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ABSTRACT Small enterprises (SEs) constitute a major component of economic systems, and their socio‐environmental commitment is critical for promoting societal well‐being. This paper examines the direct effect of sound financial practices on socio‐environmental commitment and evaluates the mediating role of financial constraints—specifically debt and ...
Marcos Álvarez‐Espiño +2 more
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Books reviewed: • Francisco Yus. Cyberpragmatics. Internet-mediated communication in context • Bruce, Ian. Theory and Concepts of English for Academic Purposes • Walsh, Steve. Exploring Classroom Discourse.
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
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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Modal Hedges in Para-pharmaceutical Product Instructions: Some Examples from English and Serbian
The paper investigates how modal hedges (Coates 1983) understood as expressions of procedural meaning, i.e. expressions which instruct the addressee/reader how to process the propositional content of an utterance/statement (Watts 2004) are used in ...
Ivana Trbojević Milošević
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This article examines language practices in the professional audiovisual context and aims in particular to compare the practices of producers/directors and broadcasters of contemporary media in Irish, Maori and Breton from the perspectives of ...
Ruth Lysaght
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Flamand, hollandais, néerlandais... Badumes, standards et norme(s) dans les Bas-Pays
Presentation of the Dutch language past and present and historical comparison of the situations for Dutch and Breton.
Jean Le Dû
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ABSTRACT This study theorises and empirically tests performative purpose alignment theory (PPAT), which conceptualises corporate purpose as a performative artefact materialised through discursive and multimodal signals. To operationalise this, we introduced the SDG–Purpose Alignment Index (SPAI), a computational construct that quantifies the thematic ...
Augustine Okeke, Ifeanyi Ugbebor
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Un atlas linguistique du créole des Petites Antilles (ALPA)
This article presents the origins and development of the Atlas Linguistique du Créole des Petites Antilles (ALPA) in its academic, technical/scientific, historical and sociolinguistic contexts.
Jean Le Dû
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ABSTRACT Climate change has generated an unprecedented expansion of disclosure frameworks, metrics, and governance instruments intended to inform corporate strategy. Yet firms continue to differ markedly in how climate‐related knowledge is interpreted, prioritized, and embedded in decision‐making. This paper addresses this paradox by shifting attention
Giuseppe Modaffari +2 more
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ABSTRACT Given the critical role that banks play in sustainable development through their financial intermediation and capital allocation functions, assessing their sustainability performance has become an increasingly important research issue.
Özcan Işık +3 more
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