This paper investigates the impact of banks’ social activities on their future stock price crash risk in an international setting. We propose two competing perspectives for the relationship. Signaling theory suggests that a high level of social engagement may signal high ethical standards of...

Using a large sample of firms from 30 countries, we find that the integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria into executive compensation is associated with greater innovation output in countries around the world. We also find that this positive association is stronger in...