...Sulagna Bhattacharya Purpose Existing M&A research predominantly focuses on deal success as an important outcome. This study investigates the underexplored phenomenon of deal failure by examining whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) shortfall by acquirers and targets and acquirer...

...Miho Murashima Purpose This study explores the variance in investor responses to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of firms, as influenced by information sources and investor types. Design/methodology/approach This study applies a short-term event study and cross-sectional...

...Huong Ha; Man Chung Wong; Hui Shan Loh Purpose This study examines whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives positively impact customers’ selection of retail banks in Hong Kong (HK) and identifies which CSR domains affect customers’ selection of banks. Design/methodology...

...Hien Tran Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how and why disclosure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) information was influenced by independent directors in Japan and the USA. Design/methodology/approach The author used a pooled cross-sectional data set of 498 Fortune...