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Operational Performance, Biodiversity Risk, and Climate Change Exposure: A Dynamic Analysis of US Firms

Australian Economic Papers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the joint impact of climate change exposure and biodiversity risk on the operational performance of 643 US firms during 2007–2022, focusing on their dynamic productivity change over time. Results show that they can hinder firm performance, with the joint impact played as the main channel of effect.
Thanh Tat Tran, Khanh Hoang, Thanh Ngo
wiley   +1 more source

The Dark Pyramid: Unpacking the Multidimensional Nature of the Dark Side of Leadership

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract The dark side of leadership has been employed as an umbrella term to cover an array of concepts typically concerned with the dysfunctionality and/or toxicity of individual leaders. As the field of leadership studies moves towards ‘post‐heroic’ perspectives, we apply the same ontological positioning, adopting a ‘post‐villainous’ perspective in ...
Peter Stephenson, Richard Bolden, Morgen Witzel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing class imbalance in bankruptcy prediction: a cost-aware and explainable machine learning approach

Cogent Business & Management
Corporate bankruptcy prediction is important for financial risk management, credit assessment, and early warning systems, yet it remains challenging under extreme class imbalance and asymmetric misclassification costs.
Thanh Tu Dam, Xuan Tho Dang
doaj   +1 more source

Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 199-205, January/March 2025.
Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
wiley   +1 more source

AI-Driven Bankruptcy Prediction in Manufacturing SMEs: Comparing Machine Learning Techniques with Logistic Regression

Administrative Sciences
Bankruptcy prediction is currently a widely researched topic, as it typically results from a chain of negative events. Logistic Regression (LR) is one of the standard prediction tools; however, with advances in technology, machine learning (ML) methods ...
Stanislav Letkovský, Sylvia Jenčová, Petra Vašaničová, Marta Miškufová, Michal Erben   +4 more
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Reframing the Treasury Debate: Industrial Strategy and State Capacity in the UK

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The Treasury has long been seen as a root cause of Britain's economic malaise, blocking much‐needed industrial intervention and embedding short‐termism. This article examines the politics of Concorde and civil nuclear power in postwar Britain to show that the Treasury was not the problem in these cases.
Tom Kelsey
wiley   +1 more source

GOVERNING THE CLOUD: Infrastructural Statecraft and the Political Ecology of Digital Expansion in Oregon

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Oregon's wave of data center and semiconductor projects shows how cloud capitalism reorganizes resource systems and territorial governance. Examining Amazon, Google, and Intel, the article traces how fiscal incentives, utility programs, and land‐use instruments are recalibrated to secure hyperscale loads.
Justin Kollar
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Precarity or Creating Cushions? Examining Canadians' Experiences With Financialization and Insecurity Across the Life Course

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines experiences and perceptions of economic insecurity across individual social trajectories within the context of pervasive financialization in Canada. Drawing on a comprehensive pan‐Canadian survey (n = 7483) and set of interviews (n = 127) collected as part of the Great Canadian Class Study (GCCS), we use a mixed‐methods ...
Michelle Maroto, Guillaume Durou, Samuel Braden, Andrea DeKeseredy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lending Relationships Along Ownership Lines: Institutional Cross‐Ownership and Bank Loan Contracts Relations de prêt selon les structures de propriété : propriété croisée institutionnelle et contrats de prêt bancaire

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We find that banking relationships built through institutional cross‐ownership influence the granting of loans as well as loan contract terms. Firms that are newly added to institutional cross‐owners' portfolios are more likely to borrow from banks that previously issued loans to other firms within the same portfolio.
Zhiming Ma, Edward Owens, Derrald Stice, Danye Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary Disclosure Through the Prominence of Risk Factors in the 10‐K Information facultative par le biais de la mise en avant des facteurs de risque dans le formulaire 10‐K

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior research finds that the textual content of Item 1A risk factor disclosures in 10‐K filings provides valuable information about firm risk. However, less is known about whether the ordering of these disclosures conveys useful information.
Michael Chin, Yue Liu, Kevin Moffitt
wiley   +1 more source