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93Establishing Organizational Ethical Climates: How Do Managerial Practices Work?Journal of Business Ethics 97 (4): 599-611. 2010.Over the past two decades, Victor and Cullen's (Adm Sci Q 33:101-125, 1988) typology of ethical climates has been employed by many academics in research on issues of ethical climates. However, little is known about how managerial practices such as communication and empowerment influence ethical climates, especially from a functional perspective. The current study used a survey of employees from Taiwan's top 100 patent-owning companies to examine how communication and empowerment affect organizat…Read more
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17Do Banks Value Borrowers' Environmental Record? Evidence from Financial ContractsJournal of Business Ethics 174 (3): 687-713. 2020.Banks play a unique role in society. They not only maximize profits but also consider the interests of stakeholders. We investigate whether banks consider firms’ pollution records in their lending decisions. The evidence shows that banks offer significantly higher loan spreads, higher total borrowing costs, shorter loan maturities, and greater collateral to firms with higher levels of chemical pollution. The costly effects are stronger for borrowers with greater risk and weaker corporate governa…Read more
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35Is early visual processing attention impenetrable?Behavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (3): 400-400. 1999.Pylyshyn's effort in establishing the cognitive impenetrability of early vision is welcome. However, his view about the role of attention in early vision seems to be oversimplified. The allocation of focal attention manifests its effect among multiple stages in the early vision system, it is not just confined to the input and the output levels.
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