RESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that invest in employee relations better positioned to achieve innovation.
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RESEARCH BRIEF - Firms with stronger corporate citizenship performance produce longer and more readable sustainability reports.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Following natural disasters, people are most likely to respond to solicitations for charitable donations when the communication acknowledges their donation history and/or is issued by a local organization (or local chapter of a national organization).
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - While women are underrepresented on corporate boards across the world, there are certain factors that increase gender board diversity. Factors such as civic entitlements, societal equity, and access to education and health care all increase board gender diversity.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Immediately after viewing emotionally affecting communications, individuals are more likely to engage in pro-environmental behaviors and donate to sustainability causes.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - When CEO's indulge in higher levels of risk-taking behavior鈥攕uch as exercising executive stock options鈥攃orporate citizenship performance suffers鈥攚hich negatively impacts financial performance.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Both internal and external stakeholder pressure prompts company leadership to make changes to environmentally sustainable practices. Internal stakeholders鈥攕uch as employees鈥攖end to expect their companies to integrate environmental practices into internal decision-making, while external stakeholders鈥攕uch as communities and unions鈥攍ook for transparent communication about environmental efforts.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Evidence in this research points out the critical role corporate citizenship activity plays in financial performance when cash is tight, and that good governance results in higher firm corporate citizenship ratings.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Overall, human resource policies that support LGBT employees result in higher firm value, productivity, and profitability. Such diversity & inclusion policies can especially increase firm value and profitability in companies that require highly skilled R&D employees, as well as increase productivity in companies operating within states that lack antidiscrimination laws.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - When tracking environmental sustainability indicators reported to CDP, this research determines that companies should set ambitious, absolute targets and use long-term timelines in order to achieve lower GHG emissions.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Gender diversity on a company鈥檚 leadership team is associated with a range of positive firm outcomes, including enhanced diversity, corporate governance, product development, and community performance.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Companies should make sure to tailor their cause marketing campaigns to balance discount and donation levels to maximize participation and reach campaign goals.
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