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From Managing Innovation to Governing Value: Reconceptualizing the Role of Intellectual Property in the Sustainable Business Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of intellectual property (IP) in promoting or hindering sustainable innovation now forms a topical issue in innovation management. Its role in the sustainable business model remains imperfectly understood however, creating a simplified view of IP in relation to corporate sustainable development. Hence, this study sought to examine how
Sarah van Santen
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A Strategy Cycle Nexus for Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 Integration: A Global Expert Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of circular economy (CE) practices supported by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies remains limited, despite their strong potential to enhance sustainable performance (SP). Organizations continue to face practical challenges in identifying effective strategies, enabling technologies, and implementation conditions.
Than'a Alsaoudi, Adolf Acquaye
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Asymmetric Relationships Between Sustainability Performance, Disclosure, and Market Value Under Isomorphic Disclosure Pressures: Evidence From Japan

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability performance is translated into sustainability disclosure under peer‐based isomorphic pressures and how such disclosures are valued in capital markets. Using 2016–2023 panel data from 647 Japanese‐listed firms, we analyze the triadic relationship between sustainability performance, sustainability ...
Kimitaka Nishitani, Eri Nakamura, Qi Sun, Hisayuki Kosaka, Tsugio Watanabe, Daisuke Furuta   +5 more
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Industry 4.0‐Enabled Circular Economy: Empirical Evidence and Strategic Roadmap for Manufacturing and Service Sectors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies can strengthen circular economy (CE) implementation in manufacturing and service organizations. Although recent studies discuss CE–I4.0 integration, empirical evidence comparing sectors and mapping technologies to specific CE lifecycle stages remains limited.
Vikas Swarnakar, Than'a Anwer Khaleel Almazidah Alsaoudi, Malik Khalfan, Abdelrahman E. E. Eltoukhy, Adolf Akwei Acquaye   +4 more
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Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development of SMEs: A Systematic Review of ‘How We Know,’ ‘What We Know’ and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to contribute more significantly to the sustainability agenda. Digital transformation (DT) has the potential to enable SMEs to fulfil their sustainable development goals. However, SMEs encounter unique challenges in leveraging DT for sustainability due to their size, limited resources and
Phuc G. Le, Duyen Chu, Thomas Domboka, Hien Nguyen   +3 more
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From Centrality to Sustainability: How Connected Boards Shape Waste Management Outcomes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The escalating climate crisis has elevated waste management from an operational concern to a critical issue of corporate governance. However, the role of board connectedness in shaping firms' waste practices remains largely unexplored. Drawing on resource dependency and social capital theories, this study examines how board network centrality ...
Irfan Haider Shakri, Anh Tuan Nguyen, FNU Pratima   +2 more
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Pathways to Sustainable Development: Digital Maturity, Sustainability Practices and Innovation Barriers in Social Economy and Conventional Enterprises

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Advancing sustainable development requires organisations to align digital capabilities with social and environmental objectives, yet the mechanisms by which digital maturity and sustainability practices drive innovation remain poorly understood across organisational contexts.
Antonio Manuel Ciruela‐Lorenzo, Juan Herrera‐Ballesteros, Pedro Mota Veiga, João J. Ferreira   +3 more
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Renewable Energy, Climate Risk, and the Cost of External Assurance: International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy are central to climate‐transition strategies, but their effects on external assurance have not been well understood. This study examines whether, how and where corporate renewable energy consumption affects the cost of external assurance, proxied by statutory audit fees.
Rashid Zaman, Terri Trireksani, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta   +2 more
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How National Culture Shapes the Relationship Between Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Performance: Evidence From Developed Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the moderating role of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on the relationship between board gender diversity and corporate environmental performance, including its components (resource use, emissions management, environmental innovations), across publicly listed companies headquartered in 32 developed economies.
Filip Hampl, Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová   +1 more
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From Confusion to Clarity: A Multi‐Stage Process Framework for Understanding Consumer Confusion

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes consumer confusion as a multi‐stage temporal process rather than a static outcome, addressing theoretical fragmentation in existing antecedent‐consequence models. By integrating cognitive appraisal, contextual amplification, and adaptive coping within a unified framework, we explain how confusion unfolds rather than
Fatih Celik, Erdogan Koc
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