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Circular Economy in the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Business Model Approach

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The water and wastewater management sector faces many challenges related to the implementation of a circular economy (CE). To date, sectoral CE solutions have focused mainly on technological innovations, with limited attention paid to social and economic aspects.
Marzena Smol, Magdalena Andrunik, Joanna Duda   +2 more
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Validated Signalling: How Ownership Structure Enhances ESG Disclosure Credibility in an Emerging Market

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While signalling theory predicts that ESG disclosure reduces information asymmetry and supports forward‐looking firm valuation, this relationship remains contested in emerging markets with concentrated ownership. Using a panel of 84 Turkish listed firms over 2014–2024 (924 firm‐years) and two‐step system GMM, we examine whether business groups,
Ajab Khan, Alhashmi Aboubaker Lasyoud, Mariam Abbas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change, Strategic Orientation, and Green Innovation: Unpacking External and Internal Drivers in Competitive Contexts

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms increasingly face political and societal pressures to pursue green strategies and sustainable innovation amid escalating climate change disruptions. Drawing upon contingency theory, institutional theory, and the natural resource‐based view, this article examines external (stakeholder pressures) and internal (environmental culture ...
Maria Vincenza Ciasullo, Miriana Ferrara, Weng Marc Lim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Luxury: Understanding Consumer Responses to Purpose‐Driven Brand Strategies

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study examines the dilemma faced by consumers in balancing the concepts of sustainability and luxury in the context of self‐gifting. The research is based on the Affect‐Behavior‐Cognition (ABC) framework and the Consumer‐Brand Identification (CBI) theory, which seeks to understand how the perceived sustainability–luxury fit and brand ...
Subhajit Pahari, Munmun Patra, Kiran Menghani, Park Thaichon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Driving Fan Engagement: The Role of Orientation, Value Creation, and Community Dynamics in Sports Fan Pages

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Online fan communities are important peripheral arenas for sports consumption. However, the psychological and social mechanisms that sustain engagement across these digital spaces are not sufficiently understood. This study thus investigates how Orientation Toward Sporting Events (OSE) drives fan page engagement and, subsequently, satisfaction.
Hamid Shaker, Babak Taheri, Martin Gannon, Josip Mikulić   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double Sided Traction Force Microscopy: A Method to Confine Cells for Physiologically Relevant Force Measurements

Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we describe a technique to make a confined environment of variable stiffness that is suitable for high‐resolution live‐cell imaging. This versatile and adaptable technique enables cell confinement between soft elastic surfaces made from polyacrylamide gels.
Alexia Caillier, Patrick W. Oakes
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Environmental and Social Sustainability Practices in SMEs: The Moderating Role of Sustainability, Digitalization, and Innovation Barriers

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and both environmental and social sustainability practices in small and medium‐sized enterprises, with a specific focus on the moderating effects of implementation barriers relating to sustainability, digitalization, and innovation.
Gülçinay Mumcu, Steven A. Brieger
wiley   +1 more source

What Drives CSR Performance: Structures, Declarations or Values?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are increasingly central to strategic management, yet a gap persists between formal commitments and actual practice. The study explores the structural and value‐based predictors of the institutional integration of CSR and sustainability, with a focus on the mediating role of the CSR ...
Pavla Vrabcová, Lukáš Falát, Hana Urbancová, Peter Madzík   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Price of Circularity: Exploring the Determinants of Consumer Willingness to Pay

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy (CE) requires not only technological and organisational innovation but also consumer engagement in adopting circular products. A key driver of this process is consumers' stated willingness to pay (WTP) a premium, which remains constrained by psychological, perceptual and contextual barriers.
Valerio Muto, Vincenzo Basile, Nunzia Petacca, Anna Prisco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Sustainability Revolution: How Generative AI Powers Ethical and Transparent Global Supply Chains

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can strengthen transparency and sustainability in global supply chains. Specifically, it distinguishes between (i) GenAI‐enabled sustainability reporting (i.e., automated generation of auditable narrative disclosures from multi‐tier supply chain data) and (ii) predictive ...
Rizwan Matloob Ellahi, Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi, Muhammad Hamza Farooqui, Syed Muhammad Abbas Shah, Fizzah Ayub   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source