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Towards a framework for educational change : state deregulation, citizen empowerment, and strategic partnership : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2000 This thesis is an interweave of global, national, and local issues. It is about the nature of motivation that turns dissatisfaction with the status quo in teacher education into action for change.
Smith, Donald Kingsley
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee +3 more
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Integrated Reporting in the Public Sector: Theoretical Foundations and Determinants of Quality
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Integrated reporting (IR) has gained attention as the IFRS Foundation promotes its use through the International Integrated Reporting Council framework (IIRF). Public sector (PS) organizations, as key drivers of economic, social and environmental sustainability, are increasingly adopting IR to enhance transparency and accountability.
Ana Zorio‐Grima, Andreea Hancu‐Budui
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel +6 more
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The professional’s orientation in the formative process for the bachelor’s general united students
Maestro y Sociedad, 2016 In Ecuador Primary Education has as goal to develop the abilities, skills and linguistic competence in children and teenagers from 5 years old until they arrive to High School degree. High School main objective is to provide to students a general and an
Darwin Stalin Faz-Delgado
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Science, Technology and Democracy on the STS Agenda: Review Article
Prometheus, 1998 Irwin's ‘Citizen Science’ and Sclove's ‘Technology and Democracy’ represent two important recent attempts, from different precincts of the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), to explore the democratization of science and technology.
David Mercer
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu +2 more
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Antecedents of Citizens' Satisfaction with Local Administration in Serbia
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2013 The role of local administration in recent decades has rapidly changed worldwide. Pressure for citizen-centrism coming from various interest groups has triggered the need to implement marketing and management concepts which characterize the business ...
Slavica CICVARIĆ KOSTIĆ +3 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-InformationIn recent years, Digital Participatory Platforms (DPPs) have become an increasingly popular tool for citizen participation in community planning processes. They serve municipalities, citizen initiatives, and other planning authorities as digital tools to
Karl Atzmanstorfer +5 more
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