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ESG Performance, Debt Financing, and R&D Output: Evidence From the Healthcare Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing calls for sustainability in the healthcare sector, this study examines how and under what conditions environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance influences research and development (R&D) output. Although existing studies suggest that ESG performance enhances R&D output, the financial mechanisms that enable or constrain
Sarmad Ali, Oriana Ciani, Simone Ghislandi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based Trusted Data Management with Privacy Preservation for Secure IoT Systems. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Zhou H, Gao H, Ma Z, Lai G.
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

A comprehensive survey on securing the social internet of things: protocols, threat mitigation, technological integrations, tools, and performance metrics. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Patil DA, G S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Profit: Do Mergers and Acquisitions and the Board of Directors Increase the Environmental, Social, and Governance?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between mergers and acquisitions (M&A), board characteristics, and ESG performance in BRICS companies, considering the moderating role of sectoral sensitivity. The study analyzes 11,402 observations from 2293 BRICS companies, employing Two‐Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity and logistic ...
Geovane Camilo dos Santos, Camila Lima Bazani, Pablo Zambra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ChebIoD: a Chebyshev polynomial-based lightweight authentication scheme for internet of drones environments. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Al-Mekhlafi ZG, Altmemi JMH, Al-Shareeda MA, Al-Hchaimi AAJ, Homod RZ, Mohammed BA, Alshammari G, Al-Dhlan KA, Alrashdi R, Alkhabra YA.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

DeOTA-IoT: A Techniques Catalog for Designing Over-the-Air (OTA) Update Systems for IoT. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Villegas MM, Solar M, Giraldo FD, Astudillo H.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu, Daniel Charles Matisoff   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a healthcare data warehouse: considerations, opportunities, and challenges. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Knezevic Ivanovski T, Honap S, Matic R, Markovic S, Peyrin-Biroulet L.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source