This study examines how maturity mismatched behavior influence firms’ digital orientation, and the moderate effect of digital financial inclusion (DFI) on maturity mismatched behavior. We use a sample of over 3,000 Chinese listed firms for the period 2011-2020, we provide new evidence on the...

This study examines whether geographic proximity produces a proximity preference as interlocking firms observe each other and learn innovative behaviors through information transmission among interlocking directors.

This paper examines the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the future stock price crash risk using a sample of Chinese listed firms. We employ the divergence of CSR ratings for measuring the unmeasurable outcome uncertainty, and find that conditional on firms’ CSR performance,...