Do Markets Punish or Reward CSR Disclosure-Performance Gap?
We investigate the financial market’s reactions to such decoupling practices by firms and the monitoring role of financial analysts in reducing the CSR disclosure-performance gap.
The effect of local stakeholder pressures on responsive and strategic CSR activities
Our study identified the relationship between local stakeholder pressures and the CSR of foreign subsidiaries in South Korea. Our findings suggest that primary stakeholders increase responsive CSR, while secondary stakeholders increase both responsive and strategic CSR.
Should I Say Something or Stay Silent? The Dilemma of CEO Public Statements
While CEOs may be inclined to speak on important societal issues, the strategic consequences of their statements are not always clear cut.
Governance and Business-Society Relations in Areas of Limited Statehood
An upcoming special issue in B&S considers how questions relating to statehood and governance are central to our understanding of how non-state actors, such as business and NGOs, operate in the global South.
How does the state influence artisanal and small-scale mining sidelining indigenous institutions?
The article examines issues associated with the governance of artisanal and small-scale mining in a designated indigenous region in northeastern India. It demonstrates how the mechanisms of the state progressively exert deeper influence in the activity, sidelining indigenous, community institutions.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia: Then and now
The authors reflect on their paper “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia: A Seven Country Study of CSR Web Site Reporting” – on what they knew then, what they know now, and how much things have evolved.
Why Time and Place Matter to How Businesses Approach Sustainability
Our study argues that globalization has led companies to disregard their long-term impacts while becoming disconnected from place. Such views of time and place have resulted in a narrow and simplistic approach to sustainability, and we call on companies to rethink their sense of time and sense of place in order to strengthen their sustainability efforts.
(In)effective CSR Practices in Areas of Limited Statehood: Insights from the Nigerian Oil Sector
As a result of neoliberal imperatives, the corporate social responsibility practices of corporations in the Nigerian oil sector are not effective
No Free Lunch: Everyone and Everything is Affected by Political Corruption
Firms pay more for investment capital if they are headquartered in U.S. states with higher levels of political corruption. The increase in cost is higher for firms that have poorer internal governance, or less external monitoring by institutional investors or providers of debt.
Which kinds of company boards support more socially and environmentally friendly practices?
Companies’ boards of directors directly influence the social and environmental policies pursued by the corporate world, which plays a major role in the quality of life of everyone in society. Boards with more directors on them, which include more independent directors and more women, and who appoint a CSR board committee, are more likely to pursue socially and environmentally friendly practices.