The Influence of Corporate Sustainability Rating Methodology on Disclosure Behavior
ABSTRACT The rise of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has illuminated long‐standing concerns over the ability for sustainability rating schemes to accurately convey sustainability‐related performance of firms. This study theorizes and empirically examines how a detailed and transparent rating methodology influences what information
Patrick J. Callery
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A Comparison of Correction Formats: The Effectiveness and Effects of Rating Scale versus Contextual Corrections on Misinformation [PDF]
What style of journalistic factchecking is most convincing to readers? This study uses an online survey experiment to compare two prevailing approaches to correcting both consumer and political misinformation: factchecks that rely only on written ...
Ashley Muddiman +3 more
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ESG Decoupling Phenomenon: A Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis
ABSTRACT ESG decoupling, defined as the gap between a firm's ESG disclosures and its actual practices, poses a critical challenge to corporate sustainability. Using the PRISMA protocol, 451 articles were selected for a comprehensive bibliometric and systematic literature review to map the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of the research on
Maryam Laeeq +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Social Advertising Administering Russian Politics
The article analyzes the phenomenon of «politicization» of social advertising (public service announcements). Social advertising used in political purposes became a political technology that undermines its original value as the source of promotion of ...
V Yu Gomelskaya
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The small effects of political advertising are small regardless of context, message, sender, or receiver: Evidence from 59 real-time randomized experiments. [PDF]
Coppock A, Hill SJ, Vavreck L.
europepmc +1 more source
Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Political E-Mail: Protected Speech or Unwelcome Spam? [PDF]
Candidates for political office are using unsolicited bulk e-mails to reach the electorate. Commonly known as political spam, this campaign tactic is an inexpensive supplement to television, radio, and print ads.
Sweet, Mark
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ABSTRACT Considering the need for environmental sustainability and fulfillment of the needs of customers at the bottom of the pyramid, this study integrates the attention‐based view of organizations and situational leadership theory to examine the impact of government eco‐initiatives on frugal green innovation through managerial attention toward the ...
Qaisar Iqbal +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Internationalization and ESG Controversies: Do Foreign Directors on Corporate Boards Matter?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between internationalization and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies, focusing on whether foreign directors on corporate boards influence this relationship. Drawing on resource dependence theory, we argue that internationalization increases ESG controversies due to the complexity of ...
Mohamed Elsayed +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Campaign Finance Regulation: Lessons from Washington State [PDF]
Extensive regulations govern campaign finance at the state and national levels. Congress has recently passed the McCain-Feingold law that restricts contributions and electoral advertising.
Michael New
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