Corporate governance and green innovation |
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Institution: | 1. School of Economics and Management, Chang''an University, Xi''an, China;2. School of Economics and Finance, Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi''an, China;3. Department of Political Economy, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;4. Department of Marketing Management, Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | We study the relationship between corporate governance and firms׳ environmental innovation. Exploiting changes in antitakeover legislation in the US, we show that worse governed firms generate fewer green patents relative to all their innovations. This negative effect is greater for firms with a smaller share of institutional ownership, with a smaller stock of green patents, and with more binding financial constraints. Investigating regulatory and industry variations, we also find more pronounced effects for firms operating in states with lower pollution abatement costs, and in sectors less dependent on energy inputs. Overall, our results suggest that ineffective corporate governance may constitute a major obstacle to environmental efficiency. |
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Keywords: | Corporate governance Environment Green innovation Patents |
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