Purpose Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become increasingly
important in investment decisions, leading to a surge in ESG investing and the rise of …

The literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure focuses on its economic
consequences, but little is known about motivations—especially CEO personal incentives …

We investigate whether CEOs around the world are held accountable for stakeholder-
related corporate misbehavior. The likelihood of CEO turnover increases significantly when …

In this study, we examine the role of acquiree firms' environmental, social, and governance
(ESG) performance in affecting hostile takeover threats from acquiring firms. Our results …

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of mandatory adoption of The Act 2013 in
UK on voluntary carbon disclosure. Mandatory adoption of The Act 2013 in UK is a …

Extant research emphasizes that corporate governance (CG) significantly influences
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes. This paper undertakes a content …

This study investigates the impact of potential suppliers' sustainability performance
(measured by environmental, social, and governance performance) on customer firms' …

This study examines the relationship between managerial pessimism and firms' investment
in corporate social responsibility (CSR). We find that managerial pessimism is positively …

We examine managerial incentives to disclose the gender diversity of a firm's workforce. We
exploit information from employees' online profiles to infer the gender diversity of …

We examine whether the level of integrity in a society, ie, social integrity, affects stock price
crash risk. We explore two competing hypotheses. On the one hand, exposure to high levels …