A Quantitative Approach of Measuring Sustainability Risk in Pipeline Infrastructure Systems

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(19), P. 14229 - 14229

Published: Sept. 26, 2023

The secure and dependable functioning of pipeline infrastructure systems is pivotal for transporting vital energy resources during this transition era towards a more sustainable future. This paper presents novel quantitative approach assessing sustainability risk in provides insights holistic design operations. proposed methodology introduces comprehensive framework quantifying by integrating probabilities failure cumulative consequences from social, environmental, economic dimensions that impact integrity. Real-world incident data were employed to identify the main causes incidents like corrosion failure, equipment malfunction, excavation damage. arising these are categorized measure risk. By risk, operators can strategically mitigate manage potential disruptions affecting long-term incentives. In doing so, significantly bolsters role fostering transportation, yielding substantial benefits global communities economies.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable and entrepreneurial: a path to performance improvements for family firms?

SocioEconomic Challenges, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(4), P. 54 - 65

Published: Dec. 31, 2023

This study endeavors to reconcile the limited, mixed findings related entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility in family firm context. Specifically, relationships between entrepreneurial orientation (EO), sustainable investments environmental societal initiatives, interaction of EO with performance are evaluated. Data were collected through in-person interviews 151 top managers automobile motorcycle dealerships. Secondary data from ReferenceUSA confirm veracity primary data. Multiple linear regression models used evaluate hypothesized relationships. The results indicate firms realize higher an by being proactive, innovative, risk-taking. Moreover, associated either increasing revenues or decreasing costs. does not significantly accentuate positive relationship performance. observed was contrary expectations acting as a substitute for investments; use variety including but limited society environment, improve These advance business literature on theory establishing socially responsible, antecedents while also analyzing EO-sustainable investment interaction.

Language: Английский

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Does intellectual capital curb the long-term effect of information security breaches on firms’ market value?

Quality & Quantity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(4), P. 3673 - 3702

Published: Jan. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Digital wind of changes: navigating competitiveness in the maritime sector through the transformation in human resource development

Maritime Business Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(3), P. 204 - 228

Published: May 29, 2024

Purpose The maritime industry, a linchpin of global trade, has embarked on transformative journey catalysed by the relentless advance digitalisation. There is discernible gap in literature concerning specific consequences digitalisation within sector. This research aims to examine current body influence human resource development (HRD) competitive advantage organisations and its potential industry. Design/methodology/approach paper conducts comprehensive bibliometric analysis. Findings findings this explore landscape encompassing HRD, HR operations, learning development, performance management, employee experience strategic alignment organisations. Originality/value provides valuable recommendations for HRD practitioners seeking leverage gain edge. Thus, industry can adopt digital practices streamline improve align strategies with broader organisational goals.

Language: Английский

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Services Development, Technological Innovation, and the Embedded Location of the Agricultural Global Value Chain

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 2673 - 2673

Published: Feb. 2, 2023

This study aimed to examine the impact of services development and technological innovation on embedded location agricultural global value chain (GVC), interaction between two in fifty-seven countries (regions) around world. constructed an econometric model for empirical testing based theoretical analysis. The results showed that contributed GVC, there was a significant substitution effect them. A sub-group test different income levels influence GVC positive high-income upper-middle-income (regions), while their negative lower-middle-income (regions). is always present. Quantile regression significantly at all quantile points, but mainly concentrated low middle points. From perspective innovation, this applied analysis framework research methods chain, expanded scope provided basis further deepen production network GVC.

Language: Английский

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Corporate Governance Research in Asian Countries: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis (2001–2021)

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 6381 - 6381

Published: April 7, 2023

Corporate failure suggests that weak corporate governance leads to frail institutions and exposes them severe crises. Asian countries have faced financial crises in three different periods, most recently due the COVID-19 pandemic. A crisis will trigger structural changes enable firms either respond to, or prevent, reoccurrence of potentially similar events. The characteristic practice are also unique some institutional informal factors. These alter direction future trend research region. objective this study is utilize a bibliometric analysis which focuses on trends themes, citations (with additional inclusive visualization) perform in-depth content trace evolution identify knowledge from 2001 2021. Following analysis, sample 656 articles has been extracted analyzed Scopus database. results indicate there growing interest Eight major themes recognized: governance, social responsibility performance, strategy agency theory, sustainability, audit problems, firm size, business ethics. Major findings, shortcomings, directions for discussed study. In general, cited related theme explain importance companies with focus preventing fraud, impact earnings management, cost equity capital market reporting methods.

Language: Английский

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Green manufacturing for environmental sustainability: The hiccups for manufacturing companies in urban Ghana

Sustainable Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: Nov. 19, 2023

Environmental problems have become so profound that they require a concerted effort to fix them, but many manufacturing companies failed go green. This paper explores the challenges (MCs) face in their efforts and maintain best environmental sustainability practices (ESPs) urban Ghana. The study involved 600 respondents selected from six using cross-sectional survey design with two-stage sampling technique. result showed negatively relate socio-economic performance of companies. These findings add literature on achieving contribute social science perspective ongoing discussion ESPs MCs. research is unique sense studies MCs concentrated chemicals or pollutants not polluter-behavior dynamics.

Language: Английский

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Fusion of Blockchain and Sustainable Development Goals: A Bibliometric Analysis for Future Trends

KnE Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 7, 2023

Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative solution for enhancing transparency and accountability across various dimensions of sustainable development. Given the limited exploration Blockchain’s synergy with development goals, there exists compelling rationale to undertake bibliometric literature review aimed at identifying forthcoming research trajectories. Employing ”Blockchain” AND ”Sustainable Development Goals” keywords, an extensive search was conducted Scopus Web Science databases. This endeavor yielded corpus 271 articles published within span 2017 2023. Subsequent adherence inclusion exclusion criteria refined this collection 183 documents meticulous Bibliographic Analysis through Biblioshiny application Bibliometrix R package. The study charts promising trajectory characterized by upward trends in recent years, unveiling most prolific authors, productive nations, frequency thematic evaluation, collaborative endeavors. Delving into systematic review, introduces five discernible future trends, along comprehensive framework designed amplify generalizability findings pertinent stakeholders. Keywords: blockchain, goal, environmental challenges analysis

Language: Английский

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Do domestic innovations promote trade openness? Empirical evidence from emerging economies

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(12), P. e22848 - e22848

Published: Nov. 28, 2023

Innovation activities have gained much importance due to their pivotal role in achieving economic growth - directly by increasing productivity and indirectly the degree of trade openness. This study aims focus on indirect channel, a rarely explored area research, especially context emerging economies.To achieve aim study, four proxies innovation (resident patent applications, nonresident scientific technical journal articles, research development expenditures) are used establish robust relationship between openness BRICS economies. Panel data from 2000 2020 is obtained World Development Indicators Penn Tables. Econometric techniques panel such as fixed effect generalized least squares employed extract results specified models.The findings revealed that three (i.e., resident articles) significant positive improving However, fourth proxy i.e., expenditures had negative impact Besides, inflation rate foreign direct investment also influenced positively significantly. Conversely, GDP per capita with Moreover, domestic investments showed influence while employment insignificant Finally, causality analysis one-way running innovations openness.In view obtained, policymakers economies might encouraging enhance Increased will consequently contribute enormously thus attainment sustainable goals (SDG-8). Policymakers suggested encourage FDI inflows further ensure moderate improve hence accelerate growth.This focused examining nexus economies, which indeed an interesting but research. The help formulating policies regarding activities.

Language: Английский

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Solar Photovoltaic Technology and its Impact on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance: A Review

KnE Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 7, 2023

To mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the environment, renewable energy sources hold significant potential to offer clean and green energy, reduce carbon emissions. Utilizing solar power systems can ensure generation of sustainable leading reduced GHG during electricity production process. The adoption has witnessed a remarkable surge recent years due evident demand for environmentally friendly sources. There are multiple avenues prospective research development realm systems. Gaining familiarity with requisite technology its suitability diverse demands consumption patterns is paramount importance. In this context, focus study centers around photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Solar PV positioned significantly contribute global requirements, offering multi-terawatt capacity energy. Notably, well-established infrastructure economic feasibility, emerges as an optimal choice both small large-scale projects. This places special emphasis on sustainability lens through which advancements examined. world where concerns about climate change mitigation mounting, stands out foremost source serving pragmatic solution fostering development. Keywords: technology, ESG risks, approaches, systems,

Language: Английский

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