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Investors’ Reactions to CSR News in Family Versus Nonfamily Firms: A Study on Signal (In)credibility:

Investors’ Reactions to CSR News in Family Versus Nonfamily Firms: A Study on Signal... We study family firm status as an important condition in signaling theory; specifically, we propose that the market reacts more positively to positive, and more negatively to negative, CSR news (i.e., signals) from family firms than to similar news from nonfamily firms. Moreover, we propose that during recessions, the direction of these relationships reverses. Based on an event study of 1247 positive and negative changes in the CSR ratings for all firms listed on the French SFB120 stock market index (2003-2013), we find support for our hypotheses. Moreover, a post hoc analysis reveals that the relationships are contingent on whether a family CEO leads the firm. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Small Business SAGE

Investors’ Reactions to CSR News in Family Versus Nonfamily Firms: A Study on Signal (In)credibility:

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SAGE
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Copyright © 2022 by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0363-9428
eISSN
1540-6520
DOI
10.1177/10422587211010498
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Abstract

We study family firm status as an important condition in signaling theory; specifically, we propose that the market reacts more positively to positive, and more negatively to negative, CSR news (i.e., signals) from family firms than to similar news from nonfamily firms. Moreover, we propose that during recessions, the direction of these relationships reverses. Based on an event study of 1247 positive and negative changes in the CSR ratings for all firms listed on the French SFB120 stock market index (2003-2013), we find support for our hypotheses. Moreover, a post hoc analysis reveals that the relationships are contingent on whether a family CEO leads the firm.

Journal

American Journal of Small BusinessSAGE

Published: Apr 28, 2021

Keywords: family firms; signaling theory; corporate social responsibility; market reaction; recession; family CEO

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