Corporate Strategic Orientation and ESG Performance: Financial Distress and Boundary Conditions in China’s Evolving Green-Policy Environment
How does corporate strategic orientation relate to ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance in China’s evolving green-policy environment? Using 12,998 firm-year observations of Chinese A-share listed firms (2010–2023) with Bloomberg ESG scores, we compare profit- and growth-oriented firms in firm- and ye...