SO) enterprises are subject to more complex institutional pressures in host
countries than private firms. These institutional pressures arise from a weak legitimacy of …

This study examines the association between board internationalization and firms' corporate
social responsibility (CSR) performance in China during 2009–2019. Using a large dataset …

In our longitudinal, in-depth case study of strategic change within the National Health
Service in England, we compare three practices related to contracting health care services …

One of the most interesting and paradoxical aspects of our studies of institutional and
organizational change is the phenomenon that, on the one hand, we encounter many …