RESEARCH BRIEF - For firms based in liberal market economies such as United States and Hong Kong, the combination of strong polices promoting managerial control and corporate citizenship initiatives (such as policy changes and implementation practices) creates shareholder value.
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RESEARCH BRIEF - Evidence suggests that firms maintain their overall corporate citizenship investments during financial crises, however the mix of investments may shift.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Societal norms around gender diversity in a company鈥檚 industry, country, and regulatory environment shape how gender diversity affects firm performance.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Customers are more likely to purchase sustainably marketed products when labeling includes traceability information.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Strategic alignment between a company鈥檚 core business and the type of corporate citizenship it engages in鈥攃ommunity or environment鈥攊s more likely to benefit the financial bottom line, particularly during economic crises.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that remove executive compensation at risk鈥攕uch as equity-based incentives鈥攁re less likely to perform poorly on corporate citizenship. Firms that behave less responsibly also have a higher risk of stock price volatility.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Research suggests that private firms significantly reduce their number of negative environmental, social, or governance (ESG) incidents after signing onto the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers found that corporate citizenship impacts financial performance positively only after a threshold amount of investment has been made.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - CSR-based incentives for executives improve corporate citizenship performance for all companies. However, a firm whose governance emphasizes stakeholders over shareholders is more likely to benefit financially from such executive compensation structures.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Firms with top CSR programs receive higher relative market valuations than their industry peers.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Consumers who learn about a brand鈥檚 environmental or social initiatives at point-of-sale are more likely to purchase its products. This effect is even more pronounced when the messaging focuses on responsible business practices and operations.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Multinational corporations with more independent directors on their boards are more likely to make environmental disclosures, but this relationship is impacted by the national cultural context.
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