Do Corporate Social Responsibility Engagements Lead to Real Environmental, Social, and Governance Impact?

Jun Li
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Jun Li
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-9147
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Di (Andrew) Wu
Di (Andrew) Wu
Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Jun Li

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Jun Li

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-9147

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Di (Andrew) Wu

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Published Online:8 Apr 2020https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3324

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Received:February 11, 2017
Accepted:February 07, 2019
Published Online:April 08, 2020

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Jun Li, Di (Andrew) Wu (2020) Do Corporate Social Responsibility Engagements Lead to Real Environmental, Social, and Governance Impact?. Management Science 66(6):2564-2588.

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