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Impact of Corporate Culture on Environmental Performance (2024)
Journal Article
Costa, M. D., & Opare, S. (online). Impact of Corporate Culture on Environmental Performance. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05674-3

We examine the impact of corporate culture on environmental performance using a sample of 7199 firm-year observations over the period of 2002–2018. We find that stronger corporate culture improves environmental performance, measured by the amount of... Read More about Impact of Corporate Culture on Environmental Performance.

Local Creative Culture and Firm Value (2023)
Journal Article
D’ Costa, M., & Habib, A. (online). Local Creative Culture and Firm Value. Finance Research Letters, Article 104701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104701


In this paper we investigate the association between local creative culture, and firm value. Using data of US listed firms, we find strong evidence that firms headquartered in US counties with highly creative cultures generate high... Read More about Local Creative Culture and Firm Value.

Cost stickiness and firm value (2023)
Journal Article
Costa, M. D., & Habib, A. (2023). Cost stickiness and firm value. Journal of Management Control, 34(2), 235-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00187-023-00356-z

In this paper we explore the association between cost stickiness and firm value. Using a large sample of U.S. data, we find a robust negative relationship between cost stickiness and firm value. We then explore whether the resource adjustment, manage... Read More about Cost stickiness and firm value.

Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance (2022)
Journal Article
Habib, A., D' Costa, M., & Al‐Hadi, A. K. (2023). Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance. Accounting and Finance, 63(1), 3-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/acfi.13034

We synthesise the empirical archival research on the consequences of local social norms on accounting, finance, and corporate governance outcomes in an international setting. The literature reviewed is premised on the theory that corporations do not... Read More about Consequences of local social norms: A review of the literature in accounting, finance, and corporate governance.

Local creative culture and audit fees (2022)
Journal Article
Costa, M. D., & Habib, A. (2023). Local creative culture and audit fees. The British Accounting Review, 55(2), Article 101151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2022.101151

This paper examines the association between local creative culture and audit fees. Using a large, unbalanced panel data of listed US firms between 2004 and 2018, we find evidence that firms headquartered in US counties with high creative culture tend... Read More about Local creative culture and audit fees.