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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigated whether superior environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices enhance corporate value and market efficiency under various economic theories. Using a multi‐country panel of 31 economies from 2015 to 2022, we find that both ESG performance and disclosure improve intrinsic value and mitigate equity misvaluation ...
Xinyu Wang +5 more
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Is Informality a Good Measure of Job Quality? Evidence from Job Satisfaction Data [PDF]
The formality status of a job is the most widely used indicator of job quality in developing countries. However, a number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may be driven by choice rather than exclusion.
Lucia Madrigal, Carmen Pages
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Galdini R. (2023). Informality and evolution of urban space
, 2023 Urban informality is at the centre of intense activity of reflection and research aimed at analyzing the causes and effects produced at global and local levels and at defining the perspectives of a phenomenon, which is now rooted in contemporary urban ...
Rossana Galdini
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas +3 more
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Debates Paper: COVID-19 and urban informality: Exploring the implications of the pandemic for the politics of planning and inequality. [PDF]
Urban Stud, 2023 Shatkin G +2 more
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Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Compliance and Informality [PDF]
We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal workforce ...
Basu, Arnab K. +2 more
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Examining Power and Inequality through Informality in Urban Africa
, 2021 As increasing numbers of Africans live in cities, their strategies for living and surviving challenge prevailing theories and models of urban development.
Annika Teppo +3 more
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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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Journal of Urban ManagementUrban informality in the Global South plays a crucial role in facilitating economic survival and community resilience. However, informal actors often operate in regulatory grey areas, lacking governmental recognition.
Temi Indriati Miranda +5 more
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Unpackaging residential segregation: the importance of scale and informal market processes
Investigaciones Geográficas, 2010 This paper addresses two principal issues: a) the scale at which one examines urban segregation; and b) how informality, specifically accessibility to land markets and the process of land appropriation by low-income groups in Latin American cities ...
Peter M. Ward
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