Corporate Political Ideology and Environmental Strategy: Evidence From US Toxic Releases
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether corporate political ideology shapes firms' environmental strategy and realized environmental performance. Using US political donation data matched to facility‐level toxic releases from the Toxics Release Inventory from 2000 to 2014, we measure corporate ideology by the share of firm and PAC contributions directed to
Mingyuan Chen +3 more
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Light in the tunnel or just a train; impact of supply chain finance solutions on financial service providers' financial performance by mitigating financial risk. [PDF]
Munir M, Bhutta NT.
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ABSTRACT Extreme heat has become a recurring operational challenge that disrupts production, raises energy and maintenance needs, and makes it harder for firms to sustain environmental performance. However, it remains less clear whether AI‐related capability is associated with firms' ability to maintain environmental performance under recurring extreme‐
Shangze Dai, Xinde James Ji, Kai Huang
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Leadership in a pandemic: Do more able managers keep firms out of trouble? [PDF]
Nguyen HT, Pham MH, Truong C.
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The Fading Premium: Environmental and Financial Performance Across Nordic Industries
ABSTRACT The relationship between environmental and financial performance remains one of the most studied and least settled questions in business research. Using a panel of 741 Nordic listed firms from 2018 to 2025, we study how industry, time, firm resources, and the substance of engagement condition it. Industry determines where a relationship exists
Ane C. H. Jensen +2 more
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Environmental Pollution Liability Insurance and Corporate Performance: Evidence from China in the Perspective of Green Development. [PDF]
Yang R, Zhang R.
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Peer Pressure in Green Innovation: Green Innovation or Greenwashing?
ABSTRACT This study examines whether a firm engages in green innovation or greenwashing in response to pressure from its business rivals' engagement in green innovation. Using a sample of 2958 firm‐year observations from 720 US publicly listed firms from 2010 to 2023, we find that a gap in green innovation between a focal firm and its top business ...
Ruoying Chen, Haiyan Jiang, Le Luo
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When and How Do Women Directors Matter for Corporate Sustainability? The French Case
ABSTRACT This study examines when and how board gender diversity matters for corporate sustainability. Using a sample of French listed firms over 2006–2024, we combine dynamic system GMM estimations with difference‐in‐differences tests around France's phased board gender quotas.
Amandeep Mattoo, Pascal Nguyen
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Investment Options and the Business Cycle [PDF]
A firm has investment options that it may use up immediately, or store for future use. A patent, e.g., is an option to implement an idea via a product or process innovation. Other investment options are protected by secrecy.
Boyan Jovanovic
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ABSTRACT This study examines whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG)‐linked executive compensation influences firm value and the channels through which its effects emerge. Using panel data of listed firms from STOXX Europe 600 during 2015–2023, the study employs Tobin's Q and price‐to‐book value to assess firm value and robustness ...
Jinfeng Wu +3 more
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