This study examines the link between foreign business norms and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China. Using the information of directors' foreign background, we find that firms which hire directors with social norms from overseas engage more in CSR, and specifically realize better...

We examine the impact of CEOs’ early-life and career experiences on corporate investment efficiency in the Chinese economy. We identify two extraordinary events that are likely to underpin the formative experiences of CEOs, comprising of the economic reforms which commenced in 1978, and prior...

In this paper, we investigate how moral attitudes across top executives related to CSR practices and what consequences it has on earnings quality. We find that firms run by military executives are significantly more likely to engage in CSR activities. Specifically, military executives have a...