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The church as a local organisation : a comparative case study in the sociology of organisations [PDF]
This thesis uses a comparative case study as the means for demonstrating how the policies and attitudes of local churches are influenced by organisational factors.
Roberts, Kenneth John
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ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between Executive gender diversity (EGD) and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9—Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) in the European Union. It investigates whether female representation in corporate governance contributes to innovation‐driven sustainability.
Suzan Dsouza +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study explores how corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance affects equity misvaluation and how country‐level factors—national culture, environmental performance indicators, and world governance indicators (WGIs)—moderate the relationship between corporate ESG performance and misvaluation.
Xinyu Wang +4 more
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Fostering the dialogue between sociology and critical theory: some remarks on the normative character of social relations from Georg Simmel’s sociological theory [PDF]
This paper aims at reconstructing some aspects of Georg Simmel’s relational sociology in order to highlight the possible convergence between (relational) sociology and Critical Theory.
RUGGIERI Davide
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to provide evidence of the impact of civil liberties and political rights on corporate innovation, through the lens of institutional theory. Moreover, the research also analyses the moderating role of the CSR committee in the relationships between civil liberties and innovation, and political rights and innovation.
Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez +1 more
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Public Health Burden of Chronic Stress in a Transforming Society
In this paper chronic stress is proposed as an integrating model that can be applied to the explanation of the suddenly changing patterns of premature mortality rates in transforming societies of Central-Eastern-Europe, especially in Hungary.
Mária S. Kopp
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè +3 more
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Master of EducationDawe's classification of sociologies into two doctrines with the doctrine of control subsuming the doctrine of order has been claimed by M F.D.Young to be an adequate theory for his "new directions" and indeed for any sociology.
Duff, Barry Edward
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The Production of a Sustainability Reporting Norm in Spanish State‐Owned Enterprises
ABSTRACT State‐owned enterprises (SOEs) are hybrid organizations that pursue social and economic goals and are expected to engage in sustainability reporting. Previous literature has shown limited attention to examining the process by which a norm in sustainability reporting has emerged among SOEs.
Javier Andrades +2 more
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Social Control Theory: A Test of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Models
Thomas Hobbes posed the question, "Why do men obey the rules of society?" His answer was: "Of all passions, that which inclineth men least to break the laws, is fear. Nay, excepting some generous natures, it is the only thing, when there is appearance of
Jane M. Florence
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