Small and medium enterprises : a cross-country analysis with a new data set [PDF]
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, there has been an increased interest in the role of small and medium enterprises in job creation and economic growth.
Mylenko, Nataliya +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the impact of corruption control, as a public institutional mechanism, on hazardous waste emissions of private sector entities. We also examine the extent to which Agenda 2030 moderates the relationship. We analyse data from the top 500 global companies.
Babajide Oyewo +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Foreign banks increase the social orientation of Estonian financial sector [PDF]
Reconstruction of Estonian banking system started twenty years ago. Estonia built up for the market economy a banking oriented financial sector, which is centred on commercial banks.
Sõrg, Mart, Tuusis, Danel
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Korean bank regulation and supervision: crisis and reform (a critical evaluation with recommendations). [PDF]
, 1999 PhDThis thesis presents a critical analysis and evaluation of the current Korean banking regulatory and supervisory system. The objective is to identif' continuing structural weaknesses of the Korean banking system and to suggest areas of regulatory ...
Shim, Y., Shim, Young
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Green Talk, Costly Walk: The Financial Cost of Greenwashing
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial consequences of greenwashing, operationalized as the misalignment between ESG disclosure and actual ESG performance. While prior research has explored the reputational and ethical dimensions of greenwashing, its impact on firms' cost of debt remains underexamined.
S. Taddeo, A. Regoli, O. Weber, R. Carè
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The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette +2 more
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Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR), conceptualised along two complementary dimensions, relevance and reliability, to assess how firm‐level attributes and institutional conditions jointly shape disclosure practices in the electricity sector.
Alva Marasigan +3 more
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Relational vs. Transactional Banking Strategy in Over-Banking Era: an Exmination of Banking Industry in Taiwan with a Strategic Perspective [PDF]
, 2007 For over two decades, researchers in financial and economic field have been preoccupied with finding the unsettled issues of relational or transactional banking oriented through economic modeling with different assumptions.
陳秀育, Chen, Shiou-Yu
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Default Effect in ESG Investment: When a Recommendation Goes a Long Way
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Individual investors display a positive attitude toward ESG investments but typically fail to act upon it. We report results from a preregistered online experiment testing a default option on 1050 US investors examining the mechanisms driving the effectiveness of default options in promoting ESG investments.
Sai Sravanthi Ramadugula +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Do Lending Relationships Matter? Evidence from Bank Survey Data in Germany [PDF]
Strong lending relationships between banks and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the bank-based financial system of Germany.
Erik Lehmann, Neuberger, Doris
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