ABSTRACT In recent years, escalating societal expectations for corporate environmental responsibility have intensified the scrutiny of sustainability initiatives. Consequently, organisations have adopted diverse environmental management practices (EMPs) to signal environmental commitment and bolster their sustainability profiles.
Hadeel Abualinin +2 more
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ABSTRACT Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) controversies increasingly influence investment decisions, corporate accountability, and sustainability regulation. However, existing commercial controversy measures often rely on proprietary methodologies that limit transparency and make it difficult to understand how controversy assessments are ...
Zeina Samy Mohamed +3 more
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Peer Pressure in Green Innovation: Green Innovation or Greenwashing?
ABSTRACT This study examines whether a firm engages in green innovation or greenwashing in response to pressure from its business rivals' engagement in green innovation. Using a sample of 2958 firm‐year observations from 720 US publicly listed firms from 2010 to 2023, we find that a gap in green innovation between a focal firm and its top business ...
Ruoying Chen, Haiyan Jiang, Le Luo
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Prevalence and factors associated with research misconduct among faculty in selected public universities in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Ayikobua ET +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines whether governance of green supply chain partnerships (GSCPs) using environmental criteria for supplier selection and termination is positively associated with corporate financial performance of focal firms. Drawing on the social capital theory, this study highlights the dichotomous nature of social capital in GSCPs ...
Qile He +4 more
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Forward‐Looking ESG Relevance and Corporate Performance: Evidence From Credit Ratings
ABSTRACT How does the relevance of ESG issues relate to firm performance, and does ESG relevance moderate the relationship between ESG engagement and firm financial outcomes? Using a novel indicator introduced by Fitch Ratings, we provide new empirical evidence to answer these questions.
Alper Kara +2 more
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Water‐Conscious Governance: The Role of Co‐Opted Members in Water Withdrawal
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of co‐opted board directors on water withdrawal. Based on a U.S. sample of 4194 firm‐year observations between 2008 and 2022, we find that the presence, independence and tenure of co‐opted directors reduce firm water withdrawals.
Faten Lakhal +3 more
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Defamation Claims Arising from Research Misconduct Cases: Best Practices for Institutions. [PDF]
Jaffe N +4 more
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ABSTRACT Disproportionate rates of sexual violence occur among university students, with rape culture and misconceptions about consent prevalent. To comprehensively examine rape myth beliefs among different student groups, 417 UK University students enrolled on courses in four distinct disciplinary areas; social sciences (n = 131), applied sciences (n =
Dominic Willmott +6 more
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Plagiarism in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: The advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is challenging the scientific community's understanding of the meaning and significance of plagiarism. A new definition of research misconduct is needed that specifically addresses the use of GenAI writing tools. [PDF]
Resnik D, Hosseini M.
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