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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 +2 more
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A Space-Economic Representation of Transitive Closures in Relational Databases [PDF]
A composite object represented as a directed graph (digraph for short) is an important data structure that requires efficient support in CAD/CAM, CASE, office systems, software management, web databases, and document databases. It is cumbersome to handle
Yangjun Chen
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Family Dynamics, Human Resource Practices and the Performance of Family Firms
ABSTRACT This study explores the impact of formalizing human resource (HR) practices on the performance of family firms. It also examines how family involvement in ownership and management, along with the presence of family employees, moderates this relationship.
Gregorio Sánchez‐Marín +3 more
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Making News Media Ownership Chains Transparent by Relational Databases
The multi-tiered shareholder identification and registration systems are dominant within the European Union member States, but in the Nordic countries, the holding structure is based on a direct holding model. Share registers of all listed companies are
Marko Junkkari +2 more
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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
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When Diversity Meets Family Owners: ESG Performance in European Publicly Listed Firms
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 +3 more
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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
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Ontop: Answering SPARQL queries over relational databases
Diego Calvanese +7 more
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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 +2 more
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Methodology for the migration of NoSQL databases to SQL databases for their subsequent integration in servers set in relational data models [PDF]
María José Vélez Cedeño +1 more
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