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Greening the Bottom Line: Public Funding for Circular Economy Initiatives and Financial Stability
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public funding for circular economy (CE) initiatives plays a crucial role in shaping corporate financial performance, yet its effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm, this study investigates the financial impact of CE funding on private firms, using Portugal as a case study. It analyses the financial
Rui Cruz +3 more
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Trainer expertise in business training: evidence from the Sri Lankan Microfinance Institutions
Менеджмент та підприємництво: тренди розвитку, 2020 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide business training to its clients in order to improve their knowledge and skills so that they can manage their businesses effectively and efficiently. MFIs can also experience better loan repayment rates due to the
Ruwan
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has become increasingly compelling, particularly among hybrid organizations such as B‐Corps, which seek to balance profit and purpose and are required to publish annual Impact Reports. This study assesses the completeness of disclosed information in the 2022 Impact Reports of 74 Italian B‐Corps, drawing on legitimacy ...
Laura Ferraro +3 more
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Technological forecasting & social change, 2018 The purpose of this study is to uncover the impacts of mobile phone use on the performance of micro-enterprises (MEs) in Bangladesh, a developing country where the total number of mobile subscriptions reached around 131.38 million by the end of June in ...
Mazharul Islam, E. Habes, M. Alam
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
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Enhancing Employment for Low-Income Women [PDF]
, 2004 This paper highlights key findings and lessons learned about the performance of nine social purpose businesses that received support from CFWED in 2002 and 2003, and about the outcomes experienced by the individuals who worked for these businesses.
Jeremy Black
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CECCAR Business ReviewThe Methodological Norms for the application of the Fiscal Code have recently been adjusted by Government Decision No. 1393/2024, in force since November 11, 2024, in order to clarify some issues that professional accountants face in their practical ...
Lucian CERNUȘCA
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U.S. Microfinance: Small Loans, Big Results [PDF]
, 2013 Accion's 2012 microTracker study highlights the critical role that U.S. small businesses play in building our economy. Conducted in partnership with the Aspen Institute and California microlender Opportunity Fund, the study takes a rigorous look at ...
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Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research has often portrayed entrepreneurs in largely positive terms, reflecting their contributions to innovation, employment, and economic growth. At the same time, it is well recognized that entrepreneurial activity can also involve harmful and unethical behaviors, as evidenced by numerous cases of misconduct among business owners and ...
Leonie Baldacchino, Sara Sassetti
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Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: towards a ‘macroeconomics of microfinance [PDF]
, 2005 The macroeconomic role of microfinance appears to have varied enormously between country cases, as notably exposed by the recent wave of macro-economic crises.
Marconi, R., Mosley, P.
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