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THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE-EXTERNAL DEBT NEXUS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM A PANEL OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the impact of military expenditure and income on external debt for a panel of six Middle Eastern countries; namely, Oman, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iran, and Jordan, over the period 1988 to 2002.
Paresh Kumar Narayan, Russell Smyth
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Think Global, Act Local? Fortune 500 Business Strategies for Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of business towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been well established. However, SDG contextualization continues to pose a conundrum, particularly for firms operating in multiple contexts. This becomes even more problematic in the case of SDG 11, the only goal in the sustainable development agenda directly
Andreas Georgiou
wiley   +1 more source

"Guns or Butter?" Revisited: Robustness and Nonlinearity Issues in the Defense-Grotwth Nexus [PDF]

open access: yes
The relationship between military expenditure and growth is studied taking into account potential nonlinearities and robustness issues in the specification of the econometric models used.
Gerhard Reitschuler   +1 more
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Giving or Greening? Stakeholder Dynamics and Ex‐Military Executives

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms increasingly face competing demands from different stakeholder groups, yet little is known about how these demands interact and generate strategic trade‐offs. Drawing on stakeholder theory and upper echelons theory, we investigate whether an overemphasis on philanthropic initiatives can detract from investments in green innovation, and ...
Hyeyoun Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends and Insights in Arab Audit Research: A Bibliometric Exploration

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs bibliometric analysis to investigate audit research trends across five Arab countries—Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates—each reflecting distinct sociopolitical, economic and legal contexts.
Zouhour Ben Hamadi, Peter Ghattas
wiley   +1 more source

Military Budget and Economic Growth: Case of Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Countries

open access: yesTrikonomika, 2017
Conflict became one of the biggest problems in the Middle East region. This situation will deteriorated the country and will impact on economic perfomance, so defense budget is important to resolve these problems.
Ratni Heliati, Intan Putri Wandiva
doaj   +1 more source

Military expenditure - threats, aid, and arms races [PDF]

open access: yes
Using global data for the period 1960-99, the authors estimate neighborhood arms races. They find that the level of military expenditure is strongly influenced by the expenditure of neighbors. The authors estimate an"arms race multiplier,"finding that an
Collier, Paul, Hoeffler, Anke
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The Growth in Military Expenditure in Germany 1951-2011: Did Parties Matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We examine whether government ideology was correlated with the growth in military expenditure in Germany over the period 1951-2011. By using various measures of government ideology, the results do not show any effect. The exception is an ideology measure
Kauder, Björn, Potrafke, Niklas
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To What Extent Does ESG Performance Influence Board Engagement in Acquisition Activity?

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between boards and corporate acquisition activity. Specifically, we posit that boards with directors who have been politicians positively influence the propensity to pursue acquisitions and that ESG performance (divided into environmental, social, and governance scores) moderates this relationship.
Leticia Pérez‐Calero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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