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The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette +2 more
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ABSTRACT The socio‐emotional wealth (SEW) perspective suggests that the specific priorities of a family business may make it more or less inclined to engage in sustainable practices. This paper examines how family business heterogeneity regarding family ownership, financial performance, and family board members affects the sustainability commitment of ...
Sonia Sánchez‐Andújar +2 more
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The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of conservatism, debt maturity, and debt covenants on investment efficiency in Indonesian firms, with a focus on the food and staples retail and food and beverage sub-sectors. This study aims
Adinda Febiyanti, Lintang Venusita
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ABSTRACT Research on ESG controversies has expanded rapidly, but findings remain fragmented and lack a unifying perspective. This study conducts a PRISMA‐guided, framework‐based systematic review of 68 empirical articles published between 2018 and 2025 (May) to synthesize the main determinants and consequences of ESG controversies.
Cristina Alexandrina Ştefănescu +1 more
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Accruals, financial distress, and debt covenants.
This paper documents that accruals provide information that is useful for predicting financial distress and examines the use of this information by commercial lenders in setting debt covenants.
Janes, Troy D.
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Bonus incentives and transfer pricing: evidence from Indonesian non-financial firms
Purpose: This study examines the effects of intangible assets, debt covenants, and tax minimization on transfer pricing behavior and investigates the moderating role of bonus mechanisms in Indonesian non-financial firms.
Dwi Lestari, Badingatus Solikhah
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Target Firm's ESG Engagement and Post–M&A Performance: The Mediating Role of Acquirer's CSR Strategy
ABSTRACT The paper examines whether the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of target firms influences both accounting‐based and market‐based corporate financial performance (CFP) within the merger and acquisition (M&A) context and whether this relationship is mediated by the acquirer's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
Francesco Gangi +4 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainability is widely framed as strategic, yet its relationship with financial brand value remains contested. We explain why prior research reports divergent results by distinguishing between activity‐based ESG metrics and customer perception‐based sustainability metrics and by theorising how each activates different value‐creation ...
Gabriela Salinas, Carmen Abril
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Financing Climate Action Through Fair Taxation: How SDG Engagement Reduces Corporate Tax Avoidance
ABSTRACT The transition to a low‐carbon economy, central to achieving Paris Agreement targets and Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), requires unprecedented public and private investment. A significant climate financing gap persists, however, exacerbated by corporate practices that erode the public revenue base.
Ahmed Aboud +3 more
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Debt financing is important for financing major investments in the biopharmaceutical industry. Debt financing allows companies to raise funds without giving up ownership or control through indenture and covenants of the company.
Emmanuel Nkansah
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