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Towards developing a decision support system for strategic investment applications [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper the investment decision support system is offered. This system gives the opportunity of estimation of the efficiency and risk of investment projects.
Moskalenko, V. V., Zakharova, T. V.
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The spread of non‐native species

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Irene Martín‐Forés, Stelios Katsanevakis, Ronaldo Sousa, Ismael Soto, Andy J. Green, Antonín Kouba, Teun Everts, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Nadège Belouard, Cang Hui, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, Margaux Boeraeve, Franz Essl, J. Robert Britton   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic risk might jeopardize your IT project portfolio: A qualitative evaluation of risk measures

International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
IT project portfolios consist of various projects which depend on each other. Including additional IT projects, which are interdependent with existing ones, affects the IT portfolio’s systemic risk, which arises from these interdependencies.
Julia Amend, Florian Guggenmos, Nils Urbach, Gilbert Fridgen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategic Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Multidimensional Index for Decision Making in Decentralised Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte‐Ureña, Pedro Fernandes da Anunciação, Francisco Camacho‐Ferre   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A conceptual framework for changes in Fund Management and Accountability relative to ESG issues [PDF]

, 2011
Major developments in socially responsible investment (SRI) and in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for fund managers (FMs) have occurred in the past decade.
Holland, J.
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Institutional Ownership and Corporate Sustainability Performance—A Meta‐Analysis

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between institutional ownership (IO) and corporate sustainability performance (SP), addressing inconsistent findings in prior research and clarifying the boundary conditions of this relationship by testing a defined set of potential moderators.
Hans Henrik Scherer, Rüdiger Hahn, Jan Endrikat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Republic of Ghana Country Strategy Paper 2012-2016 [PDF]

, 2013
This report aims to propose a Bank Group's strategy for supporting Ghana's development efforts over the period 2012 -- 2016. Several factors make a new Bank country strategy for Ghana particularly timely at this moment.

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Advancing Sustainable Development in Manufacturing: A Strategic Framework for Overcoming Green–Lean Implementation Barriers

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Manufacturing's transition to sustainable development depends on integrating green with lean under credible environmental policy and stakeholder engagement. Although benefits are well established, the literature underspecifies implementation barriers and their prioritisation. This study identifies, structures, and prioritises barriers to green–
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes, Andrew Defanto, Ranjit Roy Ghatak, Rohit Joshi, Walid al Saad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Management of Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Rating Divergence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings increasingly influence investment and corporate decision‐making, companies face growing pressure to manage their ESG performance strategically. This study examines how firms navigate the fragmented ESG rating landscape marked by significant agency divergence. Based on a multiple‐case study
Selina Hauch
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Acquisition Intensity on ESG Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of Acquisition Intensity on ESG performance using a panel of 1,736 US‐listed companies from 2002 to 2023. Employing a robust OLS framework, we assess both Value‐Based and Volume‐Based Acquisition Intensity against overall ESG scores and their environmental, social, and governance pillars, controlling for firm
Ugbede Amedu, Paraskevas Pagas, Arief Daynes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source