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Foreign ownership and corporate environmental responsibility

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  • Li, Yong
  • Tan, Wenqian
  • Faff, Robert
  • Xu, Rui
  • Zhang, Hao

Abstract

Using manually collected data from 36 jurisdictions investing in a broad sample of Chinese listed firms, we theorize and provide evidence on how foreign owners leverage their resources to enhance corporate environmental responsibility through three key strategies. First, foreign owners transfer advanced clean production technologies resources to investee firms, thereby improving their environmental practices. Second, foreign owners leverage market resources to provide environmental guidance to investees entering their home economies, driving them to enhance environmental responsibility and meet higher stakeholder demands. Third, foreign owners capitalize on their prestige to advocate for environmental priorities, exerting pressure on executives to prioritize responsibility initiatives. Collectively encompassing these various dimensions, this study shows how foreign owners strategically use their resources to drive improvements in corporate environmental responsibility.

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  • Li, Yong & Tan, Wenqian & Faff, Robert & Xu, Rui & Zhang, Hao, 2026. "Foreign ownership and corporate environmental responsibility," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 210(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:210:y:2026:i:c:s0148296326001694
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116135
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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