Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study assesses the degree of alignment with and eligibility to the EU Taxonomy of non‐financial firms and investigates its relationship with their Cost of Debt (CoD). The empirical analysis is based on a sample of 306 non‐financial firms listed on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index across 15 European countries. Taxonomy‐related data were manually
Fabio Rizzato +3 more
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Cloud-Aware HAPS Trajectory Optimization in Soft-Switching Hybrid FSO/RF Cooperative Transmission System. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Cui B, Cai S, Wang L, Zhang Z, Wang F.
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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A Highly Compact and Isolated Triple-Band MIMO Antenna for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Cardiac Implant. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Bashir T, Feng G, Chen S, Cao Y, Li W.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee +3 more
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On performance evaluation of NOMA-aided SIMO multi-hop schemes using energy harvesting and fountain coding based information accumulation. [PDF]
PLoS OneAn NH, Tu LT, Duy TT, Nguyen TT.
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Internalization of Management Systems and Eco‐Product Innovation: The More the Better?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental challenges demand urgent and strategic responses from firms. Eco‐product innovation (EPI) is a key approach to reducing environmental impact while preserving competitiveness. This research analyses the relationship between EPI and the internalization of management system (MS) certifications, focusing on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ...
Alfonso Hernandez‐Vivanco +2 more
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The WeDDa framework for preventing smishing and vishing using protocol agnostic cryptographic trust. [PDF]
Sci RepSalem MFM, Hamad EKI, El-Bendary MAM.
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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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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
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