This study examines whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in IPO prospectuses functions as a credible sustainability signal and how its credibility influences

investor responses in U.S. capital markets. Drawing on a sample of 681 IPOs conducted between 2019 and 2023, we employ textual content analysis to construct a composite [...]

This study presents a thorough bibliometric and systematic review, devoted specifically to the literature concerned with the relationship between ESG investment and a firm's

financial performance, by identifying crucial areas of future investigation. The paper presents a combined bibliometric and systematic literature review of 168 publications [...]

Innovation is widely recognized as a source of competitive advantage, yet firms increasingly need to show that innovation is responsible, credible, and environmentally accountable.

This study introduces the green innovation premium as its central contribution: the additional trust return to customer-perceived innovativeness when innovativeness [...]

Mental health courts divert individuals with serious mental illness away from imprisonment into community-based treatment and supervision. Early research indicates that such

treatment contracts can reduce recidivism and provide various other benefits. Aspects of eligibility for this diversion option are still under-researched. [...]

We build on labeling theory and recent research on interpersonal exclusion to examine the role that integration into school-based friendship networks and involvement with deviant

peers play in linking juvenile arrest to future offending. Our analyses use data from more than 13,000 students followed from sixth through 11th grade. [...]

Homelessness in U.S. cities is a pressing civic issue, shaping residents' sense of safety and local policy debates. This study examines Los Angeles residents' perceptions of

safety, their proximity to encampments, and attitudes towards mental health and substance use services. [...]