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Modelling Sustainability Performance in Manufacturing Companies

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nowadays, organisations need to operate with economic, social and environmental goals in mind. Indices objectively quantify such goals; hence, an organisation can develop and compare policies based on future index values. We propose a system dynamics‐based model of a manufacturing company that frames its operations in terms of a set of easily ...
Harol Andrey Avila‐Choconta, Liliana Ruiz‐Acosta, David Andrés Camargo‐Mayorga, Mario Andrés Muñoz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Relationship Between Military Expenditure and Investment in the Economic Community of West African States: A Heterogeneous Panel Data Approach

Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice
West Africa has been grappling with various security challenges prompting governments’ intervention via military expenditure both at the country and regional level.
Efayena Obukohwo Oba, Olele Enoh Hilda
doaj   +1 more source

The demand for defense spending in Russia: Economic and strategic determinants

Russian Journal of Economics, 2018
The allocation of resources to defense and national security is influenced by several factors, both domestic and external. Findings, reported in the relevant empirical literature, suggest that military spending is determined by a cohort of economic ...
Christos Kollias, Suzanna-Maria Paleologou, Panayiotis Tzeremes, Nickolaos Tzeremes   +3 more
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Efficiency and Perceptions in Public CSR: An Integrated Efficiency–Perception Analysis of Spanish Defence Delegations

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public organisations often experience a discrepancy between improvements in technical efficiency and stakeholders' perceptions of integrity and performance. This study analyses the mechanisms that may underlie this efficiency–perception discrepancy in Spanish Defence Delegations during 2020–2023.
José Solana‐Ibáñez, Manuel Caravaca‐Garratón   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrolyte Design Strategies for High‐Energy‐Density Li/Na/K‐Metal Batteries Toward Grid‐Scale Energy Storage: From Liquid to Solid

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This review summarizes key parameters including cathode loading and electrolyte consumption, clarifies the practical application scope of alkali metal batteries, and research progress on advanced electrolytes for grid‐scale energy storage systems. The growing demand for grid‐scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) has prompted researchers to turn ...
Hui Shao, Zhiwei Ni, Jinkui Feng
wiley   +1 more source

“Passive” Scalecraft as a State Strategy in Post‐Authoritarian Environmental Governance: A Case From South Korea

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs a scalar politics framework to unpack how participatory rhetoric operates statecraft in a post‐authoritarian context, thereby illuminating hybrid‐regime behavior along a continuum of environmental governance. An examination of the environmental governance of an ecotourism project in South Korea is performed using ...
Souyeon Nam
wiley   +1 more source

Military Expenditure and Economic Growth Literature: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]

This paper surveys the literature on military expenditure and economic growth us- ing a meta-analysis technique. There exists a vast empirical literature that examines the impact of military expenditure on economic growth.
Aynur Alptekin, Paul Levine
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Development of the Human–Equine Attachment Scale

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Human–horse relationships encompass diverse roles, from companion to competition partner. The impact of such bonds informs owner decision‐making regarding horse management and veterinary care, yet standardised instruments to measure these unique bonds are limited.
Richard H. Corrigan, Marc Pierard, Emma Davies, David Marlin, Stephanie Evans, Jane M. Williams   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Meta analysis is conducted to review 32 empirical studies with 169 estimates to find the combined overall effect of military expenditure on economic growth. Using a meta fixed and random effects and regression analysis, our results show that there exists
Alptekin, Aynur, Levine, Paul
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source