Research Briefs

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers collected data for 456 public U.S. companies, examining board characteristics, corporate sustainability performance, and corporate financial performance over a five-year span.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers studied more than 2,200 companies to analyze the effect of winning any CSR award on financial performance, as measured by Tobin’s Q.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers surveyed nearly 550 consumers about how perception of a firm’s environmental sustainability might influence a purchase decision.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers identified more than 200 modern slavery allegations leveled at 79 public companies in various industries. They analyzed how these allegations might affect quarterly firm operating performance...

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers studied more than 1,400 U.S. firms from S&P’s 1500 index between 2008 and 2016, examining the relationship between board gender diversity and renewable energy use.

RESEARCH BRIEF - To explore how a greater number of donors might be induced to give money, researchers conducted a series of seven studies with nearly 2,800 participants...

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers used ESG data on more than 400 firms in 17 countries, looking at how firm size and industry affect the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers surveyed 252 U.S. consumers, who were asked to read a negative news article about a fictitious pharmaceutical company, along with an apology statement admitting fault for failing to report adverse side effects of its pain reliever.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers studied ESG information from a wide variety of sources—including reports by analysts, media, advocacy groups, and government regulators— for 3,000 companies...

RESEARCH BRIEF - To examine how veterans disclose their experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on social media and the consequences in the hiring process, researchers conducted four studies across more than 1,500 people.

RESEARCH BRIEF - Researchers looked at the ratio of women directors on the boards of 3,175 global firms alongside the firms’ corporate social performance scores.

RESEARCH BRIEF - In a study of nearly 12,000 bank loan terms at nearly 3,000 U.S. companies, researchers analyzed how climate risk affects firm performance and risk, including operational performance, default risk, and bank loan terms.