Christopher J. Cowton

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Christopher J. Cowton is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Accounting and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Cowton has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Strategy and Management, 19 papers in Accounting and 18 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Cowton's work include Ethics in Business and Education (18 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (15 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers). Christopher J. Cowton is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in Business and Education (18 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (15 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers). Christopher J. Cowton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Libya and United States. Christopher J. Cowton's co-authors include Russell Sparkes, Paul M. Thompson, Ali Meftah Gerged, Roberta Bampton, Eshani Beddewela, John A. Brierley, Colin Drury, Paul Anand, Roger Crisp and Sue Dopson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Environmental Management and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Cowton

82 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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The Maturing of Socially Responsible Investment: A Review of the Developing Link with Corporate Social Responsibility

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Cowton United Kingdom	28	1.4k	755	668	500	494	94	2.8k
Bidhan L. Parmar United States	15	2.5k 1.7×	759 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	620 1.2×	171 0.3×	44	4.2k
Jared M. Hansen United States	16	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	541 1.1×	246 0.5×	32	3.4k
James E. Post United States	24	1.9k 1.4×	428 0.6×	957 1.4×	509 1.0×	173 0.4×	62	3.4k
Simone de Colle United States	10	1.5k 1.1×	355 0.5×	780 1.2×	382 0.8×	103 0.2×	18	2.5k
John F. Mahon United States	18	2.5k 1.8×	780 1.0×	1.3k 1.9×	390 0.8×	165 0.3×	69	3.2k
Michael L. Barnett United States	22	2.1k 1.5×	718 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	250 0.5×	237 0.5×	86	2.9k
Yves Fassin Belgium	25	1.3k 0.9×	470 0.6×	645 1.0×	403 0.8×	106 0.2×	59	2.3k
Pursey Heugens Netherlands	31	2.6k 1.8×	2.0k 2.6×	837 1.3×	355 0.7×	214 0.4×	109	5.2k
Rogene A. Buchholz United States	25	1.1k 0.8×	344 0.5×	663 1.0×	443 0.9×	105 0.2×	59	2.2k
Jeffrey R. Cohen United States	40	2.2k 1.5×	3.9k 5.2×	674 1.0×	998 2.0×	425 0.9×	101	5.8k

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Sarhan, Ahmed A., Princess Rutendo Bwanya, & Christopher J. Cowton. (2025). Beyond the Board: Does Female Leadership Make a Difference to Corporate Sustainability Performance, Disclosure and Assurance?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 35(1). 329–350. 1 indexed citations

Sarhan, Ahmed A. & Christopher J. Cowton. (2024). Combatting bribery and corruption: does corporate anti-corruption commitment lead to more or less audit effort?. Accounting Forum. 49(4). 754–777. 5 indexed citations

Cowton, Christopher J., et al.. (2023). Financial scenario modelling: a guide for universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 46(1). 78–91.

Gerged, Ali Meftah, Aruoriwo Marian Chijoke‐Mgbame, Renata Konadu, & Christopher J. Cowton. (2022). Does the presence of an environmental committee strengthen the impact of board gender diversity on corporate environmental disclosure? Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(4). 2434–2450. 53 indexed citations

Cowton, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). Preparing students for the workplace in developing countries: a study of accounting education in Libya. Accounting Education. 31(2). 184–212. 6 indexed citations

Cowton, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). Defined benefit pension de-risking strategy: determinants of pension buy-ins. Accounting Forum. 47(1). 123–145.

Wu, Junjie, et al.. (2021). Carbon neutrality targets, optimal environmental management strategies & the role of financial development: New evidence incorporating non-linear effects and different income levels. Journal of Environmental Management. 297. 113352–113352. 17 indexed citations

Gerged, Ali Meftah, Eshani Beddewela, & Christopher J. Cowton. (2021). Does the quality of country‐level governance have an impact on corporate environmental disclosure? Evidence fromGulf Cooperation Councilcountries. International Journal of Finance & Economics. 28(2). 1179–1200. 44 indexed citations

Gerged, Ali Meftah, Eshani Beddewela, & Christopher J. Cowton. (2020). Is corporate environmental disclosure associated with firm value? A multicountry study of Gulf Cooperation Council firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. 30(1). 185–203. 111 indexed citations

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Gerged, Ali Meftah, Christopher J. Cowton, & Eshani Beddewela. (2017). Towards Sustainable Development in the Arab Middle East and North Africa Region: A Longitudinal Analysis of Environmental Disclosure in Corporate Annual Reports. Business Strategy and the Environment. 27(4). 572–587. 79 indexed citations

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San-José, Leire & Christopher J. Cowton. (2009). El crédito comercial y la crisis crediticia: un análisis descriptivo en Europa, Reino Unido y España. 91. 1 indexed citations

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Brierley, John A., Christopher J. Cowton, & Colin Drury. (2008). The application of product costs in pricing in British manufacturing industry. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 1 indexed citations

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Brierley, John A., Christopher J. Cowton, & Colin Drury. (2006). The application of costs in make-or-buy decisions: an analysis. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 2 indexed citations

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Bampton, Roberta & Christopher J. Cowton. (2003). The Teaching of Ethics in Management Accounting: Progress and Prospects. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Cowton, Christopher J. & Sue Dopson. (2002). Foucalt's Prison? Management Control in an Automotive Distributor. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Cowton, Christopher J. & Roger Crisp. (1998). Business ethics: perspectives on the practice of theory. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 15 indexed citations

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Crisp, Roger & Christopher J. Cowton. (1994). Hypocrisy and Moral Seriousness. American Philosophical Quarterly. 31(4). 343–349. 45 indexed citations

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Cowton, Christopher J. & Thomas W. Dunfee. (1993). Bringing a Global Perspective to Teaching Business Ethics. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 3 indexed citations

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Cowton, Christopher J.. (1993). Peace Dividends: The Exclusion of Military Contractors from Investment Portfolios. Journal of Peace Research. 30(1). 21–28. 8 indexed citations

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Cowton, Christopher J.. (1990). Where their treasure is: Anglican religious communities and ethical investment. Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield). 51–58. 8 indexed citations

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