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Corporate environmental responsibility, CEO’s tenure and innovation legitimacy: Evidence from Chinese listed companies

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This study uses data from Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2017 to analyze the influence of mechanism of corporate environmental responsibility on innovation legitimacy. The results show the corporate environmental responsibility of Chinese listed companies has a positive impact on innovation legitimacy. Specifically, the CEO's tenure serves as a mediator between corporate environmental responsibility and innovation legitimacy. Moreover, the paper finds that CEO's tenure of listed company will reinforce the positive effect of corporate environmental responsibility on innovation legitimacy at the same time. The purpose of this study is to present new empirical findings for Chinese listed companies to improve innovation legality and innovation performance, and further confirm the importance of the corporate environment by conducting a robustness test.

Source: Technology in Society

DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102056

Authors: Peng Xu, Xiaomei Xu, Guiyu Bai

Institutions: Shandong University of Finance and Economics, University of Jinan

Language: English

Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,380