RESEARCH BRIEF - Investor demands and CSR practices are not in conflict, as research shows that transparency of environmental and social practices can increase firm-level payouts on dividends and stock repurchase.
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RESEARCH BRIEF - Firms with worker representation on their boards achieved 40 to 50% larger long-term stock results than firms without workers on the board, with comparable wages.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Eco-conscious consumers may be more likely to purchase environmentally friendly products based on an appeal to their identification with and knowledge of sustainability rather than product attributes.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Companies adopting stakeholder engagement strategies may increase firm financial performance when the most appropriate engagement strategy is employed.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that are undervalued in the stock market tend to issue additional nonfinancial information beyond their CSR reports. Evidence states that this may lead to positive stock performance.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Women achieve greater gains in pay than men when moving from one company to another. However, the pay gap persists, driven by inequity in performance-based bonuses.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Increased competition spurs increased corporate citizenship investment.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - When a company and its supply chain partner are aligned on corporate citizenship, managers perceive better performance in supply chain relationships.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - The way that frontline employees perceive certain organizational attributes, such as efficient resource management, servant leadership management styles, and organizational citizenship behavior, contribute to their support for CSR programs.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Multinational companies based in emerging markets that received negative media coverage of their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance were more likely to have delays and cancellations of their publicly announced cross-border acquisition plans.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that manage and track their environmental impact through BOTH internal operations AND their supply chains have improved environmental disclosure.
Read MoreRESEARCH BRIEF - Companies with strategies dependent on high volume low-cost products and services tend to fare worse on assessments of ethical practice and discretionary commitments to CSR than companies that focus their strategy on customization or differentiation strategies.
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