Abstract
This article studied whether food culture plays an important role in affecting the firm-level sustainable development. We linked firm-level sustainable total factor productivity to spicy-taste related food culture in China and found that firms in regions in which spicy culture plays a more prominent role showed higher sustainable productivity. Tests using the regional sunshine as an instrument suggested a causal interpretation. Moreover, firms more exposed to spicy culture showed more frequent equity incentive behavior, higher equity incentive intensity, and higher proportion of female executives, which suggests that the more proactive management behavior can be led by regional spicy culture. We also found that, compared with small-size firms, non-state-owned firms, and non-export firms, regional spicy culture has a stronger impact on large firms, state-owned firms, and export firms. Our results reveal the impact of food culture on the firm-level sustainable development.
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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