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ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
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The presented study examines a new approach to the interpretation and structuring of economic modernization as a process implemented by means of the adaptive and proactive potential of entrepreneurship and big business in particular.
N. V. Gontar’, A. G. Sapozhnikova
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Reconsidering structural-functionalism in modernization theory [PDF]
This study will argue that structural-functionalism is still a useful tool for analysis, but is difficult to resurrect because of its association with modernization theory. This is the primary theoretical goal of the current essay.
Leopard, Donald L.
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ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
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ABSTRACT Drawing upon ecological modernization theory as the analytical framework, this study employs macro‐level longitudinal tracking data covering China's major regions as research samples. It measures the green and low‐carbon development (GLCD) of manufacturing from the four dimensions—“carbon reduction, pollution mitigation, ecological expansion ...
Deng Wang +4 more
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Revisiting Modernization: Theory, Critique, and Contemporary Perspectives
This research investigates the classical frameworks of modernization as a theoretical framework and a process of social transformation. In addition, alternative approaches such as dependency theory, world systems theory, and current approaches to ...
Zain Ul Abideen, Hacı Musa Taşdelen
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ABSTRACT This article contributes to sustainability research by investigating the complex, geopolitically induced challenges faced by industrial supply chains under international sanctions. Using Iran's steel industry as a case, it examines sustainability barriers through the lens of stakeholder theory. A mixed methods approach was employed.
Seyed Hamed Moosavirad +2 more
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Evaluation of reservoir operation management based on variable fuzzy set theory
To scientifically evaluate the modernization level of reservoir operation management, considering the urgent demand for modernized reservoir operation management and the need to construct a modernization matrix, an evaluation index system consisting of ...
HU Wen +4 more
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POLITICAL MODERNIZATION: SATISFACTION, THEORY, DEVELOPMENT, COMPARATIVE AND SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSES
The article is devoted to the analysis of the political modernization process, its theories and ways of development. The successful development of political modernization creates the country image of a modernized society.
Inna Shevel
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ABSTRACT We examine the effects of big data analytics (BDA) and artificial intelligence (AI) on corporate sustainability performance, specifically investigating the influence of regulatory pressure and top management support. Utilizing hierarchical regression analysis on questionnaire data from 220 Chinese manufacturing firms, we find that both BDA and
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu +2 more
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