Target Firm's ESG Engagement and Post–M&A Performance: The Mediating Role of Acquirer's CSR Strategy
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines whether the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of target firms influences both accounting‐based and market‐based corporate financial performance (CFP) within the merger and acquisition (M&A) context and whether this relationship is mediated by the acquirer's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
Francesco Gangi +4 more
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Advancements in Bullen-type inequalities via fractional integral operators and their applications. [PDF]
HeliyonSamraiz M +5 more
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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Population trends in nutritional status and socioeconomic divergence in extreme obesity in Peru: geospatial dynamics and intergenerational risk. [PDF]
Obes PillarsBallena-Caicedo J, Vera-Ponce VJ.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines sectoral heterogeneity in corporate biodiversity disclosure (CBD) among Chinese listed firms over the period 2001–2023. Drawing on stakeholder, institutional, and resource dependency theories, it investigates how environmental exposure, ownership structures, and market dynamics influence biodiversity risk recognition and ...
Orkun Bayram +2 more
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Algorithmic inclusion? The role of AI-assisted inclusive leadership in shaping gendered outcomes in multicultural academic teams. [PDF]
Front PsycholTahir I +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
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"I want to take the power back": An interpretative phenomenological analysis of self-management in coexisting physical and mental long-term conditions. [PDF]
PLoS OneLodwick C, Ambrosio L, Portillo MC.
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Mapping the Global South Circular Economy: A Bibliometric‐Narrative Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although the circular economy (CE) is gaining popularity because of its propensity to optimise the sustainability of resources, few scholars have examined how this field has evolved in the Global South. Using bibliometric‐narrative analysis, our paper maps general and thematic trends of CE in the Global South using micro, meso, and macro level
Dede Iskandar Siregar +3 more
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Digital navigation as an access barrier: waiting times, equity, and universal health coverage in a digitalizing health system. [PDF]
Front Public HealthMemmel E, Kerschbaumer L.
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