Earnings Quality and ESG Performance in Energy and Utilities: What Really Matters?
ABSTRACT The paper investigates the controversial relationship between firms' earnings quality and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, focusing on the energy and utility sectors given their significant regulatory pressures, environmental impact, and capital‐intensive nature, which render ESG performance particularly important for ...
Antonios Persakis +2 more
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Can participatory budgeting mitigate government debt risk?-An empirical analysis using cross-national panel data. [PDF]
Li Y, Zhang Q.
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Sustainability Performance and Corporate Risk: Evidence From the Tourism Industry
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of sustainability performance (Refinitiv Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG] scores) on corporate risk (CR). We apply stakeholder theory and the resource‐based view to an international sample of 247 tourism firms from 2002 to 2018.
Omneya Abdelsalam +4 more
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Education debt and household consumption upgrading: Positive incentives or inhibitions? [PDF]
Xie M, Chen X, Zhao Y.
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Mergers and Acquisitions and Brexit: A Natural Experiment
ABSTRACT We study the impact of Brexit uncertainty on one of the most important forms of corporate investment: mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Brexit provides us with an ideal natural experiment to explore the real effects of economic uncertainty and understand the underlying transmission mechanism. We document a significant decline in the number of M&
Di Luo +3 more
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The novel mechanism of financing effect on companies development empirical study. [PDF]
Tao S, Yuan X.
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An Examination of Organizational Age Effect on Debt to Equity Ratio of Firms at the Nigeria Stock Exchange Market [PDF]
Kevin Okoh Ugwu +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines the environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring methodologies used by Bloomberg and S&P Global through the lens of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It addresses a notable gap in the literature by identifying the underlying factors that shape ESG scores and providing practical insights for companies seeking to ...
Philipe Balan +4 more
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Research on the resource and governance effects of state-owned equity participation: Based on the analysis of the green transformation process and path of private enterprises. [PDF]
Ren H, Wen Y.
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