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Cluster Analysis of Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis Practices and Their Impact on Sustainability Performance in the Plastics Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how plastics manufacturing firms can be classified according to their level of implementation of circular economy (CE) and industrial symbiosis (IS) practices and how such adoption influences sustainability performance. Using data from plastics manufacturing firms, we integrate cluster analysis with partial least squares ...
Laura Cristina Ramírez‐Rodríguez, Rafael Mora‐Contreras, Carmen Jaca, Marta Ormazabal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Transition Intermediaries as Capability Builders for Adopting Radical Innovation in Incumbent Firms: The Case of the UK Energy Supply Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition intermediaries play a pivotal role in configuring networks aligning the interests of stakeholders to achieve sustainable goals. However, the transition literature has paid little attention to the influence intermediaries can have in strengthening organisational capabilities. Especially in sectors that are slow to change, such as the
Horacio Gonzalez, Matthew Hannon, Efstathios Tapinos   +2 more
wiley   +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

Ownership structure and firm performance: Evidence from South African firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Acta Commercii
Orientation: This study investigates the impact of ownership structure on the performance of South African firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), focusing on ownership categories such as institutional, foreign, managerial, government and ...
Delane D. Naidu, Faeezah Peerbhai, Kerry-Ann McCullough   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Agglomeration and Productivity of Textile and Leather Manufacturing in the Punjab Province of Pakistan [PDF]

Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 2013
This study investigates whether spatial agglomeration of textile and leather industry facilitates to enhance its own productivity at establishment level in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Asim Iqba, Muhammad Wasif Siddiqi
doaj  

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

Would a Second Transition Stage Prolong the Initial Period of Post-socialist Economic Transformation into Market Capitalism ? [PDF]

The European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2004
: The article attempts to define the relevant yardsticks that can be used to delineate the end of the transition process or, alternatively, a second stage in the post-socialist economic transformation into market capitalism.
Wladimir Andreff
doaj  

Takeover Defenses, Firm-Specific Skills and Managerial Entrenchment [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
We analyze the effects of takeover defenses and golden parachutes on the incentives and compensations of target managers, and whether they lead to higher premia for selling shareholders. We find that the effect of these instruments on shareholder wealth is negative.
openaire   +2 more sources

Ownership, Economic Entrenchment and Allocation of Capital [PDF]

In an efficient economy, capital should be quickly (re)allocated from declining firms and sectors to more profitable investment opportunities. This process is affected by the concentration of corporate control, which in turn is affected by market ...
Desai, Sameeksha, Eklund, Johan E.
core  

Advancing Transformative Learning in Sustainability Management Education: A Systematic Review and Integrative Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reversing dominant unsustainable business practices requires a fundamental shift in how business practitioners perceive and enact sustainability. Management education is crucial for preparing prospective business professionals to lead this change, yet traditional curricula often perpetuate unsustainable paradigms.
Justo Alberto Ramírez‐Franco, Raquel Antolín‐López, José Valverde‐Roda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source