ESG ratings are experiencing unprecedented scrutiny from investors and other stakeholders. In particular, the reliability and comparability of ESG ratings provided by different raters is challenged by several seminal papers. In the present study, based on a machine learning (ML) approach, we...

This paper evaluates the distributional impacts of transportation networks in China.We show that the quality of roads and railroads vary substantially over time andspace, and ignoring these variations biases the estimates of travel time. To account forquality differences, we construct a new...

Purpose Workload contribution calculation approaches in the existing literature overestimate or underestimate indirect workload, which increases both workload fluctuation and shop floor throughput performance. This study optimizes a Corrected Aggregate Workload (CAW) approach to control the...

Purpose Taking the lens of a cue diagnosticity framework and affective primacy theory, this study aims to examine the relative effects of cognitive and affective country image on consumer cognitive judgement, affective evaluation and behavioural tendency in one integrated model. It also explores...

Purpose This study aims to investigate how New Zealand companies use Twitter to communicate and engage effectively with stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes a conceptual framework for effective stakeholder engagement by using social media to...