Reference : Asymmetric information and corporate social responsibility
Scientific journals : Article
Business & economic sciences : Accounting & auditing
Sustainable Development
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/28449
Asymmetric information and corporate social responsibility
English
Lopatta, Kerstin mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > >]
Buchholz, Frerich []
Kaspereit, Thomas mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Center for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA) >]
2016
Business and Society
SAGE Publications
55
3
458-488
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
0007-6503
[en] Asymmetric information ; Corporate social responsibility ; insider trading
[en] This article addresses the question whether companies benefit from their commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The authors argue that firms which score high on CSR activities build investor confidence and find evidence that they benefit from lower information asymmetry. The authors measure information asymmetry by insider trading, which is defined as the trading of a company’s shares by corporate insiders who have an information advantage with the aim to reap gains or avoid losses. Using a sample of U.S. firms listed in the MSCI World Index during the period 2004 to 2013 and the firm- and industry-level CSR rating from Global Engagement Service (GES), the authors show that insider transactions in firms with a high score on CSR activities lead to lower abnormal returns. This investigation extends current literature on the business case for CSR by explaining the influence of CSR activities on asymmetric information
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/28449
10.1177/0007650315575488

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