We use CEO pay sensitivity to stock performance (delta) and stock volatility (vega) to provide empirical evidence that CEO compensation structure influences firm Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance. We find that delta has no significant effect on CSR, while vega has a strong, causal relationship with CSR. Our findings suggest that CEOs do not view CSR as value enhancing, but as a way to increase their own compensation through vega. Firms that want to improve their social performance should consider vega as an important compensation incentive for executives.
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Univ Western Ontario, DAN Dept Management & Org Studies, Finance, London, ON, CanadaUniv Western Ontario, DAN Dept Management & Org Studies, Finance, London, ON, Canada
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Northeastern Univ, Sch Humanities & Law, Shenyang, Peoples R China
Northeastern Univ Qinhuangdao, Sch Econ, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, Peoples R ChinaNortheastern Univ, Sch Humanities & Law, Shenyang, Peoples R China
Chen, Junlong
Sun, Chaoqun
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Northeastern Univ Qinhuangdao, Sch Econ, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, Peoples R ChinaNortheastern Univ, Sch Humanities & Law, Shenyang, Peoples R China
Sun, Chaoqun
Liu, Jiali
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Jilin Univ, Sch Econ, Ctr China Publ Sect Econ Res KRI, Changchun, Peoples R ChinaNortheastern Univ, Sch Humanities & Law, Shenyang, Peoples R China