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ABSTRACT This study critically examines the role of relational capital (RC) in shaping the sustainable development of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Although RC is widely recognised as a strategic resource, existing evidence remains fragmented, context‐dependent and theoretically underdeveloped.
Rana Kayyal, Ali Meftah Gerged
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ABSTRACT Sustainability assessment advances corporate social responsibility toward inclusive development. Widely recognized approaches prove inadequate for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), resulting in fragmented proliferation that hinders cumulative knowledge.
Luísa Couto Gonçalves de Souza +2 more
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Symbolic Versus Substantive ESG Practices: A Systematic Review and Integrative Framework
ABSTRACT ESG reporting is widespread, but symbolic commitments do not always reflect substantive practices. This study conducts a systematic literature review of 62 empirical articles published between 2021 and 2025 to synthesize the main determinants and consequences of this disclosure–performance misalignment in ESG reporting (commonly referred to as
Cristina Alexandrina Ştefănescu +1 more
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ABSTRACT This study combines a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review (SLR) to provide a comprehensive understanding of women's leadership and entrepreneurship within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of sustainability and the green transition.
Adriana Dima +5 more
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ABSTRACT Growing concerns about the environmental and social consequences of plastics around the world, manufacturing industries are associated with business are focusing on sustainable end‐of‐life options‐based solutions which aim at increasing the product life cycle.
Sivakumar Kirupanandan +3 more
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ABSTRACT Firms are experiencing mounting pressure to report their environmental impact. Rather than disclosing their actual performance, however, some are engaging in unethical business (i.e., greenwashing) practices. Prior studies have contributed significantly to the greenwashing literature from varied perspectives, but a comprehensive understanding ...
Sher Jahan Khan +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines how supply‐chain dependencies are associated with industry‐level ESG performance trajectories in China, Japan, and the United States over the period 2000–2021. Drawing on stakeholder and institutional theories, we adopt a meso‐level perspective that conceptualizes industries as structural units embedded within national ...
Jun Xie +3 more
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Exposing Gender Blindness in Business Scholarship on Modern Slavery
ABSTRACT The objective of this review is to analyse the treatment of gender within business scholarship on modern slavery and to propose a framework that supports more gender‐sensitive corporate responses. Modern slavery risk is an escalating concern for business, with the United Nations calling for its eradication by 2030.
Kathyayini Kathy Rao +2 more
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ABSTRACT Cosmetics production and consumption, which have been growing steadily in recent years, are associated with a number of negative environmental, moral, and health impacts. This study examines the influence of cosmetics producers' corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication on the formation of purchase intention among Czech consumers ...
Libena Tetrevova +4 more
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ABSTRACT Despite the growing emphasis on corporate sustainability, it remains unclear whether firms will align with common ESG standards. The Phillips–Sul convergence methodology, in combination with dynamic time‐warping clustering, was utilized to analyze the ESG trajectories of 430 S&P 500 firms from 2019 to 2024.
Abdullah Kürşat Merter +1 more
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