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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Application of hybrid CNN-transformer for classifying major coal mine accident hazards. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tu Q, Zong Y, Li Z, Yue L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating the ESG Paradox: Strategic Pathways Between Innovation and Washing Under Stakeholder Scrutiny

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee, Anna Pak, Donghwi (Josh) Seo, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative Technologies to Improve Occupational Safety in Mining and Construction Industries-Part I. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Bęś P, Strzałkowski P, Górniak-Zimroz J, Szóstak M, Janiszewski M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Profit: Do Mergers and Acquisitions and the Board of Directors Increase the Environmental, Social, and Governance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between mergers and acquisitions (M&A), board characteristics, and ESG performance in BRICS companies, considering the moderating role of sectoral sensitivity. The study analyzes 11,402 observations from 2293 BRICS companies, employing Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity and logistic ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos, Camila Lima Bazani, Pablo Zambra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

Research on self-adaptive height adjustment control of shearer based on deep deterministic policy gradient. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang Y, Wang X, Lin G, Zhao L, Liu X, Jia B, Wang Y, He J, Ma L.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Damage quantification of mining explosion-proof equipment using thermal flame dynamics and improved LSTM. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xusheng X, Enqiao Z, Hongkui Z, Qinghua M, Fandong C, Xuhui Z, Junbiao Q.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mine pressure behavior law and fault activation response of normal fault zones in thick coal seams under mining disturbance. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xin T, Ji Y, Wang J, Wang B, Bai G, Jin J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source