We show the influence the size of a corporate board has on firms' ESG controversies. Our
analysis suggests that businesses with larger boards are more effective in mitigating ESG …

We explore the effect of board independence on CSR investments during a stressful time, ie
during the Great Recession. Our results show that independent directors exhibit an …

Exploiting innovative measures of climate policy uncertainty and firm-specific climate
change exposure derived from state-of-the-art textual analysis, we examine the impact of …

This article examines the nexus between corporate social responsibility disclosures (CSRD)
and dividend payout decisions in the context of emerging markets. Using hand-collected …

Carbon emissions have been identified as a major cause of global warming and are harmful
to the environment. Given the seriousness of climate changes, businesses are encouraged …

Capitalizing on a unique measure of takeover vulnerability, we examine how the takeover
market, which is widely regarded as a crucial instrument of external governance, influences …

This paper uses data from Chinese A-share listed companies (2007∼ 2021) to investigate
the impact of ESG performance on corporate competitiveness and its mechanism. Using a …

Exploiting a novel measure of firm‐level political risk based on earnings conference calls,
we explore the effect of political exposure on corporate social responsibility (CSR). We show …

Exploiting an innovative measure of corporate integrity based on machine learning and
textual analysis, this paper explores the effect of hostile takeover exposure on corporate …

This study investigates the impact of location on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
disclosure in the context of emerging economies. We test our hypotheses using a sample of …