Abstract
This study examines the effect of foreign boards on corporate social responsibility, exploring the issues of two-tier board systems (boards of directors and boards of commissioners). Using data for manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange over the sample period of 2017–2019, the results suggest that a foreign board engages more in corporate social responsibility activities. Our key finding remains robust with respect to all foreign board measures (foreign ownership, foreign board members, foreign directors, foreign commissioners, foreign CEO, and foreign chairperson) and to alternative estimation methods, and pass a series of endogeneity checks. We established the causal effect from foreign boards to CSR, supporting institutional theory and contesting agency theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 11473 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Sustainability (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Oct 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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The authors acknowledge financial support from Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia, under grant no. 221.1/UN27.22/HK.07.00/2021.Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Corporate social responsibility
- Foreign board
- Foreign CEO
- Foreign chairperson
- Foreign commissioners
- Foreign directors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
