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Joint Liability Lending and the Rise and Fall of China's Township and Village Enterprises [PDF]
Using data from a recent survey of bank and enterprise managers and government officials in southern China, we present a new explanation for the rise and fall of collectively-owned township and village enterprises (TVEs) based on the willingness of banks
Park, Albert, Shen, Minggao
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Addressing the Energy Trilemma: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Climate Finance
ABSTRACT Balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly challenging as economies pursue low‐carbon growth amid climate risk and persistent disparities in access to modern energy. Although entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a driver of innovation, its role in addressing the energy trilemma ...
Kingsley Imandojemu +3 more
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In many (remote) rural areas of Europe and the world, rural communities are facing various challenges. One response is residents leaving their communities.
Gabriela Christmann +2 more
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Labor Regulations and Unionization Trends: Comparative Analysis of Latin American Countries [PDF]
This paper discusses the influences of labor regulations on unionization rates through the comparative analysis of Argentina, Chile and Mexico, expecting to contribute to the understanding of the determinants of unionization in Latin America.
Marshall, Adriana
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Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao +4 more
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Social Responsibility, Business Strategy and Development: The Case of Grameen-Danone Foods Limited [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to study the phenomenon of Social Business Enterprises (SBEs) and gain an understanding of their nature, operations, objectives and implications by using Grameen Danone Foods Limited (GDFL) as an illustration. Within this context,
Arun, Thankom Gopinath +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study systematizes the literature on eco‐innovation and economic complexity, aiming to understand how the sophistication of productive structures shapes countries' capacity to develop environmentally responsible innovations, and how eco‐innovation may, in turn, influence productive sophistication.
Gregory Matheus Pereira de Moraes +1 more
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Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
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ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang +3 more
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Mexican Migrant Entrepreneurial Readiness in Rural Areas of the United States
A significant literature on minority entrepreneurship exists, but comparable literature on Latin American migrants and their role in local community enterprise development is very sparse.
Frank L Farmer, Zola K Moon
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