Using a sample of publicly listed firms from 2014 to 2019 in pollution‐intensive industries in
China, this study investigates the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on corporate …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the question concerning whether gender diversity in
the boardroom matters to lenders or not? Design/methodology/approach To answer this …

Climate change is causing increasing uncertainty for countries' economic growth and carbon
emission control has become a global consensus. The People's Bank of China introduced a …

Prior research shows that economic policy uncertainty affects a wide range of corporate
financial decisions; however, there is little research on the relationship between economic …

Does managerial ability and auditor report readability affect corporate liquidity and cost of
debt? | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish …

This study examines the effect of environmental information disclosure (EID) and energy
product type on Chinese energy firms' cost of debt (COD). Using a sample of Chinese …

This paper examines the relation between female board representation and the adoption of
corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria in executive compensation contracts (ie, CSR …

This study examines the relationship between returnee directors and cost of debt. We use
robust econometric modelling on large unique sample data of 15,832 firm-year observations …

Abstract Research Question/Issue We argue that findings regarding litigation risk in the
United States are not applicable in the Chinese context because Chinese firms are more …

This study investigates the effect of female chief executive officers (FCEOs) on investment
efficiency. Our study suggests that CEO gender plays a significant role in efficient investment …