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Industrial integration and growth of firm in transition economies: the case of a French multinational company [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In the last decade, the prospect of accession of Central and East European countries (CEECs) to the European Union has given momentum to the discussion of their economic integration into the EU.
Yoruk, D.E.
core  

Sustainable Facilities Management and Green Leasing: The Company Strategic Approach

open access: yesProcedia Economics and Finance, 2015
AbstractBusinesses are becoming more environmentally focused, andinteraction between their core processes is essential in adopting a sustainable approach. This can be further complicated in the rental market, where organisational approaches may not be compatible with the sustainable obligations of building owners.
Collins, Dave, Junghans, Antje
openaire   +1 more source

From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some numerical methods for solving stochastic impulse control in natural gas storage facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The valuation of gas storage facilities is characterized as a stochastic impulse control problem with finite horizon resulting in Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations for the value function.
Abd Aziz, Zainal   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
wiley   +1 more source

Risk management and the corporate real estate portfolio [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In a global business economy, firms have a broad range of corporate real estate needs. During the past decade, multiple strategies and tactics have emerged in the corporate real estate community for meeting those needs.
Gibson, Ginny, Louargand, M.
core  

Can Carbon Strategy Enhance Corporate Productivity? Evidence From Carbon Risk and Opportunity Management

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whether corporate carbon management can enhance productive efficiency is central to firms' long‐term competitiveness and determines whether carbon reduction efforts can be sustained beyond regulatory compliance. This study examines how corporate carbon risk and opportunity management affects firm productivity (measured by total factor ...
Nan Huang, Hanlu Fan, Ruoxin Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Erie County Industrial Development Agency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The ECIDA is a public benefit corporation created by the New York State Legislature for the purpose of attracting and retaining private sector business development in Erie County.
Fitzsimmons, Patrick
core   +1 more source

Corporate financing decisions: UK survey evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Despite theoretical developments in recent years, our understanding of corporate capital structure remains incomplete. Prior empirical research has been dominated by archival regression studies which are limited in their ability to fully reflect the ...
Allen D.E.   +22 more
core   +2 more sources

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