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Are private voluntary environmental actions by firms a sign of mismanagement, or a profitable “win-win” replacement for regulation? Empirical evidence is decidedly mixed. In this study, we use 19 years of monthly stock price returns, from 1991 to 2009, to examine the profitability of...
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This study examines the determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its implications on firms’ investment …, better financial health, and firms in new economy industries are more likely to engage in CSR activities, while riskier firms … are less likely to do so. We also find U-shaped relation between firm size and CSR, indicating that either very small or …
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Despite corporate social responsibility (CSR) having become a key strategy for firms to use in advancing on a … sustainable path, the role of CSR for firm performance outcomes remains poorly understood. Thus, in a large empirical study across … several industries and countries, we examined CSR as moderator of the relationship between marketing capabilities and firm …
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Direct relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance has been examined by many … probable mediators in the relationship between CSR and firm performance. The findings from 205 Iranian manufacturing and … consumer product firms reveal that the link between CSR and firm performance is a fully mediated relationship. The positive …
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responsibility (CSR) to enhance firm value. The main objective of this review is to proffer a precise understanding of what has … already been investigated and the findings of those investigations regarding the value-enhancing capabilities of CSR for …. The thrust of the CSR literature largely acknowledges the value-enhancing capabilities of firms’ social and environmental …
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In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large firms and SMEs. To do that, we use detailed information of exported products by firms during the period 1995-2005. Our econometric results, which look at the impact of export...
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The purpose of this exploratory study is the examination of the complex interactions among variables that affect the performance of European manufacturing SMEs by using a hierarchical log linear model. In the present study, firm performance is empirically measured in terms of turnover growth....
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This paper examines the effect of board gender diversity on firm performance in China's listed firms from 1999 to 2011 …-controlled firms. This paper sheds new light on China's boardroom dynamics. As governments increasingly contemplate board gender …
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antecedents that prompt the adoption of GLM by export-oriented manufacturing enterprises in China. Fourth, they examine the … manufacturing exporters in China. The commonly held view that economic motivation is related to the adoption of GLM is not supported …
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