This paper provides insight whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and earnings management are connected. Based on agency- and stewardship theory the author conducts a literature review and evaluates the empirical results with regard to the CSR-earnings management and the earnings...

A variety of empirical studies analyzed the impact of board attributes on Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting with mixed results during the last decade. In view of this heterogeneity and increased relevance, we conduct a meta-analysis on 51 empirical-quantitative studies and include...

Nichtfinanzielle Berichterstattungsinstrumente wie der Nachhaltigkeitsbericht gewinnen seit Jahren an Bedeutung, um die Wertschöpfungsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens nach ökonomischen, sozialen und ökologischen Maßgaben zu beurteilen. Das Integrated Reporting ist bestrebt, diesem gewandelten...