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Fiscal Scenario of South Asian Countries: Implications for Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation [PDF]
Sustainable economic growth and Poverty alleviation is a principal objective of the developing countries. The present study aims to historically review of fiscal policy and its consequences for the economic development of the four South Asian economies i.
Akram, Naeem
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The socio‐emotional wealth (SEW) perspective suggests that the specific priorities of a family business may make it more or less inclined to engage in sustainable practices. This paper examines how family business heterogeneity regarding family ownership, financial performance, and family board members affects the sustainability commitment of ...
Sonia Sánchez‐Andújar +2 more
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GOVERNMENT DEBTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING ECONOMY
International Journal of Social and Educational InnovationThe intricate relationship between government public debt and economic growth has long been a subject of scholarly inquiry, and its relevance is particularly pronounced in the context of emerging economies like Nigeria.
Emmanuel Imuede OYASOR
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Borrowing and socio-economic characteristics of households: results of sample surveys carried out by the Bank of Greece [PDF]
This paper uses data from two household surveys conducted by the Bank of Greece in 2002 and 2005 and examines how various socio-economic characteristics of households, such as size, income and wealth, the age, education level and tenure of employment of ...
George T. Simigiannis +1 more
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ESG Decoupling Phenomenon: A Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ESG decoupling, defined as the gap between a firm's ESG disclosures and its actual practices, poses a critical challenge to corporate sustainability. Using the PRISMA protocol, 451 articles were selected for a comprehensive bibliometric and systematic literature review to map the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of the research on
Maryam Laeeq +2 more
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Indebtedness and the Household Financial Health: An Examination of the Canadian Debt Service Ratio Distribution [PDF]
The household debt-to-disposable income ratio in Canada increased from 110 per cent in 1999 to 127 per cent in 2007. This increase has raised questions about the ability of households to service their increased debt if faced with a negative economic or ...
Umar Faruqui
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses the association between carbon emissions and financial performance in Latin American firms. The scientific literature on this topic is limited, with little evidence available in this geographical region. This study aims to address this research gap by testing hypotheses focused on analysing how Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon ...
Ana Isabel Mendieta‐Callirgos +3 more
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A critical analysis of Mudarabah & a new approach to equity financing in Islamic finance [PDF]
Financial intermediation serves a valuable purpose, but it can also be structured using equity modes of financing. This can relieve the financee and increase diversity of entrepreneurial undertakings as in debt based commercial financing, there is little
Shaikh, Salman Ahmed
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Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
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