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ABSTRACT This study examines how Business Model Innovation (BMI) unfolds in sustainability‐oriented industries, where institutional complexity, technological interdependence, and environmental imperatives generate persistent sustainability‐related paradoxical tensions.
Pietro Rombolà +2 more
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Consumer awareness and the use of payment media: evidence from young Finnish consumers [PDF]
In the market for payment media, some consumers use only one medium when paying for their point-of-sale transactions, while others use many. This pattern reflects the diffusion of new payment media, because a payment method innovation is typically first ...
Hyytinen, Ari, Takalo, Tuomas
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ABSTRACT Human rights disclosure is increasingly vital for corporate sustainability, particularly in Latin America, where labor abuses, inequality, and weak enforcement remain prevalent. This study investigates the drivers and outcomes of such disclosure in 416 large firms across the region.
Alan Bandeira Pinheiro +1 more
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The incentive effects of payment by results [PDF]
Recently the English NHS has introduced an activity-based payment scheme for secondary care - the Payment by Results (PbR) policy. In this paper we discuss, from an economic perspective, the main intended and unintended incentives created by this policy.
Peter C Smith +2 more
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ABSTRACT The fashion industry is facing unprecedented structural pressures, including increasing regulatory demands and rising expectations for social accountability. This study examines how global fashion supply chains respond to such pressures to advance sustainability.
Diletta Tosetto +2 more
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Mobile Payment - TWINT Wie wird TWINT zu einem der wichtigsten Bezahlmedien?
Auf dem Schweizer Markt versuchen sich aktuell nationale sowie internationale Unternehmen mit eigenen Mobile-Payment-Lösungen zu etablieren. Die nationale Lösung mit den meisten Benutzern ist gegenwärtig TWINT, welche von der PostFinance, der SIX Group ...
Colombo, Fabio
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Eyes on the Ground: Can Institutional Investor Site Visits Discipline Corporate ESG Hypocrisy?
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether institutional investor site visits serve as an effective external governance mechanism for curbing environmental, social and governance (ESG) hypocrisy. Using panel data on Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2012 to 2021, we find that site visits significantly reduce ESG hypocrisy by improving internal control ...
Lichun Zheng +4 more
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Do U.S. consumers really benefit from payment card rewards? [PDF]
Payment card rewards programs have become increasingly popular in the United States. But do consumers really benefit from rewards? In the United States, rewards are paid for primarily by the fees charged to merchants, and merchants may pass on the fees ...
Fumiko Hayashi
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Air Pollution, Investor Attention, and Greenium: An Attention‐Based View
ABSTRACT Although prior research has highlighted the growing importance of green bonds and their sensitivity to environmental conditions, evidence regarding the existence of a green‐bond premium (“greenium”) remains inconclusive. As an innovative financial instrument whose valuation depends partly on the credibility of its environmental certification ...
Huimin Zhao, Xi Xu, Jing A. Zhang
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The economics of payment card fee structure: policy considerations of payment card rewards [PDF]
This paper considers possible public policies that could improve efficiency and welfare distribution in the U.S. retail payments industry. Mainly, four options, i) encouraging competition; ii) allowing merchants to surcharge; iii) regulating merchant ...
Fumiko Hayashi
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