Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Synergies: A Systemic Approach

Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation for Corporate Social Responsibility

We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical predictions about the relationship between corporate governance and the existence of executive compensation incentives for CSR. We test our predictions using novel executive compensation contract data, and find that firms with more shar...

Idiosyncratic Risk and Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility: Emphasizing the Role of Corporate Governance

In this study, the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR ) disclosure on idiosyncratic risk has been investigated concerning three stakeholder theory, information asymmetry, and risk management. It also goes further and explores the impact of some corporate governance mechanisms such as ownership structure, board characteristics, and incentive contracts on this relationship. To achieve...

Achieving Social Responsibility through Corporate Strategy: a Matter of Governance

A heightened interest in the concept of corporate social responsibility has arisen in Australia. This has occurred within the context of tax incentives for companies to form partnerships with communities and the leaders of Australian companies acknowledging their firms must take a responsible approach in their business activities. There is public dissatisfaction with corporate Australia over in...

Understanding the “Corporate” in Corporate Social Responsibility

As progressives confront the problems of the twenty-first century, be they global poverty and increasing income inequality, the scourge of HIV and other diseases, educational disparities, or climate change, an increasingly popular strategy is to enlist corporations in the effort. Even as some progressives continue to launch attacks on corporate misbehavior, often excoriating corporations for ca...