| Title | Reinventing the wheel? Factors influencing relationship: links between sustainability and financial performance. European evidence |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 69629 |
| Authors | Rahi, ABMF; Johansson, J; Lions, C |
| Title | Reinventing the wheel? Factors influencing relationship: links between sustainability and financial performance. European evidence |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | International Journal Of Accounting And Information Management, 32.0, 1 |
| Abstract | PurposeThis study aims to examine the factors that influence the relationship between sustainability and financial performance (FP) of the European listed companies.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzed data from 795 companies in 21 European countries by applying linear mixed-effects multilevel regressions, a two steps system generalized method of moments and quantile regression models to uncover the links between sustainability and FP.FindingsThe past four decades have witnessed abundant research to determine the relationship between corporate sustainability and FP. Thus, conducting further research in 2023 could be seen as "reinventing the wheel." Yet, earlier research considered firms as isolated entities with sustainability and FP being dependent only on that firm's actions. By contrast, with the help of network governance theory, this study shows that a firm's sustainability and FP depend on an interplay among interorganizational actors, such as institutional qualities, macroeconomic factors and an embrace of sustainability. Here, large firms play an essential role. Three significant findings are drawn. First, sustainability performance has a significant impact on FP in the European context. Second, the institutional quality (IQ) of the rule of law and control of corruption plays a crucial role in enhancing sustainability and FP, and finally the interaction of IQ and economic growth helps to increase companies' market value (Tobin's Q). The consistent and empirically robust findings offer key lessons to policymakers and practitioners on the interplay among multiple actors in corporate sustainability and FP.Practical implicationsA synergetic multifaced relationship between governmental institutions and corporations is inevitable for ensuring sustainable development. The degree of intimacy in the relationship, of course, will be determined by the macroeconomic environment.Originality/valueIn this research, this study theoretically and empirically identified that corporate sustainability and FP are not solely dependent on corporate operation. Rather, it is transformed, modified and shaped through an interaction of multiple actors' trajectories in the macro business environment. |
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