Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?

Corporate governance scholars are increasingly interested in firms’ social and environmental performance. Empirical research in this area, however, has moved forward in an uncoordinated fashion, producing fragmented and contradictory results. Our paper seeks to address this situation by adopting a f...

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Main Authors: Walls, Judith L., Berrone, Pascual, Phan, Phillip H.
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
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Published: 2014
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1008162023-05-19T06:44:41Z Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link? Walls, Judith L. Berrone, Pascual Phan, Phillip H. Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Management Corporate governance scholars are increasingly interested in firms’ social and environmental performance. Empirical research in this area, however, has moved forward in an uncoordinated fashion, producing fragmented and contradictory results. Our paper seeks to address this situation by adopting a fact-based research approach that comprehensively explores the link between corporate governance and environmental performance. Specifically, we aim to understand how the relationships between and among the firm’s owners, managers and board of directors influence environmental performance. We are particularly interested in understanding the interactions among these three key sets of actors. In the end, we offer some observations about governance practices and discuss the implications for theory. Accepted version 2014-06-10T01:52:57Z 2019-12-06T20:28:51Z 2014-06-10T01:52:57Z 2019-12-06T20:28:51Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Walls, J. L., Berrone, P., & Phan, P. H. (2012). Corporate governance and environmental performance: is there really a link?. Strategic Management Journal, 33(8), 885-913. 0143-2095 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100816 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19591 10.1002/smj.1952 en Strategic management journal © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Strategic Management Journal, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.1952]. application/pdf
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Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
description Corporate governance scholars are increasingly interested in firms’ social and environmental performance. Empirical research in this area, however, has moved forward in an uncoordinated fashion, producing fragmented and contradictory results. Our paper seeks to address this situation by adopting a fact-based research approach that comprehensively explores the link between corporate governance and environmental performance. Specifically, we aim to understand how the relationships between and among the firm’s owners, managers and board of directors influence environmental performance. We are particularly interested in understanding the interactions among these three key sets of actors. In the end, we offer some observations about governance practices and discuss the implications for theory.
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title Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
title_short Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
title_full Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
title_fullStr Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
title_full_unstemmed Corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
title_sort corporate governance and environmental performance : is there really a link?
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