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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs hierarchical regression modelling on a survey of 550 firms from Nigeria and Ghana to examine the impact of sustainability auditing on corporate governance, environmental performance, and financial outcomes of high‐impact industries.
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu +3 more
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Realising the oil supply potential of the CIS: the impact of institutions and policies
, 2006 This paper provides an overview of the political economy of oil in the CIS. It briefly situates the region’s oil sector potential in the global context, before analysing the structural features of the oil sectors by country.
Tompson, William, Ahrend, R.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni +3 more
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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
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Political economy of the petroleum sector in Nigeria [PDF]
The relatively slow pace of Nigeria's development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state as a"rentier"dilutes accountability for development and political actors are able to manipulate ...
Gboyega, Alex +3 more
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Shale Public Finance: Local government revenues and costs associated with oil and gas development [PDF]
, 2014 Oil and gas development associated with shale resources has increased substantially in the United States, with important implications for local governments.
Raimi, D, Newell, RG
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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 +3 more
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An assessment of the political will for oil and gas privatisation in Iran. [PDF]
, 2007 This study explores issues surrounding the potential for the privatisation of some of Iran’s national institutions. In particular, it addresses the issue of what the determinants of the Iranian policy of privatisation are, in order to ascertain whether ...
Reza Molavi,, Molavi, Reza
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Enhancing employee retention in the UAE oil and gas sector: The role of training, intrinsic motivation, and job satisfaction [PDF]
In today's business environment, effectively managing human resources is crucial for boosting productivity and optimizing resource use. Employee retention is a major concern, especially in the UAE’s Oil and Gas sector, where high turnover rates are ...
Akmal, Suriati, Alswaidi, Khaled Essay
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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 +2 more
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