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Difference in degrees: CEO characteristics and firm environmental disclosure
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We contribute to the literature on firms' responses to institutional pressures and environmental information disclosure. We hypothesize that CEO characteristics such as education and tenure will influence firms' likelihood to voluntarily disclose environmental information. We test our hypotheses by examining firms' responses to the Carbon Disclosure Project ( CDP ) and find that firms led by newly appointed CEOs and CEOs with MBA degrees are more likely to respond to the CDP , while those led by lawyers are less likely to respond. Our results have implications for research on strategic responses to institutional pressures and corporate environmental performance . Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lewis, B. W., Walls, J. L., & Dowell, G. W. S.
- Affiliations
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lewis, Ben W.
- Venue
- Strategic Management Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-05-07
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 712-722
- ISSN
- 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-0266
- OpenAlex
- W2135307257
- Cited by
- 713
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 37.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Strategic Management Journal (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) (submittedVersion)
- DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Identity and Reputation
- Keywords
- CEO characteristics, voluntary environmental disclosure, institutional pressures, Carbon Disclosure Project, CEO education, CEO tenure, corporate environmental performance
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