Environmental, social, and governance performance and corporate innovation novelty  

作　　者：Wanyi Chen Yuchuan Xie Kang He 

机构地区：[1]SILC Business School,Shanghai University,Shanghai,200444,China [2]School of Economics,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan,430074,China [3]School of Business,Shantou University,Shantou,515063,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Innovation Studies》2024年第2期109-131,共23页国际创新研究学报（英文）

基　　金：support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.72102139);Kang He acknowledges financial support from Shantou University Research Start-up Fund Project(Project No.STF22007);Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project(GD23XYJ77).

摘　　要：Environmental,social,and governance(ESG)performance,along with the novelty of innovation,are significant factors in promoting sustainable development for corporations.This study employs the Heckman two-stage model to examine the impact of ESG performance on innovation novelty using a dataset comprising A-share listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Ex-changes from 2011 to 2020.The results indicate that enhanced ESG performance significantly fosters innovation by expanding innovation resources and mitigating agency problems.Further analysis reveals that this relationship is more pronounced under high economic policy uncer-tainty,a challenging information environment,elevated financing constraints,and in the context of digital transformation.This study not only expands the research on the economic implications of ESG performance for enterprise innovation behavior but also places a distinct emphasis on innovation quality rather than quantity.Additionally,this study enriches the existing literature on the factors influencing innovation novelty and extends research into the link between envi-ronmental protection and firm innovation,particularly from the perspective of stakeholder the-ory.Furthermore,this study holds practical significance for governments aiming to enhance ESG evaluation systems and establish guiding policies that encourage novel innovations,ultimately contributing to sustainable and high-quality development.Simultaneously,this study provides guidance to enterprises by encouraging them to embrace green development,improve social responsibility,and elevate their governance standards to promote innovation quality.

关 键 词：ESG Innovation novelty Resource dependence theory Agency problem Innovation quality Sustainable development 

分 类 号：F27[经济管理—企业管理]