Strengthening the use of regulatory policy measures for prevention of NCDs in Europe through the JA PreventNCD project. [PDF]
Helleve A +17 more
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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An expanded STIRPAT model analysis of China's carbon neutrality pathways. [PDF]
Tshiaba SM, Liao G.
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ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee +3 more
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Stakeholders' perspectives on funding malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis services in Tanzania through domestic resources mobilisation: a qualitative study. [PDF]
Ngadaya FD +11 more
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ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to verify whether institutional quality affects the relationship between green innovation and firm efficiency within the high‐tech manufacturing sectors. To estimate jointly the parameters of a stochastic frontier and the coefficients of a model explaining technical inefficiency, we employed the one‐step estimation ...
Mariarosaria Agostino +2 more
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Developing policy on sugar-sweetened beverages for children and adolescents in China: a qualitative study of stakeholder views and perceptions. [PDF]
Suo Y, Zang J, Wang J, Shen Q, Long Q.
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ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
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How to evaluate rare disease policy effectiveness based on policy modeling consistency (PMC) index model: A quantitative assessment of policy implementation in China. [PDF]
Zhao Y +6 more
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