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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Blockchain-based two-level trustable reputation framework for e-commerce platform using smart contracts. [PDF]
Sci RepKrishnan KS +7 more
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Trust management scheme for driver-vehicle separation on dual-layer blockchain
Tongxin xuebaoAiming at the trust bias caused by chaotic trust relationships between vehicles and drivers in the Internet of vehicles, a driver-vehicle separation trust management scheme based on dual-layer blockchain was proposed, a dual-layer blockchain architecture
ZHANG Haibo +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
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Cooperative management practices how to influence the productive performance outcomes: Based on the analysis of China's guangxi 94 farmers professional cooperatives. [PDF]
PLoS OneZhao YD +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas +3 more
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GNN-based trust propagation and intelligent certificate revocation decision mechanism for large-scale IoT networks. [PDF]
Sci RepHan W, Sui M, Gao Y, Tao P, Zheng D.
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Integrated Reporting in the Public Sector: Theoretical Foundations and Determinants of Quality
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Integrated reporting (IR) has gained attention as the IFRS Foundation promotes its use through the International Integrated Reporting Council framework (IIRF). Public sector (PS) organizations, as key drivers of economic, social and environmental sustainability, are increasingly adopting IR to enhance transparency and accountability.
Ana Zorio‐Grima, Andreea Hancu‐Budui
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Atimiaphobia: The Undiscovered Burden of Honor Cultures and Shame Societies on Mental Health-Development and Validation of Atimiaphobia Scale. [PDF]
Psych JHusain W +5 more
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Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu +1 more
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