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The Xenocentric Mindset: Cultural and Personality Drivers Behind Consumer Preferences

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the psychological and cultural dimensions that influence consumer xenocentrism in Brazil and Iran, focusing on horizontal–vertical individualism–collectivism and the “Big Five” personality traits—extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and intellect/imagination.
José I. Rojas‐Méndez, Flavia Braga Chinelato, Golnoush Zeidabadi, Marta Massi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and implementation of a personnel database [PDF]

, 1985
This thesis deals with the design considerations for a personnel database system. It introduces the important concepts related to the analysis and design phases cf a database system.
Buyukoner, Bora, Ozin, Yucel
core  

Hyperledger Fabric for the (digitalized) lifecycle of construction products: Applied review on fastening technology

Civil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2025.
Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Panagiotis Spyridis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns and Drivers of Spanish Corporate Commitment to the UN Global Compact: A Quantitative Approach

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a quantitative assessment of Spanish companies' commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Analyzing over 1000 participating firms, we identify prioritization patterns and examine structural factors influencing SDG adherence.
Juan Laborda, Juan Pérez
wiley   +1 more source

When Diversity Meets Family Owners: ESG Performance in European Publicly Listed Firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the interaction between board diversity and family as owners shapes firms' ESG performance. Prior research has established that board diversity fosters more informed, ethical, and stakeholder‐oriented decision‐making, thereby enhancing corporate legitimacy and responsiveness to diverse stakeholder expectations ...
Giorgia Maria D'Allura, Mariasole Bannò, Chiara Leggerini, Federica Romano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESG Divergence and Ownership Imbalance: Rethinking Sustainability Value Creation in Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how mergers and acquisitions (M&As) affect post‐deal sustainability outcomes by introducing the novel construct of ESG divergence, defined as the distance between acquirer and target firms' pre‐deal ESG profiles. While M&As are increasingly used to accelerate sustainability integration, their ESG impact remains ambiguous ...
Ilaria Galavotti, Donatella Depperu
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent data management [PDF]

Intelligent data management is the concept of interfacing a user to a database management system with a value added service that will allow a full range of data management operations at a high level of abstraction using human written language.
Campbell, William J.
core   +1 more source

From Compliance to Collaboration: Towards a Strategic Framework for Social Sustainability in Fashion Supply Chains—Insights From a Two‐Phase Literature Review

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive longitudinal analysis of the evolution of social sustainability within the global textile and fashion industry across two distinct regulatory eras: post‐Multifibre Agreement (2005–2018) and post‐Modern Slavery Act (2019–2023).
Amanpreet Singh, Alice Ruth Payne, Rudrajeet Pal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

RELATION DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: PROTECTION CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHODS [PDF]

, 2015
The paper presents methods of encryption to protect the meaning of information that can be extracted relational system for database management. Protecting database encryption methods is not only an advantage but is nowadays the application of such methods necessity because encrypting data achieved blindness data for malicious persons or users who do ...
Šimović, Vladimir, Varga, Matija
openaire   +1 more source

Promoting Sustainability in Healthcare: Unraveling the Mechanism of Diversity's Impact in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although research on sustainability in the healthcare sector is growing, limited attention has been paid to how pharmaceutical companies can be motivated to engage more actively in achieving net‐zero healthcare goals. This study argues that the breadth of directors' experiences—across educational, industrial, and organizational domains—can ...
Ruixin Su, Jianguo Du, Si Li
wiley   +1 more source