Tournament incentives and environmental performance: The role of green innovation

S Ali, J Jiang, RU Rehman, MK Khan - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Since sustainable development concerns emerged, researchers have studied which
environmental regulations motivate companies to improve their environmental performance …

Is social capital associated with corporate innovation? Evidence from publicly listed firms in the US

I Hasan, CKS Hoi, Q Wu, H Zhang - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020 - Elsevier
We find that social capital in US counties, as captured by strength of social norms and
density of social networks, is positively associated with innovation of firms headquartered in …

Financial reporting and corporate innovation: a review of the international literature

HJ Huang, A Habib, SL Sun, Y Liu… - Accounting & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesise the empirical studies on innovation in the accounting, finance, and corporate
governance disciplines using Bushman and Smith's corporate transparency framework as …

Does smart city policy improve corporate green technology innovation? Evidence from Chinese listed companies

C Guo, Y Wang, Y Hu, Y Wu, X Lai - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As a new pattern of urbanization, smart cities offer a set of initiatives to achieve a win-win
situation for both environmental protection and economic development. This paper aims to …

Does common ownership constrain managerial rent extraction? Evidence from insider trading profitability

S Chen, H Ma, Q Wu, H Zhang - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
This study identifies a new economic benefit of common institutional ownership, which refers
to the increasingly contentious phenomenon of US firms sharing stockholders with their …

Different effects of internal and external tournament incentives on corporate financial misconduct: Evidence from China

X Zhong, L Ren, T Song - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Using tournament theory and agency theory, our research analyzes the different effects of
internal and external tournament incentives on corporate financial misconduct and the …

Subordinate executives' horizon and firm policies

M Mekhaimer, AA Abakah, A Ibrahim… - Journal of Corporate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Motivated by the internal governance theory, we investigate the links between subordinate
executives' horizon and firm policies. Using the number of years to retirement to capture …

Regulations, politics, and firm green innovation

J Xu, Y Sheng - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine impacts of environmental regulations and political incentives on firms' green
innovation. By exploiting a natural experiment on reduction of sulfur dioxide (SO 2) …

Do tournament incentives matter for CEOs to be environmentally responsible? Evidence from Chinese listed companies

S Ullah, FU Khan, LM Cismaș, M Usman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Relying on tournament theory and environmental management research, we examine how
CEO tournament incentives induce top executives to invest more in green innovation. Using …

Corporate social responsibility and corporate innovation efficiency: evidence from China

L Yuan, L Zheng, Y Xu - International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyse the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on
corporate innovation efficiency and the mechanism underlying this effect …