Background: The growing complexity of last-mile logistics (LML) in urban environments has created an urgent need for sustainable, efficient, and stakeholder-inclusive solutions. This study addresses these challenges by exploring a holistic, human-centered approach to evaluating LML strategies,...

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented challenge for the tourism industry, disrupting operations, reducing customer demand, and forcing businesses to adapt quickly to a new reality. This study explored the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism and hospitality industry and addresses a...

Not-for-profit organizations provide a range of services that satisfy the needs of individuals and help a community to be sustainable. To explain how staff based at a social inclusion community center contribute to social impact, we undertake a case study and incorporate the stakeholder approach...

This study aimed to examine the growth of social enterprises, their operational diversity and impact, and their characteristics from the stakeholders' perspective focusing on the diversity and influence of social enterprises in the Republic of Korea. Based on data from periodical reports,...

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...

"Redefining Management: The Manager/Leader-Relevant Stakeholder Paradigm presents a groundbreaking shift in management philosophy, theory, and practice, introducing the innovative concept of the manager/leader-relevant stakeholder. This paradigm challenges the traditional manager-subordinate...

This book provides a captivating and data-driven exploration of ESG strategies, examining their driving forces and financial impact on firms and capital markets. While ESG adoption has gained significant momentum, the financial implications of ESG strategies remain a debated topic. This book...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional ways of learning and teaching, leading to a significant shift toward e-learning. This shift has resulted in the emergence of new challenges and opportunities for stakeholders involved in the education sector. To ensure the continuity of...

We utilize stakeholder, critical mass, and upper-echelon theories to investigate the effect of female representation on boards as corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and firm performance of A-share listed companies in China. The indicators used were the proportion of female board...

Wie werden verschiedene Verfahren zur Entnahme von CO₂ aus der Atmosphäre von Stakeholdern in unterschiedlichen Regionen Deutschlands wahrgenommen? Dieser Frage sind Workshops des Projektes "BioNET - Multi-stage assessment of biobased negative emission technologies"1 nachgegangen, um...

Das Projekt "E-Akteur" untersuchte zentrale rechtliche, ökonomische und soziale Aspekte des End-of-Life-Managements von Elektrofahrzeugbatterien im Kontext einer zirkulären Wertschöpfung. Analysiert wurden Akteursrollen entlang der Batterie-Wertschöpfungskette, insbesondere bislang wenig...

The term "stakeholder" features prominently in discourses surrounding tech policy. It is used as a marker for engaging with wider organisations and publics beyond government and the companies that make technologies. But what does this term do in practice? What roles does it create or deny, what...

Does shareholder visibility affect firms' prosocial behavior? What implications for other shareholders? Exploiting quasi-experimental variation from media coverage around Annual General Meetings and major crises (COVID-19 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine), we show that prominent...

The term "stakeholder" features prominently in discourses surrounding tech policy. It is used as a marker for engaging with wider organisations and publics beyond government and the companies that make technologies. But what does this term do in practice? What roles does it create or deny, what...

Cryptocurrency is the most innovative financial and technological breakthrough of this generation. Investment in cryptocurrency grew from USD 11.18 billion in December 2016 to USD 2.147 trillion in April 2024; however, the rationality of investor exuberance is uncertain. This paper explores...

The dynamic development of Smart Cities, rooted in the idea of sustainable development, requires the implementation of innovative and integrated technological and social solutions. One approach that enables more effective achievement of these goals is the concept of Open Innovation, based on...

The global carbon credit market has evolved into a key mechanism for mitigating climate change, yet challenges persist regarding transparency, stakeholder trust, and market efficiency. Vietnam is in the initial phase of developing its carbon credit framework, driven by its pledge to reach...

From a global warming perspective, an enterprise's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and disclosure have received significant attention from external stakeholders, e.g., green investors. Based on agenda-setting theory, this study empirically explores how negative media...

This study examines how circular business models (CBMs) and industry 4.0 technologies (I4.0Ts) can connect in the specific context of local subsidiaries. The study adopted a case study methodology, involving twelve semi-structured interviews with key board members of Schneider Electric. Multiple...

The European Union's circular economy (CE) policy aims to foster closed-loop systems that reduce waste and resource use, yet its practical implementation remains limited. Open innovation (OI)-the cross-organizational sharing of knowledge and collaborative problem-solving-offers a promising but...

The challenges associated with achieving high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance have become increasingly critical globally, leading to resource allocation issues, compliance complexities, and potential short-term disruptions in innovation activities, particularly within...

This study introduces a novel, systems-based framework for assessing ESG governance innovation within controversial financial institutions. The research utilizes the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) to identify causal relationships and the Analytic Network Process (ANP)...

This study addresses the pressing challenge faced by edu-tourism in Indonesia, namely, how to improve Digital Literacy and Communication (DLC) among local stakeholders to enhance tourism management and destination competitiveness. Previous studies have not sufficiently examined the combined...