RESEARCH BRIEF - Firms that focus on the opportunities presented by climate change, rather than the perceived risks are more likely to have superior corporate citizenship performance, which in turn leads to stronger financial performance.
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RESEARCH BRIEF - Companies working to increase the representation of Black employees in leadership positions should consider referral-based hiring.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Multinational companies are likely to engage in more comprehensive corporate citizenship reporting when they are headquartered in countries with weak governance systems.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Women and non-White executives who engage in diversity-valuing behaviors tend to receive lower performance reviews than White male executives who do the same.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Efforts to reduce packaging may actually reduce recycling behaviors.
To retain customers, companies should invest in corporate citizenship programs and communication about such programs.
Companies working to lessen their environmental impacts would do well to include sustainability training for leaders in their corporate citizenship strategies.
To help nonprofits focused on economic wellbeing succeed, corporate funders must understand the context in which the nonprofit operates and competes for capital.