Difference in degrees: CEO characteristics and firm responses to pressure for disclosure.
Journal
Strategic Management Journal
ISSN
0143-2095
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
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.
Language
English
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
35
Number
5
Start page
712
End page
722
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
257454