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Research tidbits: CSR in China

Our latest pick of articles, this time covering CSR in China. Corporate philanthropy and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China How to mitigate stock price crash risk has become a focus in the theoretical and practical fields. Building on the work of Kim et al. (J Bank Finance, 43:1–13, 2014b), this paper investigates the relation between corporate philanthropy and crash risk under the unique Chinese institutional background. The results show that both state ownership and the 2005 [...]

Doryanthus2932017-09-12T11:44:22+10:00September 12th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: CSR at the organisational level

Our recent reading on articles considering CSR practices at the organisational level. The Local Roots of Corporate Social Responsibility Attig and Brockman provide new evidence that the prosocial attitudes of local residents play a significant role in determining a firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement. The authors show that firms are more likely to engage in CSR initiatives when they are headquartered in areas with large senior citizen populations and where a large fraction of the population makes charitable donations. In [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:36+10:00September 6th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Top level management and CSR

Our latest pick of interesting articles on CSR. Corporate sustainability: A view from the top Through a qualitative approach (via semi-structured interviewing), Rego et al. explore the perspective of 72 CEOs of companies operating in Portugal about the definition of corporate sustainability (CS) and its facilitators, and obtain four main findings. First, most CEOs equate CS with the company’s continuity/viability. Second, the relevance ascribed to different stakeholders differs considerably: while more than 50 % of CEOs cited shareholders/profits, and more than 40 % mentioned [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:36+10:00August 29th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Rethinking leadership

Some interesting articles we read recently on rethinking leadership. Understanding responsible management: emerging themes and variations from European business school programs This literature review reveals a call for changes in business education to encourage responsible management. The Principles for Responsible Management Education were developed in 2007 under the coordination of the United Nations Global Compact, AACSB International, and other leading academic institutions for the purpose of promoting responsible management in education. Literature review shows that responsible management as [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:36+10:00August 22nd, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Challenges for balanced boards

Our latest pick on interesting articles covering the challenges for balanced company boards. Resistance to Appointing Female Directors’ onto Nordic Boards In this empirical study, the authors investigate the variation in firms’ response to institutional pressure for gender-balanced boards, focusing specifically on the preservation of prevailing practices of director selection and its impact on the representation of women on the board of directors. Using 8 years of data from publicly listed Nordic corporations, the authors show societal pressure to be one of the determinants [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:36+10:00August 15th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Morality, ethics and self-sanctioning

Our latest pick on interesting articles covering morality and ethics. The exposed self: A multilevel model of shame and ethical behaviour In this article, Murphy and Kiffin-Petersen review the shame and ethical behaviour literature in order to more fully develop theory and testable propositions for organisational scholars focusing on the behavioural implications of this ‘moral’ emotion. The authors propose a dual pathway multilevel model that incorporates complex relationships between felt and anticipatory shame processes and ethical behaviour, both within and between persons and at the collective level. Murphy [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:37+10:00August 1st, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Auditing and ethics

A few articles dealing with ethics in accounting practices. Regulation and the promotion of audit ethics: analysis of the content of the EU’s policy Accounting literature has commonly judged the impact of regulation on auditors’ ethical commitment by studying daily audit practice. The authors argue that the content of the regulations themselves is an important determinant of such an impact. This paper evaluates the capacity of the content of regulation to promote audit ethics by reference to the European [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:38+10:00July 25th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Making ethical decisions

Our selection of useful reading on making ethical decisions in business. Ethical decision-making theory: an integrated approach Ethical decision-making (EDM) descriptive theoretical models often conflict with each other and typically lack comprehensiveness. To address this deficiency, a revised EDM model is proposed that consolidates and attempts to bridge together the varying and sometimes directly conflicting propositions and perspectives that have been advanced. To do so, the paper is organized as follows: First, a review of [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:41+10:00July 18th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Leader characteristics

Some interesting articles we've been reading on leadership characteristics: Ethical leadership: A meta-analytic review A growing body of research suggests that follower perceptions of ethical leadership are associated with beneficial follower outcomes. However, some empirical researchers have found contradictory results. In this study, Bedi and colleagues use social learning and social exchange theories to test the relationship between ethical leadership and follower work outcomes. Results suggest that ethical leadership is related positively to numerous follower [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:42+10:00July 11th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: The dark side of leadership

Here’s our latest pick of interesting articles considering the darker side of leadership. Workplace Bullying: Considering the Interaction Between Individual and Work Environment There has been increased interest in the “dark side” of organisational behaviour in recent decades. Workplace bullying, in particular, has received growing attention in the social sciences literature. However, this literature has lacked an integrated approach. More specifically, few studies have investigated causes at levels beyond the individual, such as the group [...]

Doryanthus2932020-08-25T14:08:43+10:00July 4th, 2017|News, Research Tidbits|