Selective strategic adaptation and structural trade-offs in a public traditional Chinese medicine hospital under China's national performance appraisal: a longitudinal study. [PDF]
Front Health ServDu X, He C, Zhang D, Wang Z, Zhao M.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into corporate business strategy has become progressively important, particularly for firms operating in high‐materiality industries where nonfinancial risks are more pronounced. This study examines the association between ESG performance and firm performance among European
Melinda Timea Fülöp +2 more
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Unlocking the financing potential of forest-based carbon assets: a valuation framework for pledge lending under uncertainty in China. [PDF]
Sci RepZhang Y, Zhang J.
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Audit Committee and ESG Disclosure Quality: The Moderating Role of Female CEO Leadership
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ESG reporting is widespread among large public firms, yet the extent and completeness of these disclosures vary widely, raising concerns about transparency and comparability. Drawing on Stakeholder Theory and Resource Dependency theory, this study examines how audit committee (AC) effectiveness influences ESG disclosure quality (ESGDQ) and ...
Mutalib Anifowose +3 more
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Bond market opening, monetary policy, and systemic financial risks - An empirical study based on the TVP-SV-VAR model. [PDF]
PLoS OnePing WY, Hu YW, Luo LQ.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study re‐examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) engagement and firm financial performance by moving beyond linear, net‐effect models toward a configurational perspective. Focusing on a global sample of 1380 non‐financial firms with high environmental maturity (CDP Climate Change score ≥ B), we ...
Daniel Yeung +2 more
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Eyes on the Ground: Can Institutional Investor Site Visits Discipline Corporate ESG Hypocrisy?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether institutional investor site visits serve as an effective external governance mechanism for curbing environmental, social and governance (ESG) hypocrisy. Using panel data on Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2012 to 2021, we find that site visits significantly reduce ESG hypocrisy by improving internal control ...
Lichun Zheng +4 more
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Unlocking private finance for nature: Addressing barriers and reframing risk-return dynamics. [PDF]
iScienceSheikh HA +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This scoping review provides an industry‐comparative synthesis of greenwashing and disclosure‐action decoupling in sustainability‐related reporting. Guided by PRISMA, it reviews 73 peer‐reviewed articles published between 2016 and 2025 and organizes them into three streams: variable‐based explanatory, report analysis, and disclosure‐action ...
Zhang Yiping +3 more
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The impact of banking uncertainty on firm investment: A look into intangible assets. [PDF]
PLoS OneHuynh J, Phan TMH.
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