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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]