Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management最新文献

This paper empirically investigates how board characteristics—gender diversity, ethnic diversity, foreign participation, and board independence—affect firm performance (ROA, ROE, and Tobin's Q) among the top 100 FTSE Bursa Malaysia non-financial firms. Further, we examine the moderating role of firm size on the relationships between board characteristics and firm performance. The dataset comprises 800 firm-year observations for 2015–2022. Our study uses interactive variables to assess the effect of gender diversity, ethnic diversity, and foreign participation on firm performance. The findings reveal that firm size alters the impact of board characteristics on firm performance. Specifically, gender diversity's influence shifts from negative to positive with larger firms, while ethnic diversity and board independence exhibit the opposite trend when measured by Tobin's Q. Additionally, firm size weakens the positive effect of foreign participation on ROE, rendering it insignificant. The study also finds that ethnic diversity within gender-diverse boards negatively but significantly impacts firm performance. This study challenges the uniform assumptions about board diversity's impact on firm performance, demonstrating context-dependent variations. It extends corporate governance literature by revealing firm size as a critical moderator in board-performance relationships and highlights inconsistencies in board diversity effects within an emerging economy context. The findings suggest policymakers and corporate leaders should tailor board diversity strategies based on firm size to maximize performance benefits. Larger firms may leverage gender-diverse boards for positive outcomes, while ethnic diversity and board independence require careful management to avoid unintended negative effects. Regulators should consider firm size when designing corporate governance policies to enhance firm performance in emerging markets.

With rising pressure to become more sustainable, established firms increasingly seek to transform prevailing practices and implement sustainable business models. Managers find it difficult to achieve this transition, often lacking the capabilities needed to effectively respond to changes in the business environment. Through a qualitative in-depth case study, using retrospective and longitudinal data, this study explores the transition from a single business model to a portfolio that includes sustainable business models. The findings show that business model portfolios can create an environment for knowledge transfer, particularly at the corporate level, which improves the organizational capabilities. The analysis further revealed two individual-level components related to the source and recipient of knowledge that influence the transfer of knowledge. The study contributes to the literature by linking business model diversification and corporate sustainability transformation, demonstrating the central role of knowledge transfer in nurturing the capabilities needed in firm-level sustainability transitions.

The main objective of this research is to explore the impact of the components of intellectual capital (IC) with its three components (human capital [HC], structural capital [SC], relational capital [RC]) on both circular innovation (CI) and sustainable supply chain outcomes (SSCO) in a sample of manufacturing firms in Jordan. This study also tests the indirect effects of CI. To achieve these objectives, 180 responses were collected through purposive sampling, and the quantitative approach was used. By employing partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), the hypotheses were tested and empirical results were extracted. The empirical results identified support for all direct paths, as all components of IC (HC, SC, RC) had a positive impact on both CI and SSCO. There were also empirical results supporting the positive impact of CI on SSCO. When testing the mediating paths, it was revealed that CI only mediates the relationship between HC and SSCO. This paper presents a set of interesting theoretical and managerial contributions that expand the existing knowledge base regarding supply chain management sustainability and the achievement of sustainable development goals.

The current study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on customer loyalty (CL), based on the premise that CSR is fundamentally aimed at serving society better. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to consumers in Zhejiang, China. From 459 distributed questionnaires, a total of 320 valid responses were obtained. Participants were selected based on their recent experience in purchasing branded products and demonstrated literacy. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 for reliability, validity, correlation, and regression analyses, while AMOS 22.0 was employed to perform confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Current work considered the depth of CSR and the breadth of CSR and applied attribution and social identity theory to examine how various CSR practices affect CL from the consumers' perspective. The research outcomes disclose that both the depth and breadth of CSR exert a positive impact on CL. Customer identification (CI) was disclosed as a significant mediator between CSR and the CL relationship. This result suggests that customers who identify with the company's CSR efforts are more loyal than others. Moreover, CSR attribution moderates the depth of the CSR and CI relationship positively. Also, CSR attribution moderates the mediating effect of CI on the relationship between the depth of CSR and CL. These outcomes contribute to the understanding of CSR by elucidating the complex dynamics between CSR and customer behavior and advance prior work by distinguishing the depth of CSR from its breadth and integrating CI and attribution into a unified moderated mediation model of CL.

The question of whether negative performance feedback (NPF) inhibits or promotes green innovation remains unresolved. We argue that a significant source of controversy in existing research lies in the failure to consider the multiple sources of NPF and the role of top management team (TMT) multi-dimensional human capital. Drawing on the behavioral theory of the firm and upper echelons theory, this study classifies corporate green innovation into substantive and symbolic green innovation based on innovation motivations. It focuses on how the scope of negative performance feedback (SNPF) influences the choice of corporate green innovation strategy, while also considering the moderating effect of TMT multi-dimensional human capital. The empirical results reveal that the SNPF has a differential impact on symbolic and substantive green innovation. Specifically, the SNPF diminishes substantive green innovation while promoting symbolic green innovation. Furthermore, in testing the moderating effects, we find that the TMT's technical background, overseas experience, and education level can amplify the positive effect of SNPF on symbolic green innovation and mitigate its negative effect on substantive green innovation. Our research demonstrates that the SNPF is a key antecedent in determining the strategic choice of green innovation, offering valuable insights for both corporate management practices and government policies.

This article empirically analyzes the impact of green finance on corporate sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on a panel of 35 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000–2023. Using robust econometric techniques (OLS, Driscoll-Kraay, and GMM), the study highlights a significant and positive effect of green finance on corporate sustainability. The results also show that access to electricity and human capital reinforce this sustainability, while inflation and certain foreign direct investment flows can hinder it. The study underlines the catalytic role of institutional governance, notably through the control of corruption and political stability. These results call for the structuring of green financial markets, the creation of appropriate incentives for SMEs, and better integration of ESG objectives into public policy.

This study focusses on how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives affect consumer engagement, with a particular focus on brand love (BLv), brand loyalty (BL), and both word-of-mouth (WOM) and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) communication. It seeks to uncover how a brand's dedication to ethical standards and social responsibility shapes consumers' emotional bonds with the brand, their purchasing habits, and their propensity to recommend the brand, both in person and online. By exploring these connections, the study intends to deliver important perspectives on the role of CSR in building strong, positive relationships between brands and their consumers. For this research, data from 399 online surveys conducted with hotel customers in Antalya was utilized. The conceptual framework was evaluated using structural equation modeling (SEM). The outcomes demonstrate that all dimensions of CSR significantly and directly influence BLv and BL. Additionally, the outcomes reveal that BLv and loyalty directly and significantly influence WOM and e-WOM.