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Elections as an instrument for transition to democracy in the Czech Republic [PDF]

open access: yesAnnales Scientia Politica, 2018
This article is devoted to the topic of the analysis of the electoral system in the Czech Republic. Despite that initially, there have been such rules in the electoral law that complied with international election process standards of organising and ...
Radim Holechek
doaj  

Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
wiley   +1 more source

Electoral Systems in Context

open access: yes, 2017
The Netherlands has one of the most proportional electoral systems in the world. This chapter details the origins, functioning, and effects of the Dutch electoral system. After providing the historical background of the electoral system, the chapter discusses the allocation of seats both to parties and to candidates and gives practical examples ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Are Governments Green Shareholders? The Impact of State Ownership on Environmental Performance at Home and Abroad

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the critical role that state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) can play in the green transition, relatively little is known about governments' environmental behavior as foreign shareholders. This study examines the effect of state ownership on domestic and foreign environmental performance.
Pablo Torres, Germà Bel, Marc Esteve
wiley   +1 more source

CONSTITUIREA, ORGANIZAREA ȘI FUNCȚIONAREA PARLAMENTUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA [PDF]

open access: yesBuletinul Științific al Universității de Stat „B.P. Hasdeu” din Cahul: Științe Sociale, 2019
Parliamentarism as a form of government and political influence in studies of both historical and contemporary points of view is a subject of this presentation. Republic of Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic.
Ilie GÎRNEȚ
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The Finnish personalization paradox: Party control in Europe's most open proportional system [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
The Finnish electoral system represents a unique case among contemporary European democracies. Formally, it constitutes one of the most inclusive proportional models for voters and candidates—the Finnish “quasi-list” system enables mandatory preferential
Kandić Uros P., Hodžić Jasmin S.
doaj   +1 more source

The Grey Zone of Stakeholder Engagement: Misalignment as a Manifestation of Greyness in Stakeholder Collaboration

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study identifies and conceptualises the grey zone of stakeholder engagement and explores how it manifests in a collaborative context related to the promotion of a circular economy. While prior research on stakeholder engagement has highlighted the positive, value‐creating bright side or the harmful dark side of stakeholder engagement, we ...
Annika Blomberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paying for Privilege: How Political Contributions Undermine Environmental Sustainability—And How Executive Contracting Can Restore Balance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We are interested in investigating whether firms use political donations as a license to neglect environmental sustainability. We further deepen the examination by exploring the role of executive contracting. Drawing on a wide range of data between 2002 and 2021 and a global sample, our findings confirm that firms use political contributions ...
Habiba Al‐Shaer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electoral Systems in Context

open access: yes, 2018
Italy stands out among advanced industrialized democracies because of its frequency of major electoral reforms. In the postwar period, Italy has experienced four major electoral systems: the proportional representation (PR) system of the First Republic (1948–1992), mixed-member majoritarian (MMM, 1993–2005), and two varieties of PR with majority bonus (
openaire   +2 more sources

Can Credit Rating Changes Affect Corporate Carbon Emissions? Some Evidence From the S&P 500

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using panel data on US S&P 500 firms from 2012 to 2024, this study examines how credit rating changes affect corporate carbon performance. Drawing on the resource‐based view and prospect theory, we show that credit rating downgrades lead to a statistically and economically significant deterioration in emission reduction scores.
Michal Wojewodzki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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