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Changing Tides for the Welfare State - An Essay [PDF]

It has turned out to be difficult to adjust welfare-state arrangements to new circumstances. This paper emphasizes developments in the labor market and changes in the structure and preferences of the family.
Assar Lindbeck
core  

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, Nicola Varrone, Mario Ossorio, Lucia Michela Daniele, Maria Coscia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market-driven fitness instruction: transforming the role of personal trainers in health promotion practices. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Xie Z, Duan Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez, Wim Van Opstal, Christina Bidmon, Saskia Manshoven, Julian Kirchherr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robots, ledgers, and RevPAR: a blockchain-enabled AI-robotics conceptual model for sustainable hotel revenue and asset management. [PDF]

Front Robot AI
Jackson LA.
europepmc   +1 more source

On Finance as a Theory of TFP, Cross-Industry Productivity Differences, and Economic Rents. [PDF]

We develop a theory of capital-market imperfections to study how the ability to enforce contracts affects resource allocation across entrepreneurs of different productivities, and across industries with different needs for external financing.
Ana Hidalgo, Andres Erosa
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Market and Nonmarket Strategies in Focus: How Entrepreneurs Tackling the Grand Challenge of Waste Management Navigate Institutional and Market Adversity in Ghana

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Abiodun Samuel Adegbile, Augustine Awuah Peprah, Bede Akorige Atarah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Industrial citizenship" and social inequality in Japan: the dynamics of contract and status in shaping inequalities. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Imai J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Short-term contracts: trap or stepping stone toward stable employment? [PDF]

This paper focuses on labor market transitions and especially on those involving fixed-term contracts. Our contribution is twofold: first, we provide an accurate measure of labor market transitions and focus on transitions from fixed-term contracts to ...
L. WILNER, P. GIVORD
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The Role of Institutional Pressures in Technology Adoption for Low‐Carbon Manufacturing

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Existing research highlights that the adoption of low‐carbon technologies in manufacturing operations is shaped by the external environment. However, limited understanding exists regarding how technology‐related uncertainty interacts with institutional pressures to influence firms' adoption strategies.
Diellza Salihu, Mika Immonen, Aleksi Harju   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source