[HTML][HTML] The value of a firm's engagement in ESG practices: Are we looking at the right side?

G De la Fuente, M Ortiz, P Velasco - Long Range Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
Firms allocate many resources to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and
to growth options as if they were independent sources of value. Challenging this view, this …

Exploring the nexus between ESG disclosure and corporate sustainable growth: Moderating role of media attention

S Chai, M Cao, Q Li, Q Ji, Z Liu - Finance Research Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The nexus between ESG disclosure and corporate sustainable growth remains controversial
in the existing literature. This study explores how ESG disclosure impacts sustainable …

ESG resilience: Exploring the non-linear effects of ESG performance on firms sustainable growth

T Bagh, B Zhou, SM Alawi, RI Azam - Research in International Business …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using a sample of United States (US) and Chinese listed firms from 2018 to 2022, we
investigate the non-linear effect of overall ESG performance on the firm's sustainable growth …

Effect of product and geographic diversification on company performance: Evidence during an economic crisis

P Garrido-Prada, MJ Delgado-Rodriguez… - European Management …, 2019 - Elsevier
Based on a novel sample of Spanish listed companies from nonfinancial sectors, we explore
the effect of product and geographic diversification on company performance during an …

Project-oriented strategic management of UK construction firms–towards corporate diversification: critical literature review

V Siamuzwe-Manase, KR Halcro, B Kumar… - … Project and Asset …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The paper analyses the strategic management strategies of UK Construction
Contracting Firms (CCFs) and their impact on the industry, highlighting their fragmentation …

Capital structure and corporate diversification: is debt a panacea for the diversification discount?

G de la Fuente, P Velasco - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the role of debt as an internal governance mechanism that can be
employed by companies to curb agency conflicts and discourage managers from value …

Sustainable growth rate, corporate value of US firms within capital and labor market distortions: The moderating effect of institutional quality

T Bagh, MM Naseer, MA Khan, P Pypłacz… - Oeconomia …, 2023 - ceeol.com
Research background: Understanding how distortions in capital and labor markets affect
corporate value and sustainable growth is crucial in today's economy. These distortions can …

[HTML][HTML] Is bank diversification a linking channel between regulatory capital and bank value?

P Velasco - The British Accounting Review, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the interrelationship between bank regulatory capital and bank
diversification. We argue that regulatory capital might act as a substitutive mechanism of …

Ambiguity, managerial ability, and growth options

T Driouchi, M Chen, Z Lyu, DJ Bennett… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the role of ambiguity and managerial ability in firm growth options from
the perspective of behavioural theory. We argue that managerial ability increases both the …

Multinationality and firm value: The role of real options awareness

S Ioulianou, L Trigeorgis, T Driouchi - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2017 - Elsevier
We contribute to multinationality and real options theories by considering the role of firm
heterogeneity in real options awareness for MNCs. We test the joint impact of real options …