We present evidence on the way personal and institutional factors could together guide public company directors in decision-making concerning shareholders and stakeholders. In a sample comprising more than nine hundred directors originating from over fifty countries and serving in firms from...

Despite that the relationship between corporate social responsibility activities and real estate operations seems relevant, only some studies have been conducted to explore the reasons that drive these activities in real estate companies. This work presents the relationship between CEO...

This paper has two main aims. Firstly, we examine whether, given a critical mass of female board members, their presence has a different effect on the firm's CSR practices according to its family or non-family nature. We then consider whether the moderating role of the institutional environment...

CEO activism — the practice of CEOs taking public positions on environmental, social, and political issues not directly related to their business — has become a hotly debated topic in corporate governance. To better understand the implications of CEO activism, we examine its prevalence, the...

Die vorliegende Dissertation umfasst drei empirische Studien zum Themengebiet unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit. Die erste Studie untersucht, inwiefern sich sog. Agency-Probleme in Unternehmen auf Nachhaltigkeitsinvestitionen auswirken. Die zweite Studie untersucht, ob das Konsumentenprofil eines...