Target Firm's ESG Engagement and Post–M&A Performance: The Mediating Role of Acquirer's CSR Strategy
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines whether the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of target firms influences both accounting‐based and market‐based corporate financial performance (CFP) within the merger and acquisition (M&A) context and whether this relationship is mediated by the acquirer's corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
Francesco Gangi +4 more
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The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
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The Relevance of Law and Economics for Fire Safety. [PDF]
Fire TechnolKorsten R, Franchini A, Van Coile R.
europepmc +1 more source
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Widespread digital adoption has challenged our understanding of how these tools reshape collaboration, trust and sustainability outcomes across different institutional and network contexts. As networks now pursue resilience and sustainable development in parallel, we map emerging research directions and identify how collaboration and ...
Ari Carisza Graha Prasetia +1 more
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How Liable should an Exporter be? The Case of Trade in Hazardous Goods [PDF]
This paper analyzes liability issues in the context of internationally traded goods like hazardous waste. If waste disposers of a small open economy are judgement-proof, then the extension of liability to waste exporters distorts the factor allocation ...
Helm, Carsten
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From <b>"</b>assistant" to <b>"</b>autonomous": legal liability and ethical traceability frameworks for generative AI in clinical misdiagnosis scenarios, with a special focus on paediatrics. [PDF]
Front Digit HealthXu S.
europepmc +1 more source
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decarbonization of the economy is a central challenge in the fight against climate change. Although most governments show clear commitment to limiting global warming, the drivers of corporate decarbonization remain underexplored. Using a dataset of 1052 firms from OECD, this article analyses how intangible assets and environmental innovation ...
Yanik Nimtz, Mercedes Teruel
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Addressing Catastrophic Risks: Disparate Anatomies Require Tailored Therapies [PDF]
Catastrophic risks differ in terms of their natural or human origins, their possible amplification by human behaviors, and the relationships between those who create the risks and those who suffer the losses. Given their disparate anatomies, catastrophic
Zeckhauser, Richard J., Viscusi, W. Kip
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Mendelian randomization evidence refines retinal alterations in Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Alzheimers DementMan S, Gao Y, Mou K, Gao Y, Zhang M.
europepmc +1 more source
Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Cost of Equity Capital: A Meta‐Analytical Review
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility (CER) and cost of equity capital (COEC), empirical evidence remains inconsistent. This study addresses these inconsistencies through a comprehensive meta‐analysis of 1139 effect sizes from 75 studies.
Robert Witte +2 more
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