Empirical studies examining firm environmental, social, governance [ESG] and financial
performance have provided contradictory results. The institutional difference hypothesis …

Research on firm's motivation to undertake search behaviors in situations of positive and
negative performance feedback is limited in empirical literature. In addition, the role of …

A risk-return association under normal market conditions can be conventional positive (risk-
averse) or “paradoxical” negative (risk seeking). This study has the objective to investigate …

Background Research and developmental (R&D) expenditure directly affects profits.
Therefore, managers are likely to manipulate R&D expenditure to meet earnings thresholds …

This paper investigates the possible nexus between the'risk-return paradox'and corporate-
governance of firms in a cross-country cross-cultural setup. We use corporate governance …

This article investigates the impact of bank size and business model on bank risk‐taking
within the framework of the prospect theory. To fulfil this objective, we use the adjusted …

The world in which companies operate today is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous,
thus subjecting contemporary forms to an array of risks that challenge their viability in an …

In this study, we have examined two specific research questions. First, whether firms around
the world with negative performance feedback would resort to more environmental, social …

We examine the strength and nature of firm aspiration and expectation as strategic
mediators in the association of risk antecedents and firm risk, after exploring the possible …

This dissertation consists of two essays on the impact of negative prospects on firm cost
structures. It focuses on cost behavior for two reasons. First, cost structures, also known as …