... associated with CSR strengths, which are discretionary in nature, and negatively associated with CSR concerns, which are compliance oriented. We find that the positive association between internal information quality and CSR strengths is stronger in settings with internal information asymmetries due...

... a negative relation between CSR concerns and the magnitude of goodwill impairment losses, suggesting that firms with excessive irresponsible CSR activities seek to lessen the negative consequences of goodwill impairment. Overall, our findings demonstrate the importance of CSR in preventing goodwill...