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ESG Performance, Debt Financing, and R&D Output: Evidence From the Healthcare Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing calls for sustainability in the healthcare sector, this study examines how and under what conditions environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance influences research and development (R&D) output. Although existing studies suggest that ESG performance enhances R&D output, the financial mechanisms that enable or constrain
Sarmad Ali, Oriana Ciani, Simone Ghislandi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federated reinforcement learning-driven multi-task optimization for robust and ethical edge internet of things security. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li Y, Wang H, Xu G.
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

PrivChain-AI leveraging blockchain and federated learning for private financial reporting and access control. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Alaklabi S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating the ESG Paradox: Strategic Pathways Between Innovation and Washing Under Stakeholder Scrutiny

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, Anna Pak, Donghwi (Josh) Seo, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edge-AI integrated secure wireless IoT architecture for real time healthcare monitoring and federated anomaly detection. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Prabha M, Nandhini S, Dayanidhy M, Pradeep R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore, Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt, Steffen Strese   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Quality of Follow-Up Documentation Using a Structured Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP)-Based Template: A Two-Cycle Clinical Audit at Hasahesa Teaching Hospital, Sudan. [PDF]

Cureus
Mohamed MHA, Mohamed MHA, Fathi Mohammed AO, Musa M, Mohamed AE, Elhag S, Elhadi S, Ahmed F, Dahab F, Mohammed H, Ahmed AAA, Mohamed Ahmed AMS, Babiker EHM, Ahamed KMA, Babiker B, Mohamed OAA, Abozamr YM, Fadlemola EAA, Abdalrahman A, Babikir MA, Ibrahim N.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Profit: Do Mergers and Acquisitions and the Board of Directors Increase the Environmental, Social, and Governance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between mergers and acquisitions (M&A), board characteristics, and ESG performance in BRICS companies, considering the moderating role of sectoral sensitivity. The study analyzes 11,402 observations from 2293 BRICS companies, employing Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity and logistic ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos, Camila Lima Bazani, Pablo Zambra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source