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Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2018 Research has documented a significant relationship between financial leverage and investment decisions, however divergent views exist about whether this relationship is explained by the underinvestment hypothesis or the overinvestment hypothesis.
Miriam Mondosha, Akios Majoni
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is extensive literature on the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and firms' environmental performance (EP). However, the empirical findings remain somewhat equivocal. A variety of theoretical approaches have been utilised to provide a suitable basis for explaining the causal relationship, including legitimacy theory ...
Lukas Horner, Michael Grüning
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The Study of Accruals and Conservatism Effect on Investment Efficiency [PDF]
پژوهشهای تجربی حسابداری, 2013 ،This paper by using adjusted model of biddle et al (2009), conditional relationship between conservatism and accrual quality on investment efficiency has been tested in Tehran stock exchange (TSE) during 2006-2009.
Hossien Fakhari, Shadi Rasooli
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Discussion—Information Externalities, Underinvestment, and Organizational Remedies
, 2004 Levine and Smith (hereafter L&S) create a scenario in which there arises underinvestment in a risky project. They identify several regions, each one corresponding to a different type of underinvestment.
Alison J. Kirby
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study systematically reviews impact risk in impact investing to identify its dimensions, drivers, governance responses, and interrelationships. Drawing on a qualitative thematic analysis of 56 articles published between 2011 and 2025, the review integrates previously fragmented research on impact‐related risks.
Syrus M. Islam, Claire Cui
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid proliferation of chemicals and nanomaterials (CNMs) has resulted in significant cross‐sector innovation, delivering product enhancements such as improved UV protection and waterproof textiles. However, these advances present urgent challenges regarding human safety, environmental hazards, and regulatory compliance. Despite the recent
Alessandra Fiorucci +4 more
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Beyond the Board: Does CEO‐CFO Tenure Staggering Curb ESG Greenwashing?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Greenwashing threatens the credibility of corporate environmental strategies and ESG disclosure by creating a disconnect between symbolic claims and substantive action. Existing research mainly focuses on external pressures and formal governance mechanisms, with limited attention to the relational structure of the top management team ...
Zhe Sun +4 more
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Universal Health Coverage on $15 per Capita: Somalia's Health Financing Crisis and the Limits of Humanitarian Dependency. [PDF]
Public Health ChallABSTRACT Universal health coverage (UHC) is unattainable without sustainable and equitable health financing. Somalia, operating with an estimated health expenditure of roughly $15 per capita, represents one of the starkest examples of the gap between global UHC ambitions and the realities of fragile‐state financing. This commentary examines how chronic
Abdulle AA +7 more
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Confronting Biodiversity Risk: Its Role in Shaping Corporate External Financing Choice
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates how biodiversity risk shapes corporate financing decisions. We propose a Financing Hierarchy Distortion framework, arguing that biodiversity risk amplifies information asymmetry and legitimacy costs, thereby pushing firms toward debt‐heavy adjustments.
Yang Zhou +3 more
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A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON UNDERINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL R&D [PDF]
During the past 40 years, the returns to agricultural R&D have been on average in the range of 40-60% (Alston, et al 2000, Evenson 2001). Many agricultural economists see this high average as convincing evidence that there is significant underinvestment ...
Roseboom, Johannes
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