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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

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
doaj   +3 more sources

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

Revertant Mosaicism Obscures Long‐Awaited Molecular Confirmation of Diamond‐Blackfan Anemia

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
Nicholas A. Borja, Mustafa Tekin
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering CEOs, Sustainability Performance, and Greenwashing: Evidence From Australian Listed Firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how engineering trained chief executive officers (CEOs) determine firms' sustainability performance and greenwashing behavior in Australian listed firms from 2016 to 2024. Drawing on Upper Echelons theory and Imprint theory, we argue that engineering cognition influences environmental strategy by providing conservative ...
Sulochana Dissanayake, R. M. N. C. Swarnapali   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Anodes for Low‐Temperature Nonaqueous Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in carbon anodes for low‐temperature nonaqueous alkali‐metal ion batteries. Fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic limitations are examined, alongside a systematic discussion of graphite, hard carbon, and emerging carbon architectures.
Zhichun Miao, Dandan Yu, Guojie Liu, Yuyang Qin, Jingyun Mou, Wenlong Song, Lu Shi, Zengqin Xiao, Xin Yuan, Huayu Chen, Laishun Qin, Da Chen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological stress during wartime and its association with seizure‐related emergency department utilization

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Psychological stress is commonly reported as a seizure precipitant in epilepsy, yet evidence from major crises remains limited and inconsistent. We examined whether the October 2023 Israel–Hamas conflict affected acute seizure‐related healthcare utilization among adults with epilepsy. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study
Anda Eilam, Mahdi Arar, Yacov Balash, Volodymyr Samogalskyi, Merav Greenstein, Michael Zouari, Nadejda Khmelev   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation for Learning in Primary Health Care Organizations: Aspirations, Realities and Lessons From Australia

New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines tensions between the accountability and learning functions of evaluation through a case study of an evaluation capacity building (ECB) initiative undertaken in an Australian primary health care setting. We describe the ECB approach and strategies and identify enablers and barriers influencing their implementation and ...
Brad Astbury, Lucio Naccarella
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of Military Expenditure on Income Inequality in Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries with an Emphasis on the Role of Corruption [PDF]

علوم و فنون نظامی, 2017
Empirical evidence from studies conducted in different countries of the world suggests that income inequality is affected by military expenditures. The severity of this impact can vary with different levels of corruption. In this regard the present study
abolghasem golkhandan, majid babayi-agh-esmaeili   +1 more
doaj  

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source