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Effects of the manager characteristics on environmental protection in Cameroonian firms

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Purpose : The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of executive demographic characteristics on the environmental indicator of CSR in Cameroonian financial and non-financial firms, including gender, age, education level and nationality of the executive. \n Method : To achieve this objective, data from the National Institute of Statistics on the General Census of Enterprises for the year 2017 are used and the results are estimated using the Logit method. \n Results : Through the Logit method, the salient estimates prove the positive and significant association between the gender of the leader and the environmental protection; they show the same relationship between the young leader and the environmental protection. On the other hand, the relationship between the level of education of the manager and environmental protection is negatively correlated. \n Originality/Relevance : Compared to previous work on the role of executive demographics, this study contributes to the literature on executive characteristics and environmental performance, adding literature to the upper echelon theory. The study suggests that stakeholders can learn about the environmental performance of firms by analyzing and understanding the attributes of their leaders such as gender, age, and education level.

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  • Petronille Cynthia AGOUME ISSEME, 2023. "Effects of the manager characteristics on environmental protection in Cameroonian firms," Journal of Academic Finance, RED research unit, university of Gabes, Tunisia, vol. 14(1), pages 112-131, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jaf:journl:v:14:y:2023:i:1:n:619
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