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CSR transparency linked to increase in corporate payouts

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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Worker representation on company boards yields better long-term business results

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.

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Marketing green products: It’s about the consumer, not the product

RESEARCH 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.

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Key factors that link stakeholder engagement and higher firm performance

RESEARCH BRIEF - Companies adopting stakeholder engagement strategies may increase firm financial performance when the most appropriate engagement strategy is employed.

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For undervalued firms, releasing CSR news can lead to increased stock performance

RESEARCH 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.

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Job-changing narrows the gender pay gap, but doesn’t eliminate it

RESEARCH 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.

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Competition laws, norms, and corporate social responsibility

RESEARCH BRIEF - Increased competition spurs increased corporate citizenship investment.

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CSR can be a crucial factor in supply chain relationships

RESEARCH BRIEF - When a company and its supply chain partner are aligned on corporate citizenship, managers perceive better performance in supply chain relationships.

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Unpacking frontline employee attitudes toward CSR programs

RESEARCH 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.

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Negative CSR news may hinder plans for global expansion

RESEARCH 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.

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Corporate processes for environmental management linked to improved disclosure

RESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that manage and track their environmental impact through BOTH internal operations AND their supply chains have improved environmental disclosure.

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How corporate strategy informs the effectiveness of your CSR approach

RESEARCH 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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