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Article: New business ethics study results from University of Arkansas described.
- Article from:
- Economics Week
- Article date:
- November 20, 2009
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According to a study from the United States, "Research suggests that international assignment experience enhances awareness of societal stakeholders, influences personal values, and provides rare and valuable resources."
"Based on these arguments, we hypothesize that CEO international assignment experience will lead to increased corporate social performance (CSP) and will be moderated by the CEO's functional background. Using a sample of 393 CEOs of S&P 500 companies and three independent data sources, we find that CEO international assignment experience is positively related to CSP and is significantly moderated by the CEO's functional background," wrote D.J. ...