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The Impact of ESG Performance on Corporate Value of Chinese Companies

  • Heonyong Jung (Dept. of Business Administration, Namseoul Univ.)
  • Received : 2023.07.19
  • Accepted : 2023.08.10
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

This study examined the influence of ESG performance on the firm value of Chinese equipment manufacturing companies over the period from 2011 to 2020. The analysis indicated that while ESG performance exerted a negative influence on firm value, this impact was not statistically significant. These findings substantiate the Institutional Difference Hypothesis (IDH), which posits that country-specfic institutional variations sifnificantly shape the strategic decision-making of organizations. When disaggregating the three components of ESG, variations in the results were observed both for overall ESG performance and for each individual dimension. Of the three dimension elements, the environmental (E) and governance (G) facets had a negative bearing, whereas the social (S) facet had a positive influence. Notably, only the governance dimension (G) demonstrated a statistically significant influence. These outcomes affirm the institutional difference hypothesis, illustrating divergent results across distint ESG dimensions.

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Funding for this paper was provided by Namseoul University year 2023.

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