...://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode H2. The ESG indices outperformed the market benchmarks during the COVID-19 downturn based on risk and return estimates of asset-pricing models. H1. The ESG indices outperform the market benchmarks based on risk and return estimates...

...Qingmei Tan; Muhammad Haroon Rasheed; Muhammad Shahid Rasheed Purpose Despite its devastating nature, the COVID-19 pandemic has also catalyzed a substantial surge in the adoption and integration of technological tools within economies, exerting a profound influence on the dissemination...

...Balagopal Gopalakrishnan; Aravind Sampath; Jagriti Srivastava Purpose In this study, we examine whether work from home (WFH) had an impact on firm productivity during the COVID-19 period. Design/methodology/approach We employ a panel fixed-effect model using 79,201 firm-quarter observations...

...Augustine Tarkom; Xinhui Huang Purpose Recognizing the severity of COVID-19 on the US economy, the authors investigate the behavior of US-listed firms towards leverage speed of adjustment (SOA) during the pandemic. While prior evidence (based on an international study) shows that firm leverage...

...Stephen Bahadar; Rashid Zaman Purpose Stakeholders' uncertainty about firms' value drives their urge to get information, as well as managerial disclosure choices. In this study, the authors examine whether and how an important source of uncertainty – the recent COVID-19 pandemic's effect...

...John Xuefeng Jiang; Maobin Wang Purpose Did Chinese cities whose public health departments are headed by medical professionals fare better in fighting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Design/methodology/approach The authors collected the professional background of the directors...