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Economic Development And Environmental Sustainability In The Gcc Countries: New Insights Based On The Economic Complexity, Suzanna Elmassah, Eslam A. Hassanein
Economic Development And Environmental Sustainability In The Gcc Countries: New Insights Based On The Economic Complexity, Suzanna Elmassah, Eslam A. Hassanein
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The economic development and environmental sustainability nexus have long been a fiercely debated issue. Researchers have widely acknowledged the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis when evaluating this relationship. Recently, an emerging strand of research examined the EKC through the lens of the Economic Complexity Index (ECoI) as a broader measure of economic development. However, empirical evidence of the index’s environmental impact is still limited. Despite its growing prominence, no prior research has been conducted in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) using the ECoI, particularly in the EKC context. Furthermore, research comparing the ECoI differentiated impacts on Ecological Footprint and Carbon …
For Whom Does It Pay To Be A Moral Capitalist? Sustainability Of Corporate Financial Performance Of Esg Investment, Mariya Gubareva, Zaghum Umar, Tatiana Sokolova, Valentina Antonyuk
For Whom Does It Pay To Be A Moral Capitalist? Sustainability Of Corporate Financial Performance Of Esg Investment, Mariya Gubareva, Zaghum Umar, Tatiana Sokolova, Valentina Antonyuk
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This paper analyzes the risk-return characteristics of socially responsible investing by employing a time-varying capital gain and Sharpe ratio analysis for various investment horizons. We employ the MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) leaders indices in ten markets encompassing Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, UK, USA, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. Our sample ranges from 2007-2020. We document that ESG investments have very desirable return and hedging attributes for investors in these markets, and especially so in the USA and emerging markets.
Green Intellectual Capital And Green Supply Chain Performance: Does Big Data Analytics Capabilities Matter?, Ayman Wael Al-Khatib, Ahmed Shuhaiber
Green Intellectual Capital And Green Supply Chain Performance: Does Big Data Analytics Capabilities Matter?, Ayman Wael Al-Khatib, Ahmed Shuhaiber
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In light of global environmental concerns growing, environmental awareness within firms has become more important than before, and many scholars and researchers have argued the importance of environmental management in promoting sustainable organizational performance, especially in the context of supply chains. Thus, the current study aimed at identifying the impact of the components of green intellectual capital (green human capital, green structural capital, green relational capital) on green supply chain performance in the manufacturing sector in Jordan, as well as identifying the moderating role of big data analytics capabilities. To achieve this aim, we developed a conceptual model of Structural …
Ethnic Entrepreneurial Success Factors: Evidence From The United Arab Emirates, Suzanna Elmassah, Reynold James, Shereen Bacheer
Ethnic Entrepreneurial Success Factors: Evidence From The United Arab Emirates, Suzanna Elmassah, Reynold James, Shereen Bacheer
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This paper examines how personal, business, and environmental factors influence ethnic entrepreneurial success in the UAE, against the backdrop of the nation's concerted efforts to promote entrepreneurship and foreign investments in SMEs, as the means to attaining its goals of sustainable, long term economic diversification, expansion, and enhanced performance. The study adopts a mixed methods approach to investigate the key determinants of ethnic entrepreneurial success by utilizing primary quantitative data collected via a survey of 103 entrepreneurs. In addition, qualitative data is obtained from in-depth interviews of ten expatriate entrepreneurs. Whereas the quantitative results evidenced a significant impact of one …
The Asymmetric Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment, Oil Prices And Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Gulf Cooperative Council Economies, Sania Ashraf, Jithin P, Zaghum Umar
The Asymmetric Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment, Oil Prices And Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Gulf Cooperative Council Economies, Sania Ashraf, Jithin P, Zaghum Umar
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We investigate the asymmetric nonlinear link between foreign direct investment, oil prices, and CO2 emissions for the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, using foreign direct investment and oil price data. As foreign direct investment is positively associated with carbon emissions in the long run and oil prices have positive, significant effects on CO2 emissions, our findings support the pollution-haven hypothesis. Furthermore, these variables have an asymmetric nonlinear relationship, which corresponds to the theoretical expectations of the pollution-haven hypothesis. We also find that negative changes in foreign direct investment have positive, significant impacts on carbon emissions in the short run, implying that …
Entrepreneurial Leadership And Sustainable Development—A Systematic Literature Review, Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu, Nada Rabie, Ayman Moustafa, Daniel Constantin Jiroveanu
Entrepreneurial Leadership And Sustainable Development—A Systematic Literature Review, Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu, Nada Rabie, Ayman Moustafa, Daniel Constantin Jiroveanu
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The main aim of this study was to clarify the current literary inconsistencies regarding the characteristics of entrepreneurial leadership and its impact on sustainability. Additionally, another aim was to establish the framework of entrepreneurial leadership and to highlight the main gaps in the entrepreneurial leadership literature. The entrepreneurial leadership literature started to develop recently as a new leadership style that is required to fulfill the current business changes in the fourth industrial revolution. The researchers conducted a narrative literature review to assess the status of entrepreneurial leadership in academia, literature gaps, and the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on the sustainability …
Are Happier Nations More Responsible? Examining The Link Between Happiness And Sustainability, Yomna M. Sameer, Suzanna Elmassah, Charilaos Mertzanis, Lujain El-Maghraby
Are Happier Nations More Responsible? Examining The Link Between Happiness And Sustainability, Yomna M. Sameer, Suzanna Elmassah, Charilaos Mertzanis, Lujain El-Maghraby
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The paper uses aggregate data from 152 countries to analyze the association between happiness and sustainability. Our paper provides new evidence on happiness and sustainability. Taking a psychological approach, happiness is linked to hedonism and reflects individual perceptions of quality of life and life satisfaction. Sustainability reflects the extent of meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals which includes responsible consumption. In order to elucidate the link, the analysis examines separately the association between happiness, consumption, sustainability and responsible behavior. The results document a positive and significant association between them, which remains broadly robust subject to various controls, sensitivity and endogeneity …
Scoping The Evolution Of Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Research In The Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs) Era, Amr Elalfy, Nicholas Palaschuk, Dina El-Bassiouny, Jeffrey Wilson, Olaf Weber
Scoping The Evolution Of Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Research In The Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs) Era, Amr Elalfy, Nicholas Palaschuk, Dina El-Bassiouny, Jeffrey Wilson, Olaf Weber
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© 2020 by the authors. Amidst a contemporary culture of climate awareness, unprecedented levels of transparency and visibility are forcing industrial organizations to broaden their value chains and deepen the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. While it may be common knowledge that the 2030 agenda cannot be achieved on a business-as-usual trajectory, this study seeks to determine to what ends the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have impacted CSR research. Highlighting linkages and interdependencies between the SDGs and evolution of CSR practice, this paper analyzes a final sample of 56 relevant journal articles from the period 2015-2020. …