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

open access: yesBusiness 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Relationship between Ownership Structure and Debt Cost with an Emphasis on the Role of Financial Crisis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics, 2017
Capital structure discusses the composition of company financing sources including short-term debts, bonds, long-term debt, preferred stock, and common stock. Some firms define no predetermined plan for capital structure; rather, the capital structure is
Mohammad Karimi   +2 more
doaj  

An Incomplete Contracts Approach to Corporate Bankruptcy [PDF]

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This paper integrates the problem of designing corporate bankruptcy rules into a theory of optimal debt structure. We show that, in an incomplete contract framework with imperfect renegotiation, having multiple creditors increases a firm's debt capacity ...
Erik BERGLÖF   +2 more
core  

Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

The Canadian Debt-Strategy Model: An Overview of the Principal Elements [PDF]

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As part of managing a debt portfolio, debt managers face the challenging task of choosing a strategy that minimizes the cost of debt, subject to limitations on risk.
David Jamieson Bolder, Simon Deeley
core  

Investigating How Firms in Emerging Economies Integrate AI‐Driven Systems and ESG Metrics Into Biodiversity Conservation and Circular Economy Strategies

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms in emerging economies integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices to enhance biodiversity conservation and circular economy outcomes. It examines the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) governance and the moderating effect of ...
Suleman Bawa, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Capital Structure, Corporate Taxation and Firm Age [PDF]

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This paper analyzes the relationship between capital structure, corporate taxation and firm age. We adapt a standard model of optimal capital structure choice under corporate taxation, focusing on the financing and investment decisions a young firm is ...
Hannes Winner   +2 more
core  

Do ESG Leaders Achieve Higher Firm Financial Performance? The Influence of Women Directors and Controversial Industries

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the growing pressure on companies to achieve high ESG performance while minimising ESG controversies, this study investigates how ESG performance and ESG controversies jointly affect firm financial performance (measured as ROA and ROE), considering the effect of the presence of women directors and of operating in controversial versus non‐
Alice Alosi, Emilia Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

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