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ESG and customer stability: a perspective based on external and internal supervision and reputation mechanisms
- Source :
- Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Springer Nature, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract According to external pressure theory and reputation theory, reputation-oriented enterprises will experience external pressure as societal attention increases, and enhanced ESG performance can mitigate information asymmetry and boost reputation, thereby signaling to customers the company’s commitment to sustainable development. Based on the data of A-share listed firms in China, this paper manually compiles the detailed information of corporate customers, and explores the relationship between firm’s ESG performance and customer stability using a two-way fixed-effects model. The results show that: (1) Firms with ESG advantages can enhance customer stability, and the higher the ESG score, the more significant the improvement in customer stability; (2) The mechanism test indicates that firms’ ESG performance improves customer stability by strengthening internal and external regulation as well as enhancing corporate reputation; (3) The heterogeneity analysis indicates that in high governance level and small-sized firms, the effect of firms’ ESG performance on customer stability is more significant, and in the ESG sub-test, environmental and social responsibility have a more significant impact on customer stability. This paper provides implications for improving firms’ social responsibility and stabilizing the supply chain.
- Subjects :
- History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
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Social Sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26629992
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.074475cd8d4f749842bae9ccfe944a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03490-8