The role of CEO power on CSR reporting: The moderating effect of linking CEO compensation to shareholder return

The aim of this research was to provide further evidence of the impact of the power of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. Additionally, we explore the moderating role of CEO compensation linked to shareholder return on the association between CEO p...

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Autores: Pucheta Martínez, María Consuelo, Gallego Álvarez, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:gredos______::8c913bbfe034c69aedc480a175cce7ee
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/171101
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CEO power
Corporate social responsibility reporting
CEO compensation link to share- holder return
Agency theory
Stakeholder theory
5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas
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Sumario:The aim of this research was to provide further evidence of the impact of the power of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. Additionally, we explore the moderating role of CEO compensation linked to shareholder return on the association between CEO power and CSR disclosure. The theories used follow agency theory and stakeholder theory and the sample comprised 9182 international firm-year observations collected from the Thomson Reuters database from 2009 to 2018. Our model was estimated using the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator. The results found that CEO power was positively associated with CSR disclosure, contrary to our expectations. Additionally, our evidence also shows that CEO compensation linked to shareholder return plays a positive moderating role on the relationship between CEO power and CSR reporting.