Stakeholder scholarship has made significant progress in identifying the factors that contribute to the successful impact of stakeholder collaborations on corporate environmental sustainability. An issue that has received less attention in this scholarship is an analysis of cases where...

Kazakhstan is a major emitter of greenhouse gases and also highly vulnerable to climate change. This highlights the urgent need for coordinated efforts in climate mitigation and adaptation. In 2022, Kazakhstan's emissions reached 353.0 million tons of CO2 equivalent, with per capita emissions...

Research Problem: Despite growing recognition that digital transformation strategies affect economic coordination, no study has empirically tested whether different national digital development models create systematically different transaction cost environments, particularly in emerging...

As the global community nears critical milestones in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the interplay of dynamic forces continues to reshape progress trajectories. This study explores the advancement of SDG 8 targets ("Decent Work and Economic Growth") through the lens of three...

Consensus is crucial to authoritative science, as is replicability. Yet, in economics and the social sciences, the publication of contradictory replications often sparks fierce debates between replicators and original authors. This paper investigates whether experts can reach a consensus on a...

Transaction cost economics (TCE) and the theory of governance structures developed by Oliver Williamson have demonstrated significant explanatory power across institutional economics, law and economics, public policy, and strategic management. This review evaluates the predictive potential of...

This study investigated the impact of corruption on the persistence of informality across countries, offering new insights into the institutional dynamics that sustain informal economic activities. Drawing on firm-level data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys covering 159 countries, the analysis...

Hierarchies are common in political settings. From judges to elected politicians, as well as from activists to bureaucrats, political agents compete for promotion to higher positions. This paper studies political tournaments and their impact on two aspects of political performance:...

Consensus is crucial to authoritative science, as is replicability. Yet, in economics and the social sciences, the publication of contradictory replications often sparks fierce debates between replicators and original authors. This paper investigates whether experts can reach a consensus on a...

This article examines how corruption operates as a gendered informal institution that restricts women’s substantive political empowerment in post-socialist democracies. Focusing on North Macedonia, we argue that clientelism and male-dominated party networks function as gatekeeping mechanisms...

The crucial importance of institutions for economic and social development has become part of the conventional wisdom in economics. In recent years, economists have become particularly interested in the potential role of informal institutions but measuring them remains a serious challenge. This...

This study aims to examine the fundamental determinants of economic growth in G20 countries in the context of institutional structure, innovation, and education. The significance of the research lies in revealing that sustainable economic growth is shaped not only by traditional macroeconomic...

This article assesses the performance of the Economic and Social Council of Argentina (ESC-A) over its two years of activity (2021-22). Our analysis focuses on the implantation of this new forum in the hierarchical institutional framework of Argentina's economy and, following the notion of...

While open innovation (OI) research increasingly addresses emerging economies, the distinct institutional challenges of post-Soviet startup ecosystems remain underexplored. This study introduces Relational Knowledge Improvisation (RKI), a socially embedded, recursive capability through which...