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Will the global economic crisis induce seismic geopolitical changes? [PDF]

open access: yesMeđunarodni Problemi, 2011
The paper begins with an analysis of the causes of strong rebalancing of the world economy at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, which leads to weakening of the relative economic importance of developed countries.
Nikolić Goran, Petrović Predrag
doaj   +1 more source

From Global Standards to Local Compliance: Implementation Heterogeneity in Cocoa Certification in Indonesia

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certified companies translate voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) into local practice, yet little is known about how company‐level implementation of VSS relates to farmer compliance. This paper examines Rainforest Alliance (RA) implementation by three certified companies in the Indonesian cocoa sector. Drawing on compliance and regulatory
Charline Depoorter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Paradigms of Sustainability in Luxury Fashion: Evidence From an Emerging Market

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global fashion industry is both an economic driver and a major contributor of environmental and social challenges. This research examines how sustainable luxury fashion is constructed and adopted within an emerging market context by integrating perspectives from entrepreneurs, industry managers, and consumers.
Sandipan Sen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CEO Duality and Corporate Social Responsibility. A Literature Review With a Focus on Country Effects

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, many researchers have become interested in the relationship between CEO duality (where one individual serves as both CEO and board chair) and CSR outcomes. Given the varied research results, this structured literature review concentrates on the country effects of this dynamic link.
Patrick Velte
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Performance of BRICS Economies: An Analysis of Pre and Post BRICS Era

open access: yesFOCUS: Journal of International Business, 2018
This paper intends to analyse the impact of some selected macroeconomic factors on the economies of BRICS nations during the pre and post BRICS era. The analysis done based on the paired sample t-test found a significant impact on the imports, exports, GDP, REER and GCF of BRICS economies during the pre and post BRICS era.
P. Dhanasekaran, M. Sumathy
openaire   +1 more source

The Role of Business R&D in Environmental Sustainability: Evidence From the Nordic Countries

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As environmental sustainability becomes an increasingly important concern for advanced economies, the role of business innovation in relation to environmental outcomes has attracted increasing attention. This study examines the relationship between business enterprise research and development (BERD) and environmental sustainability in the ...
Abdullah Emre Caglar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE BRICS’ CENTRIFUGAL GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY

open access: yesVestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2018
The article is dedicated to the analysis of centrifugal tendencies within the framework of BRICS and to their influence on the processes, proceeding in the system of global world. Factors, which stimulate these tendencies are examined. The author considers that, in spite of positive potential and the notable position, which the countries of BRICS play ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Does ESG Drive Performance or Does Performance Enable ESG? Evidence of Reverse Causality From Korean Firms

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)‐performance literature has grown substantially, yet a fundamental question remains underexplored: do ESG investments improve firm performance, or do high‐performing firms simply invest more in ESG? We empirically address this question using panel vector autoregression with Granger causality tests
Jiyeon Kim, Wooyoung Yang
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Brazilian Banking Efficiency

open access: yesInnovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 2014
With Brazil and the BRIC economies becoming more important to world growth and financial investment, it is important to understand the inner-workings of the financial institutions that will help spur on continued economic growth. This article focuses on
Mark Edward Wolters   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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