Purpose Over the past two decades, the topics of Environmental, Social and Corporate
Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have attracted an increasing …

While businesses require funding to start and grow, they also rely on human capital, which
affects how they raise funds. Labor market frictions make financing labor different than …

Using a large sample of mergers in the US, we examine whether corporate social
responsibility (CSR) creates value for acquiring firms' shareholders. We find that compared …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) are the activities of firms that are not only considered
for economic profit but also include the social welfare returns. To find the key drivers that …

This paper investigates the local peer effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). We
find that a firm's CSR engagement comoves with that of other firms headquartered nearby …

When corporations make an effort to be socially responsible beyond what is required by the
law, this effort is often described as strategic—made mainly for the shareholders' or …

We examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) is used to signal product quality
and whether CSR affects firm value through its positive effect on product market perception …

This study provides evidence on the relationship between corporate social responsibility
(CSR) and firms' credit ratings. We find that credit rating agencies tend to award relatively …

Some argue that managers over-invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to
build their personal reputations as good global citizens. Others claim that CEOs strategically …

This article addresses reviews research on corporate governance of the modern corporation
around the world, with particular attention to the key variable of ownership structure. We first …