This note investigates whether and when human capital selectively trained at the highest levels constitutes a resource that will sustain superior rents. Our study of a group of over 400 star CEOs who have been celebrated on the covers of major U.S. business magazines established that there is an...

Using a signaling framework, we argue that ethical behavior as evidenced by charitable donations is viewed more positively by investors when seen not to be based on self-serving motives but rather on authentic generosity that builds moral capital. The affirmed religiosity of CEOs may make their...

Studies linking religion to CSR have produced conflicting findings due to a failure to draw distinctions among religious influences and different CSR practices, and to theorize their connection. Drawing on social identity theory and the theory of planned behavior, we first argue that religion...