Management scholars have sought to answer the question: is there a financial payoff for ad-dressing ecological and social issues? We move beyond this question and include a time com-ponent for corporate financial performance (CFP) and a firm’s innovativeness in order to ask: when does it pay?...

Nowadays, due to the huge deterioration of the environment, not only the human beings, but also the day-to-day business environment suffers adversely. Hence, “Go Green” behavior becomes a globally accepted direction of every individual and business. “Go Green” is an earth-friendly living...

Background The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has set a global standard for promoting sustainable practices. However, manufacturing companies need help in adopting these practices due to differences between industries, the need for research and development, and variations...

Numerous companies have embraced sustainable development or, similarly, corporate social responsibility as a guiding principle. While the adoption of this principle is important, the realization of sustained performance progress towards more sustainable business is a tremendous challenge which...

This article analyzes the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance by proposing a theoretical model and by testing empirically its main predictions on a matched panel database for the biggest European listed firms over the 2002-2007 period. Our dataset...

The pressure on businesses to engage not only on profitability but also on social and environmental responsibility has increased in recent times. The study empirically tested the relationship between green marketing orientation (GMO) and environmental and social performance in the context of...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is crucial for companies to attain sustainable development, which is a key reference for assessing the value and growth potential of a company. Government subsidies can provide incentives for companies to prioritize environmental...

The purpose of this study is to find out how the positive influence of corporate sustainable development on corporate financial performance alters during the two recent crises i.e. the global recession (2008-10) and COVID-19 (2019-20). The fixed effect modeling of panel data is applied in the...

This paper explores the role of sustainable enterprise in the context of a rapidly emerging economy. It centres on a multiple case study analysis based upon observations and interview data from six organisations operating in Dubai. Preliminary results indicate that the motivation to transition...

Achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) through a sharing economy is a global concern which requires policymakers and researchers' attention. The improvement of sharing economy activities may increase sustainable development in developing economies. Thus, this study empirically examines...