Performance shortfall condition and environmental, social, governance performance: Does economic policy uncertainty and national culture matter?

Ranjan DasGupta () and Arup Roy ()
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Ranjan DasGupta: Indian Institute of Management Raipur
Arup Roy: XIM University

Journal of Management Control: Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung, 2025, vol. 36, issue 1, No 3, 132 pages

Abstract: Abstract Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) plays a focal role in formulating a balanced firm strategy to ensure value creation. Performance shortfall conditions may be a further strategic challenge to firms in such uncertain times to ensure survival. Our primary objective in this study is to examine whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is a strategic option available to performance shortfall firms amidst EPU conditions so they can remain afloat. As a secondary objective, we also investigate the moderating role of different national culture dimensions in strengthening performance shortfall firms’ inclination to explore ESG performance in such turbulent times. Results show the positive impact of EPU on a firm’s performance shortfall condition and confer that exploring more ESG performance would not be the probable solution for performance shortfall firms in an EPU environment to turn around operationally except in low power distance, high individualistic, masculine and high uncertainty avoidance culture.

Keywords: Economic policy uncertainty; ESG performance; Moderation effects; National culture; Performance shortfall (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 L25 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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