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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

The Analysis and Assesstment of International Capital Flows in the Form of Foreign Direct Investments and Foreign Direct Divestments: The Cases of Latvia and Poland

open access: yesEconomics and Culture, 2018
Decisions to invest, withdraw, or transfer capital in different foreign markets have become a fixed part of management pragmatics in contemporary companies.
Zak Katarzyna
doaj   +1 more source

Does Managerial Ability Improve Environmental Performance and Overall ESG Ratings? The Impact of the European Sustainability Reporting Mandate

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enterprises Communication in e-Environment: Case Study of Latvia and Kazakhstan

open access: yesEconomics and Culture, 2018
The performed scientific studies show that proper and skilful use of modern technologies can contribute to significant development of companies. Growth of technologies occurs rapidly, and the electronic environment continuously develops and improves ...
Stige-Skuskovnika Vita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Appointment of Executives, Green Action and Firm Performance: Evidence From the World Bank Enterprise Survey

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental sustainability and political influence increasingly shape corporate strategy, yet the link between politically appointed executives and firms' environmental actions remains underexplored. This study investigates whether political appointments to top executive positions influence the adoption of green action initiatives and how ...
Post Raj Pokharel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Governance, Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Financial Dimensions Through an Integrated Multicriteria Decision‐Making Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable governance depends on the joint functioning of institutional quality, fiscal discipline, environmental performance, and socioeconomic inclusion. However, many composite indicators rely on subjective weighting schemes and leave the structural role of governance underspecified.
Ömer Faruk Rençber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revitalising Borders: Memory, Mobility and Materiality in a Latvian-Russian Border Region

open access: yesCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2016
In this paper I investigate how an international border is ‘revitalised’ in political discourses as opposed to lived experiences. Based on narratives I have collected from border dwellers on both sides of the current border between Latvia and Russia and ...
Aija Lulle
doaj   +1 more source

From Informality to Green Development: How the Shadow Economy Affects Green Finance, Green Innovation, and Green Trade

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving green transition has become an essential policy priority for which economies need to mobilize green finance, increase green innovation, and promote trade in environmentally sustainable goods and services. However, the effectiveness of policies for enhanced green development depends not only on their design but also on their ...
Sami Ur Rahman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legal and financial regulation of AI in Serbia, Latvia, and the EU [PDF]

open access: yesSrpska Politička Misao
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being rapidly integrated across numerous sectors, with the financial industry at the forefront of technological transformation.
Dejanović Mirjana, Krivins Anatolijs
doaj   +1 more source

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