Beyond environmental actions: How environmental regulations stimulate strategic-political CSR engagement in China?

P Tang, Q Jiang, C Wang - Energy Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Departing from conventional approaches of environmental actions in response to stricter
environmental regulations, our paper leverages the rent-seeking theory to propose that firms …

How and why? A review of corporate political activity predictors and actions

LW Brown, AA Rasheed… - Group & Organization …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review, we provide a framework for understanding both the predictors and
approaches of CPA that firms undertake to achieve their objectives. We identify the …

Do CEOs with sent-down movement experience foster corporate environmental responsibility?

D Li, J Jiang, L Zhang, C Huang, D Wang - Journal of Business Ethics, 2023 - Springer
As environmental issues have become increasingly prominent around the world, corporate
environmental responsibility has begun to attract more attention. As the decision-makers of …

Trade-off among stakeholders: CEO political orientation and corporate social irresponsibility

L Markoczy, KD Kolev, C Qian - Long Range Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
We draw on the Upper Echelons theory to investigate the effect of CEO liberalism—as
reflected by core beliefs on the liberal-conservative spectrum—on firm engagement in …

Closing the revolving door: What if board political connections are permanently broken?

JY Fu, P Sun - Journal of Management, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Politically connected firms critically rely on their sociopolitical capital to compete; however, a
policy-induced loss of board political connections may pose a serious challenge for focal …

CEO Political Partisanship and Corporate Misconduct

TJ Fewer, M Tarakci - Academy of Management Journal, 2024 - journals.aom.org
Are firms led by liberal versus conservative CEOs more likely to engage in corporate
misconduct? This study unearths the ideological bases of misconduct by distinguishing the …

Governing the Responsible Investment of Slack Resources in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance: How Beneficial are CSR Committees?

T Heubeck, A Ahrens - Journal of Business Ethics, 2024 - Springer
Possessing slack resources enables businesses to invest in innovative and stakeholder-
focused initiatives. Therefore, we posit that higher slack resources encourage businesses to …

Going global? CEO political ideology and the choice between international alliances and international acquisitions

JA Chandler, Y Kim, JA Waddingham… - Journal of International …, 2023 - Springer
Drawing on upper echelons theory and political science research, we investigate how CEO
political ideology influences a firm's choice between international alliances and international …

How and Why Top Executives Influence Innovation: A Review of Mechanisms and a Research Agenda

DH Zhu, Z Zhao, M Semadeni - Journal of Management, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Scholars have shown increasing interest in the relationship between top executives and firm
innovation. However, no systematic effort has been made to integrate or synthesize the …

The influence of societal nationalist sentiment on trade flows

D Dow, IRP Cuypers - Journal of International Business Policy, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, the world has witnessed a backlash against globalization and a rise in
populist and nationalist movements around the world. However, there appears to be little …