Kala Viswanathan

985 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 486 citations indexed

About

Kala Viswanathan is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Kala Viswanathan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 486 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Accounting, 8 papers in Finance and 7 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Kala Viswanathan's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (5 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (5 papers). Kala Viswanathan is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (5 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (5 papers). Kala Viswanathan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Canada. Kala Viswanathan's co-authors include Michael W. Toffel, Caroline Flammer, Jody Grewal, Mark R. DesJardine, Nickolaos G. Travlos, Γεώργιος Παπαϊωάννου, G. Papaioannou, Matthew S. Johnson, George C. Philippatos and Edward J. Zychowicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science and Safety Science.

In The Last Decade

Kala Viswanathan

14 papers receiving 467 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Shareholder activism and firms' voluntary disclosure of climate change risks
    2021 305 citations Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kala Viswanathan United States 8 284 224 172 150 101 15 486
Igor Kadach Spain 6 263 0.9× 202 0.9× 128 0.7× 154 1.0× 121 1.2× 11 458
Simon Gloßner United States 11 268 0.9× 219 1.0× 238 1.4× 195 1.3× 81 0.8× 21 483
Marianna Zito Italy 7 403 1.4× 203 0.9× 138 0.8× 194 1.3× 219 2.2× 9 571
Carmelo Latino Italy 6 224 0.8× 112 0.5× 150 0.9× 144 1.0× 115 1.1× 6 411
Mohan Fonseka China 10 197 0.7× 198 0.9× 79 0.5× 129 0.9× 101 1.0× 30 387
Arthur Petit-Romec France 9 214 0.8× 242 1.1× 173 1.0× 183 1.2× 69 0.7× 26 455
Hüseyin Temiz Türkiye 8 176 0.6× 129 0.6× 70 0.4× 106 0.7× 92 0.9× 32 330
Nicholas Apergis Greece 7 139 0.5× 131 0.6× 128 0.7× 213 1.4× 58 0.6× 13 373
Shamsul Bahrain Mohamed-Arshad Malaysia 3 321 1.1× 160 0.7× 76 0.4× 143 1.0× 190 1.9× 5 449
Anne-Kathrin Hinze Germany 2 370 1.3× 217 1.0× 112 0.7× 133 0.9× 187 1.9× 5 487

Countries citing papers authored by Kala Viswanathan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kala Viswanathan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kala Viswanathan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kala Viswanathan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kala Viswanathan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kala Viswanathan. Kala Viswanathan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Viswanathan, Kala, Matthew S. Johnson, & Michael W. Toffel. (2023). Do safety management system standards indicate safer operations? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety standard. Safety Science. 171. 106383–106383. 9 indexed citations
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DesJardine, Mark R., Jody Grewal, & Kala Viswanathan. (2022). A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: The Effects of Common Ownership on Corporate Social Responsibility. Organization Science. 34(5). 1716–1735. 46 indexed citations
3.
Flammer, Caroline, Michael W. Toffel, & Kala Viswanathan. (2021). Shareholder activism and firms' voluntary disclosure of climate change risks. Strategic Management Journal. 42(10). 1850–1879. 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Viswanathan, Kala, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Sustainability efforts, index recognition, and stock performance. Journal of Asset Management. 22(2). 151–151.
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Viswanathan, Kala, Matthew S. Johnson, & Michael W. Toffel. (2021). Do Management System Standards Indicate Superior Performance? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Standard. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Kala, et al.. (2021). Sustainability efforts, index recognition, and stock performance. Journal of Asset Management. 22(2). 120–132. 7 indexed citations
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Fabrizio, Kira R., Caroline Flammer, Michael W. Toffel, & Kala Viswanathan. (2019). Improving Corporate Governance: Shareholder Activism and the Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Risks. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2019(1). 15797–15797. 3 indexed citations
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Flammer, Caroline, Michael W. Toffel, & Kala Viswanathan. (2019). Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 64 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Kala. (2010). The Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on India. eYLS (Yale Law School). 9(1). 2. 18 indexed citations
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Papaioannou, G., Nickolaos G. Travlos, & Kala Viswanathan. (2007). Visibility effects and timing in stock listing changes: Evidence from operating performance. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 49(2). 357–377. 11 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Kala, et al.. (2005). Foreign Currency Risk Management Practices in U.S. Multinationals. eYLS (Yale Law School). 4(1). 3. 3 indexed citations
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Παπαϊωάννου, Γεώργιος, Nickolaos G. Travlos, & Kala Viswanathan. (2003). The Operating Performance of Firms that Switch Their Stock Listings. The Journal of Financial Research. 26(4). 469–486. 14 indexed citations
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Philippatos, George C. & Kala Viswanathan. (1996). Third World Debt Default Announcements and Market Learning: Effects of Sequential Debt Defaults on U.S. Banks. Managerial Finance. 22(7). 69–86. 1 indexed citations
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Philippatos, George C. & Kala Viswanathan. (1994). The Mexican debt moratorium and its effect upon U.S. bank stock values: Empirical tests on major event windows. Global Finance Journal. 5(1). 75–101. 2 indexed citations
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Philippatos, George C. & Kala Viswanathan. (1991). Brazilian debt crisis and financial markets: an analysis of major economic events leading to the Brazilian debt moratorium. Applied Financial Economics. 1(4). 223–234. 1 indexed citations

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