The Influence of External Contextual and Firm‐Specific Stakeholder Voices on Banks' Greenwashing: Effective Monitoring or an Incentive to Deceive?
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DOI: 10.1002/bse.70151
Abstract: This article investigates the role of external stakeholder “voices” in shaping banks' greenwashing behaviors. We categorize these voices into two groups: “contextual” voices, including regulations, a country's climate change performance, and public attention, and “firm‐specific”… read more here.
Keywords: banks greenwashing; firm specific; stakeholder voices; influence external ... See more keywords
Design of firm‐specific training in an agency relationship: Who should take the initiative?
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DOI: 10.1002/mde.2986
Abstract: This paper considers the twofold problem of compensation contracting and the design of a human capital investment scheme. Before contracting, the principal and the agent can engage in a joint stochastic production process of exerting… read more here.
Keywords: specific training; firm; training agency; firm specific ... See more keywords
Detecting which firm-specific characteristics impact market-oriented R&D
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-017-1340-4
Abstract: This paper investigates which firm-specific characteristics lead multinational enterprises (MNEs) to increase their R&D expenditure in host countries as a way of expanding their business into local markets (market-oriented R&D). The literature that addresses this… read more here.
Keywords: market; specific characteristics; firm specific; market oriented ... See more keywords
Do open-market stock repurchases convey firm-specific or industry-wide information? Evidence from REITs
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DOI: 10.1007/s12197-018-9463-9
Abstract: This study examines the extent of firm-specific and industry-level information conveyed in open-market stock repurchases announced by REITs. We measure information revealed in open-market stock repurchase announcements using stock return and decompose the stock return… read more here.
Keywords: firm specific; stock; open market; specific industry ... See more keywords
Investment, firm-specific uncertainty, and market power in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.03.021
Abstract: Abstract We examine the role of firms’ market power in affecting the link between firm-specific uncertainty and corporate investment decisions in a small open economy with a pronounced degree of concentration and mark-ups. Using firm-level… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty; investment; market power; market ... See more keywords
Firm-specific investor sentiment and stock price crash risk
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2020.101442
Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the impact of firm-specific investor sentiment on stock price crash risk. To achieve this goal, we first develop a firm-specific investor sentiment index. Based on the sentiment index, we conduct empirical… read more here.
Keywords: crash risk; investor sentiment; sentiment; firm specific ... See more keywords
Investment, firm-specific uncertainty, and financial flexibility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.09.042
Abstract: Abstract We study how financial flexibility impacts on firm's investment decisions under uncertainty. We use a comprehensive dataset covering US firms for the period 1983–2019. We develop a baseline model of investment under uncertainty and… read more here.
Keywords: investment firm; financial flexibility; uncertainty; flexibility ... See more keywords
Credit derivatives and stock return synchronicity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfs.2016.12.006
Abstract: The role of credit default swaps (CDS) in the 2008 financial crisis has been widely debated among regulators, investors, and researchers. While CDS were blamed for destabilizing the financial system, they remain effective tools for… read more here.
Keywords: credit; synchronicity; stock return; firm specific ... See more keywords
Firm-specific investor sentiment, stock price synchronicity, and crash risk
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1991562
Abstract: This article investigates the impact of firm-specific investor sentiment on stock price synchronicity and further examines the relationship between stock price synchronicity and crash risk. By anal... read more here.
Keywords: price synchronicity; firm specific; stock price;
Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors
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DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2025.2535237
Abstract: ABSTRACT Extant literature recognizes organizational learning orientation (LO) as a critical resource, yet the mechanisms and conditions under which it translates into superior performance remain underexplored and often assumed. We draw on Resource-Based View (RBV)… read more here.
Keywords: firm specific; performance; organizational performance; learning orientation ... See more keywords
The effect of firm-specific determinants on export performance: the mediating role of supply chain performance
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DOI: 10.1108/ijppm-11-2023-0639
Abstract: PurposeThis paper analyses and assesses the effect of firm-specific determinants (FSDs) on supply-chain performance (SCP) and export performance (EP). It examines SCP’s influence on EP and its mediating effect on the relationship between FSD and… read more here.
Keywords: firm specific; effect firm; effect; role ... See more keywords