This study examines the integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria in executive compensation, a relatively recent practice in corporate governance. We construct a novel database of CSR contracting and document that CSR contracting has become more prevalent over time. We...

This study investigates how CEO ownership concentration in S&P 500 companies is associated with compensation tied to social performance. My theory on how these two variables are connected is presented in the paper. I employ logistic regression on privately collected data on social performance...

Analysing the nexus between board diversity, CEO power, state holding, and corporate social responsibility disclosure in an emerging country: Vietnam, where some listed firms are held significantly by the State, is the fundamental objective of this study. In order to achieve this goal, we...

This study investigates how the association between corporate social responsibility and firm performance, documented in prior research, is affected by the joint effects of managerial ability and attributes of the firm’s governance structure. We find that higher levels of managerial ability...