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Houseshold Finance Case: Statutory Review of Discretionary Power to License
, 1953 The recent case of Household Finance Co. v. State involves judicial review of a discretionary power to issue small loan licenses; but the language used by the court is of such breadth that the entire field of judicial review of administrative licensing ...
Lewis, Roger I.
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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Business 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
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Wiggle Room: Discretionary Power and Vulnerability in Asylum Procedure [PDF]
, 2023 This doctoral dissertation examines how asylum decision-makers are able to operationalise the existing legal framework to control migration, by using their discretionary power, and what implications the use of discretionary power in the asylum procedure ...
Vanto, Johanna
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu +2 more
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Đorđe Tasić on the topic of power of discretionary deciding
, 1993 U ovom analitičkom, delom i kritičkom zapisu, izučen je Tasićev i tasićevski ogled o pravnom institutu slobodne ocene, postavljen kako na doktrinarnoj i uporednoj, tako i na praktičnoj ravni.
Tomić, Zoran
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of independent female directors (IFDs) on green innovation (GI) among Chinese‐listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Additionally, we investigate the moderating effects of ownership structure and market competition on the relationship between IFD and GI.
Muhammad Usman +4 more
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Discretionary Authority: Prosecutorial Discretion, Power Abuse, and Immigration
, 2019 Public administrators are entitled to a certain extent of discretionary authority while implementing laws, but are limited by the expectation that they interpret them with good intentions, comply with the legislature, and exercise them ethically to avoid
Safa, Lina
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
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Discretionary Federal Resources Distribution in Brazil [PDF]
, 2006 The Brazilian budgetary process is characterized by heavy central government control with wide ranging discretionary authority. State and municipal governments may try to exploit the discretionary power of the central government by choosing fiscal ...
Miranda, Rogerio Boueri
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