Lang’s Research on Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Issues

Business research as a force for good tackles many of today’s most pressing global challenges. A sample of our work on environmental, social and governance issues includes:

Environmental

Determinants of renewable energy consumption: Importance of democratic institutions. Renewable Energy, 179, 75-83. Chen, C., Pinar, M., & Stengos, T. (2021).

Dynamic pricing and green investments under conscious, emotional, and rational consumers. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2, 100007. Genc, T. S., & De Giovanni, P. (2021).

On valuing (m)other nature in times of climate crises–A reflection on the non and nom of accounting for (m)other nature. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 102430. Senkl, D., & Cooper, C. (2022).

Social

Positive psychology and human resource management: Building an HR architecture to support human flourishing. Human Resource Management Review, 100911.

Gruman, J. A., & Budworth, M. H. (2022).

Incomes and Child Health in SubSaharan Africa, 1990–2018. Journal of African Economies, 30(4), 301-323. Grogan, L., & Moers, L. (2021).

It’s Alive! Increasing protective action against the coronavirus through anthropomorphism and construal. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 7(1). Wan, J., Kulow, K., & Cowan, K. (2022).

Governance

Better policies from policy-selective aid? The World Bank Economic Review, 35(4), 829-844. Annen, K., & Knack, S. (2021).

Rewards and Fear of Being Labeled as Racist: A Tax Fraud Whistleblowing Investigation. Accounting Perspectives. Dhaliwal, S., Farrar, J., & Hausserman (2022).

Are firms with better sustainability performance more resilient during crises? Business Strategy and the Environment, 1– 17. Lu, J., Rodenburg, K., Foti, L., & Pegoraro, A. (2022).

Corporate governance, law, culture, environmental performance and CSR disclosure: A global perspective. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 70(C). Lu, J., & Wang, J. (2021).