Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Profitability in South Africa: An Industry‐Level Analysis
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility and profit on assets in South Africa using a panel dataset comprising 79 industries observed annually between 2017 and 2024. The study uses an industry‐level dataset which, unlike firm‐level inquiries, purges firm‐level noise and acknowledges the empirical regularity ...
Brian Tavonga Mazorodze
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Revisiting Reviewer Rewards: A Critical Commentary on "Incentivizing Peer Reviewers": Exploring Monetary and Nonmonetary Rewards. [PDF]
John A.
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Responsible Banking Under Twin Transition: FinTech M&As, ESG Strategy, and Bank Performance
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how banking innovation strategies, namely FinTech M&As and ESG practices, affect bank performance under rising competitive pressures and regulatory complexity. Using a unique dataset of 543 listed banks across 49 countries from 2000 to 2023, we analyse whether these strategic investments enhance banks' profitability ...
G. B. Ferilli, Y. Altunbas, E. Palmieri
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Low-Level Alcohol Consumption in Children 11-12 Years Old Is Linked to Neural Substrates Involved in Reward Processing and Inhibitory Control: Results From a Brain-Wide Association Study. [PDF]
Jackson IF +3 more
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ABSTRACT In recent decades, manufacturing companies have increasingly adopted product‐service systems (PSSs) business models combining products and services. PSS solutions aim for greater sustainable performance across the triple bottom line (TBL) dimensions; however, the literature emphasises the significance of accurately assessing sustainability ...
Veronica Arioli +4 more
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Competing value signals impair reward-learning via dopaminergic mechanisms and increase exploration. [PDF]
Lin WW +7 more
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Tensions Behind the Trade: How Divergent Service Preferences Shape Peer‐To‐Peer Sharing Choices
ABSTRACT The landscape of ‘sharing’ services encompasses services ranging from access‐based services (car sharing) to peer‐to‐peer sharing platforms (Couchsurfing). These services differ in the levels of exchange and altruism, creating conflicting consumer motivations.
Vivian S. C. Tunn +2 more
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Reward Processing in Binge Eating and Harmful Drinking: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Breddy TN, Schmidt KM, Bodell LP.
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ESG And Market Power: Evidence From a Concentrated Financial Sector
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors on market power in the Kuwait financial sector for the period 2018–2023. Market power is measured using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), and the System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is employed as the main method.
Abdullah Aldousari
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Meta-analysis of neural correlates of working memory, reward, and emotion processing in major depressive disorder using AES-SDM. [PDF]
Ding H +7 more
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