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The effect of environmental ethics and spiritual orientation on firms’ outcomes: the role of senior management orientation and stakeholder pressure

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Due to their significant environmental impact, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical in improving a green economy. This research examines the influence of firm environmental ethics, spiritual orientation, and stakeholder pressure on the ...
Sikandar Ali Qalati, Faiza Siddiqui, Qinqin Wu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A stakeholder approach towards a consolidated framework for measuring business incubator efficacy

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Background: Business incubators (BIs) are considered enablers of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, however there remains a lack of consensus as to whether incubators are effective or even as to how incubator efficacy should be measured.
Rowan L. Trethewey-Mould, Menisha N. Moos   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

CSR in Electrification of Rural Africa

, 2005
Multinational corporations (MNCs) are beginning to explore low-income markets in Africa in search of legitimacy and growth opportunities. This paper examines the CSR (corporate social responsibility) aspects of this trend by analysing: (a) how the ...
Egels, Niklas
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Developing Stakeholder Theory

, 2002
Previous literature has led to a lack of appreciation of: the range of organization/stakeholder relations that can occur; the extent to which such relations change over time; as well as how and why such changes occur.
Friedman, AL, Andrew L. Friedman, Miles, S   +2 more
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Talk to Your Data: An Agentic Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Decision‐Support Framework for Prosumer Energy Optimization and Recommendations

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An agentic AI‐driven decision‐support framework for prosumers is proposed, integrating PV generation, load profiling, and multihorizon optimization within a four‐agent architecture. The approach significantly reduces grid dependence, enhances self‐sufficiency and prevents system oversizing.
Adela BÂRA, Simona‐Vasilica OPREA
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Relationship Between ESG Activities and Firm Performance: The Carrot and Stick Approach

Asia Marketing Journal
This study uses stakeholder theory to investigate the impact of firms' ESG activities on performance, paying particular attention to the moderating roles of executive ESG compensation (the "carrot") and external ESG audits (the "stick").
Jeongbin Whang, Jong-Ho Lee, Jaeho Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Utilising stakeholder theory for social marketing process evaluation in a food waste context

, 2019
Purpose: Calls for theoretically informed interventions and a more reflexive stance are apparent in social marketing. Moving from a “prove” to “improve” mentality requires evaluations that learn from experience gained to identify improvements to inform ...
Knox, K, Kim, J, Hodgkins, S, Rundle-Thiele, S   +3 more
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The Open‐Source Paradox: Africa's Digital Sovereignty and the Structural Limits of Artificial Intelligence Autonomy

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Open‐source artificial intelligence is widely promoted as a democratising pathway to digital sovereignty for African states, offering access to frontier architectures without prohibitive capital investment. This paper investigates whether open‐source AI represents a credible route to autonomy or generates a new form of structural dependency ...
Ololade A. Shonubi
wiley   +1 more source

Institutionalizing corporate social irresponsibility within the framework of corporate social responsibility: lessons of corporate advocacy

Cogent Business & Management
The research proposition that CSR counteracts CSIR is examined through multiple case studies. The study identifies the functional areas of corporate irresponsible actions that deter multi-stakeholder value.
Ardhendu Shekhar Singh, Deepa Pillai, Trupti Bhosale   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source