Publications Database

Welcome to the new Schulich Peer-Reviewed Publication Database!

The database is currently in beta-testing and will be updated with more features as time goes on. In the meantime, stakeholders are free to explore our faculty’s numerous works. The left-hand panel affords the ability to search by the following:

  • Faculty Member’s Name;
  • Area of Expertise;
  • Whether the Publication is Open-Access (free for public download);
  • Journal Name; and
  • Date Range.

At present, the database covers publications from 2012 to 2020, but will extend further back in the future. In addition to listing publications, the database includes two types of impact metrics: Altmetrics and Plum. The database will be updated annually with most recent publications from our faculty.

If you have any questions or input, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 

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Jeong, Anna Y., Henry M. Kim, and Jee-Hae Lim (2025). "Do Companies Make the World Better? Effect of Blockchain Adoption on a Firm’s Environmental and Social Performance", Journal of Information Systems, 39(2), 111–138.

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Keywords
Abstract Blockchain technology (BCT) use has been touted to have many corporate benefits including enhancing sustainability. However, there is limited understanding of whether and how it can help achieve sustainability outcomes, particularly along environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. Based on a sample of 6,063 firm-year observations, we find that a firm’s BCT adoption leads to a 4.62 percent increase in the firm’s ESG performance compared to those that do not adopt BCT, underscoring its sustainability practices. In addition, firms with ESG-focused BCT adoption exert a 7.62 percent increase in ESG performance compared to firms that use BCT without necessarily that focus. Our results are also robust to difference-in-differences (DiD) and dynamic analyses, alternative sample specifications, and different dependent variable specifications. Overall, we provide novel empirical evidence to justify characterizing blockchain as an impactive technology for sustainability.