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ABSTRACT This paper explores the link between formalization and environmental performance in the artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub‐Saharan Africa. The impression often conveyed by experts is that a commitment to formalizing ASM—that is, moves made to bring the sector's operations into the legal domain, where ...
Gavin Hilson+2 more
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Lean, Green, and Sustainability 4.0—A Systematic Literature Review
ABSTRACT This purpose of the study is to conduct a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis to explore the integration of Lean–Green–Sustainability (LGS) with Industry 4.0 technologies for holistic organizational development. Following PRISMA guidelines, the study critically examines the evolving research, identifying an increasing ...
Diogo Marques Vilaça+4 more
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ABSTRACT NC Reconnect, an effort of the John M. Belk Endowment (JMBE), aims to engage or reengage adult learners over the age of 25 in North Carolina's community colleges to bridge the postsecondary education attainment gap and improve economic mobility within the state.
Emily R. VanZoest
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Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil+2 more
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ABSTRACT Using semi‐structured interviews, we investigate how professionals involved in implementing or communicating a controversial Danish integration policy articulated their perspectives on the policy. This policy—the ‘the parallel society agreement’ (also known as the ‘ghetto‐laws’)—aims to draw a ‘Danish’ middle class into marginalized public ...
Thomas Madsen+2 more
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On Being Absorbed: Taking up Dialogic Pedagogy in University Diversity Plans
ABSTRACT What are we to make of the proliferation of Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) programs for social justice education on college campuses? Though the inception of IGD predates many institutions’ diversity plans, increasingly colleges and universities are citing their existing IGD programs in their present‐day plans, as IGDs effectiveness has been well ...
Stephanie D. Hicks
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Sustainability Performance and Corporate Risk: Evidence From the Tourism Industry
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of sustainability performance (Refinitiv Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG] scores) on corporate risk (CR). We apply stakeholder theory and the resource‐based view to an international sample of 247 tourism firms from 2002 to 2018.
Omneya Abdelsalam+4 more
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Acting authentically: Using play to cultivate authentic interrelating in role performance
Summary Research is increasingly demonstrating that authenticity and human connection are fundamental and interrelated human needs. However, organizational roles often constrain authenticity and connection in workplace interactions, especially roles that are highly scripted.
Lyndon E. Garrett
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ABSTRACT Despite a growing focus on blockchain adoption within operations and supply chains, these initiatives exhibit an exceedingly high failure rate, with many failing to achieve sustainable success. Why are enterprise blockchain adoptions highly susceptible to failure?
Yuanzhu Zhan+5 more
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The Impact of a Buyer's Incentives and Organizational Structure on Suppliers' Quality
ABSTRACT Changes in a buyer organization's incentives and structure can have a significant impact on supply chain performance, such as the quality of sourced components. We examine this relationship using data from a unique quasi‐experiment where one of the two plants of a buyer introduced long‐term quality improvement incentives and a more organic ...
Anupam Agrawal, Ujjal Kumar Mukherjee
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