Antecedents of corporate sustainability performance in Turkey: The effects of ownership structure and board attributes on non-financial companies
    
Yazarlar (4)
Prof. Dr. Mine AKSOY KAVALCI Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mustafa K. Yilmaz İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ekrem Tatoglu İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Merve Basar Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Cleaner Production
Dergi ISSN 0959-6526 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 276 / 1 / – DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124284
Makale Linki https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652620343298
Özet
The discourse of corporate sustainability performance (CSP) has created an increasing motivation for companies to improve their competitive advantage. This study examines the drivers leading to a high level of CSP within non-financial Turkish companies listed in the Borsa Istanbul Sustainability Index. Drawing on both stakeholder and agency theories, we formulate a set of hypotheses that link CSP with ownership structure, board diversity, and firm-specific characteristics. Based on logit and probit models, the empirical results tend to confirm the positive influence of foreign and institutional ownerships in shaping CSP and indicate that CSP is positively linked with board size and the proportion of independent board members. Further, the findings show that companies with a leading level of CSP have a lower return than companies with mediocre CSP based on a market-based measure, Tobin's Q.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Borsa Istanbul sustainability index | Board diversity | Corporate sustainability performance | Ownership structure | Stakeholder theory