题　目：Reputational risk spillovers and workplace culture disclosure

嘉　宾：Xuanpu Lin（林选朴），Ph.D. Candidate，The University of Hong Kong

主持人：李烁，助理教授，上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院

时　间：2025年12月5日（周五）9:00-10:30

地　点：上海交通大学 徐汇校区安泰楼B207室

内容简介:

This paper investigates how firms strategically adjust workplace culture disclosure in response to reputational risk spillovers from peer workplace controversies. Leveraging a unique dataset that combines workplace controversies data from RepRisk and job postings information from Lightcast, I find that firms significantly increase workplace culture disclosure in job postings following the public exposure of peer workplace controversies. The disclosure response is strongest for firms facing heightened reputational risk and operating in competitive labor markets. Meanwhile, it is muted for firms with high culture misalignment risk and attenuated by labor market frictions that limit employee mobility. Further analysis shows that higher workplace culture disclosure is associated with greater inflows and lower turnover of skilled employees after peer controversies. These findings highlight the strategic role of workplace culture disclosure in mitigating reputational risk and enhancing a firm’s competitive positioning in the labor market.

演讲人简介：

Xuanpu is a fifth-year Accounting Ph.D. candidate at the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on disclosure and inter-firm relationships. His work has been published in Management Science and the Review of Accounting Studies. Before beginning his Ph.D., he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Hong Kong and a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.  

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