Background: Social constraints are perceived as unsupportive behaviors, leading to inadequate psychosocial adjustment, while optimism can help people recover from distress and reduce any negative effects of chronic disease. The aim of this study was...
The construction industry plays a crucial role in the development of emerging economies; however, project constraints can pose significant challenges to achieving social sustainability. Therefore, this study investigates the nexus between project con...
This study aims to investigate the social cohesion and leisure constraints among international students studying in Istanbul. The research follows a descriptive study design using a relational survey model, and the sample was selected using the conve...
Social work education is increasingly shaped by intersecting challenges that include student adversity, political polarization, institutional pressures, technological change, and global complexity. These contextual realities require educators to prep...
Although prefabrication housing production (PHP) has been widely advocated with advantages like ensured good quality and secured workplaces, its poor interoperability and fragmentation still causes various constraints, limiting the progress of projec...
Green technology innovations propel both economic development and environmental sustainability. Exploring the contributing factors to green technology innovations carries important policy implications, but research from the perspective of supply chai...
19 January 2015
Background: Smoking has resulted in numerous deaths in China. Data indicate that 21% of college students in China are smokers. Objective: This study aimed to examine the smoking-related behaviors of undergraduates, as influenced by knowledge, attitud...
Artificial intelligence is increasingly deployed as a vehicle for “social good” in agriculture, ostensibly advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals whilst uplifting smallholders. This study examines how such claims materialise throu...
Background/Objective: Sustained exercise adherence among older adults is essential for healthy aging but remains challenging due to psychological, social, and economic barriers. This study aimed to investigate how perceived exercise barriers, financi...
A prominent claim within the literature is that corporate social responsibility-disclosured firms are fundamentally more resilient to financial shocks, relative to firms that take no corporate social responsibility action. To test this, we examine th...
With the increasing global emphasis on sustainable development goals, and in the context of pursuing high-quality sustainable development of the economy and enterprises, this study empirically examines the effect of digital finance on corporate finan...
Entrepreneurship is often considered a male-gendered concept, and carries masculine connotations. However, the importance of women entrepreneurs and their contribution to the economy has recently been realized. Nonetheless, there is limited research...
With the rapid development of online social networks, issues related to information security and public opinion control have increasingly attracted widespread attention. Therefore, this study establishes a constrained optimal control framework for in...
19 January 2022
The goal of the present study is to examine the psychology of working framework/theory with a sample of Korean workers. This study examined the structural model of sociocultural factors (i.e., economic constraints and social marginalization), psychol...
Protected areas increasingly reshape land use rules, resource accessibility, and livelihood opportunities for adjacent communities. However, household livelihood resilience under protected-area land use restrictions is rarely explained by a single fa...
To ensure food safety and support sustainable development of agriculture, it is critical to accelerate the transition of agricultural production methods and develop green agriculture. This study employs the Probit model with survey data gathered from...
This paper explores the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on trade credit while taking into account the interactive role of social trust. The analysis is based on the panel data econometric model with fixed effects. Using firm-level data ac...
Fulfilling social responsibilities within the ESG framework has gradually become a core competitive advantage for sustainable corporate development that also serves to enhance future returns. Charitable donations constitute a crucial method through w...
Decarbonizing supply chains is a complex systemic challenge where institutional constraints such as carbon policies intersect with behavioral responses including social dynamics within intricate network structures. Existing studies often examine thes...
This study examines whether and when environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance alleviates financial constraints, focusing on firm life cycle heterogeneity. Using a panel of Korean listed firms from 2011 to 2021, we employ industry-and-y...
In many countries, depending on climatic conditions and the energy performance of buildings, the built stock is highly energy-consuming and constitutes a main source of greenhouse gas emissions. This is particularly true for Europe, where most of the...
Enterprise green transformation is a strategic response to emerging development concepts and high-quality growth, as well as a key approach to achieving symbiotic integration between firms and their social environment. Using a sample of Chinese A-sha...
This paper explores the planned resettlement process and the social impact induced by the Tha Htay Hydropower Project in Myanmar. Through the empirical case study, the status of direct impact on the resettled people, changes in their livelihood, poli...
The significant energy demands of wine production pose both a challenge and an opportunity for adopting a low-carbon, more sustainable and potentially less expensive energy model. Nevertheless, the (dis)incentives for the wider adoption of local prod...
This study constructs a conceptual model based on the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organizational resilience based on stakeholder theory, resource dependence theory, information asymmetry theory, and signaling theory...
The social identity of migrant children is not merely a demographic label but is actively constructed and constrained by institutional structures. In China, a rapidly growing migrant population faces stringent institutional barriers, namely cross-reg...
This study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on labor investment efficiency utilizing a sample of China’s listed companies. The empirical results demonstrate that CSR improves labor investment efficiency, and the effe...
Under the new trend of digitalization leading the era, the popularity and development of digital finance have become key components in promoting better corporate practices and investment activities such as social responsibility fulfillment. Against t...
This study examines whether stricter enforcement of mandatory social insurance contributions affects corporate income tax behavior in China. In the Chinese institutional context, mandatory social insurance refers to payroll-based employer and employe...
In recent years, China’s agriculture-oriented characteristic towns (AOCTs) have developed rapidly. However, the development of AOCTs in different regions varies. Having examined 131 AOCTs in China, this paper constructs a comprehensive evaluati...
Eco-agricultural technology is crucial in alleviating agricultural resource scarcity and environmental pressures. However, financial constraints affect its successful promotion. Digital finance significantly impacts farmers. However, existing researc...
Through its initiative known as the Climate Change Act (2008), the Government of the United Kingdom encourages corporations to enhance their environmental performance with the significant aim of reducing targeted greenhouse gas emissions by the year...
Access to credit plays an important role in the adoption of modern agricultural practices, such as better seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers, as well as in the sustainable utilization of land by smallholder farmers. This study explores the dynamics o...
In the context of museums’ transformation into active social agents, the Entre Luces (Between Lights) project, developed at the Pablo Gargallo Museum in Zaragoza, serves as a compelling example of accessibility understood as a shared cultural r...
With the rapid evolution of the rural digital economy, analyzing the impact of digital literacy level on farm households’ formal borrowing is crucial for easing credit constraints and fostering rural economic growth. Leveraging the data from th...
Urban welfare can deteriorate over a few weeks, yet most official indicators are only updated quarterly. This mismatch in time scales leaves city administrations effectively blind to the early stages of emerging crises, especially in areas where vuln...
The integration of sustainable practices in tourism is increasingly critical, given the sector’s substantial environmental and social impacts. Although the need for innovation management to promote sustainable tourism is widely recognized, vari...
This study explores the impact of market-based environmental regulations on green technological innovation and the differential regulatory effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on different levels of green technological innovation. By anal...
Recent debates regarding supply-chain finance have separated financial attributes from supply-chain attributes, ignoring their unity and the utilization efficiency of funds after financing. Can supply-chain finance affect corporate investment efficie...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings are gaining momentum in China, but their capacity to induce green innovation among heavy polluters remains to be proven. Based on the green patent data from listed heavy-polluting enterprises in Chi...
Climate change is a major challenge for humanity, with important implications for corporate development. Based on the data of China’s A-share listed companies from 2000 to 2021, this study evaluates the impact of climate policy uncertainty (CPU...
The ethical risks associated with generative large language models (GLLMs) raise concerns about their implications for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Drawing on firm-year observations for Chinese A-share companies over 2015–2024, we inv...
Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) deployment in historic European cities is often treated as an energy-maximization task, with limited attention to distributive equity and cultural heritage constraints. Linking rooftop PV deployment to sustainable developmen...
Enhancing farmers’ behaviors toward cultivated land quality protection is a crucial support in achieving sustainable agricultural development and the national food security strategy. This study aims to investigate the impact of land transfer-in...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly acknowledged as a strategic asset for enhancing innovation and competitiveness among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Nevertheless, limited research has focused on the experiences of women entrep...
In recent years, China has actively advanced the new energy vehicle industry to achieve its “dual carbon” objectives via a green revolution. The growth of green technical innovation by new energy vehicle enterprises has emerged as a signi...
21 December 2016
Background: The current study examined relationships between the neighborhood social environment (parental perceived collective efficacy (PCE)), constrained behaviors (e.g., avoidance or defensive behaviors) and adolescent offspring neighborhood phys...
Although previous studies have extensively explored the relationship between corporate profitability and innovation, the specific impact of profitability sustainability on corporate innovation has not received sufficient attention. Furthermore, while...
Against the backdrop of the coordinated advancement of digital village construction and the common prosperity strategy, the widespread improvement in rural households’ digital literacy is emerging as a key force in reshaping rural income distri...
Internet of Things (IoT) have become a hot topic since the official introduction of IPv6. Research on Wireless Sensors Networks (WSN) move towards IoT as the communication platform and support provided by the TCP/UDP/IP stack provides a wide variety...
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