We study family firm status as an important condition in signaling theory; specifically, we propose that the market reacts more positively to positive, and more negatively to negative, CSR news (i.e., signals) from family firms than to similar news from nonfamily firms. Moreover, we propose that...

We examine the relationship between women directors and corporate social performance (CSP) by considering the contingency effects of home country culture. Drawing on upper echelons and social role theories, we hypothesize that greater women representation on boards positively affects CSP due to...

We meta-analyze research on why firms join voluntary environmental programs (VEP) to assess the impact of program stringency, or the extent to which they have rigorous, enforceable standards on these decisions. Stringency creates trade-offs for firms by impacting programs’ effectiveness,...