scholarly journals The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Responsibilities of Landscape Architecture Firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 02045
Author(s):  
Xinying Zhang ◽  
Cun Zhou ◽  
Shiyun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Realistic Significance ◽  
Architecture Firms

ESG performance has a positive influence on the long-term sustainable development of both the firm and the society. LA is concerned about the relationship among humans, the buit, and nutural environments, so it is of especial importance to study what LA firms are supposed to do in ESG practice. This paper made a detailed discussion about each of the ESG responsibilities of LA firms respectively in accordance with the distinctive firm characteristics of the LA industry. This study might have two possible implications for the literature on ESG: (1) an industry-based approach to the study of ESG performance is of theoretical and realistic significance; and (2) ESG responsibilities are worthy of attention for the study of LA firms.

De relatie tussen herstel, werkdruk en slaap: een dagboekstudie

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia L.T. Walkowiak ◽  
Ute R. Hülsheger ◽  
Fred R.H. Zijlstra
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Work

The relationship between recovery, work pressure and sleep quality: A diary study The relationship between recovery, work pressure and sleep quality: A diary study Alicia L.T. Walkowiak, Ute R.Hülsheger & Fred R.H. Zijlstra, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 23, December 2010, nr. 4, pp. 316-332. Previous research showed that the experience of high work pressure can lead to fatigue and even to health complaints on the long term. This makes it very important, especially for people who experience high work pressure, to take sufficient time to recover after work. Sleep quality has a positive influence on recovery. The aim of this diary study was to investigate whether sleep quality has a mediating effect on the relationship between work pressure and recovery. Seventy-six people took part in the study and answered questions about work, recovery and sleep for 14 days. Results showed that work pressure indeed had a negative effect on recovery and sleep quality. Furthermore, we found a partial mediation effect: sleep quality mediated the relationship between work pressure and recovery. These results stress the importance of recovery and sleep quality, especially for people who experience high work pressure.

The Consumer Role for Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 325-341
Author(s):  
Seda Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Relationship

The term sustainable consumption is not only a behavior type in marketing and a just consumption behavior, it is more than this. Sustainable or responsible consumption behavior can change the world. Sustainable consumption concept has been investigated widely in the literature and factors that effecting sustainable consumption or being a green consumer has been investigated recently, too. But the relationship between sustainable development and consumer behavior isn't investigated sufficiently. After 2030 Sustainable Development Goals set up, responsibilities and roles have been an important issue to achieve sustainable development in the long term. In this point, this study aims to investigate the consumer role for sustainable development goals through sustainable consumption patterns and trends.

The Consumer Role for Sustainable Development

2022 ◽  
pp. 872-888
Author(s):  
Seda Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Relationship

The term sustainable consumption is not only a behavior type in marketing and a just consumption behavior, it is more than this. Sustainable or responsible consumption behavior can change the world. Sustainable consumption concept has been investigated widely in the literature and factors that effecting sustainable consumption or being a green consumer has been investigated recently, too. But the relationship between sustainable development and consumer behavior isn't investigated sufficiently. After 2030 Sustainable Development Goals set up, responsibilities and roles have been an important issue to achieve sustainable development in the long term. In this point, this study aims to investigate the consumer role for sustainable development goals through sustainable consumption patterns and trends.

scholarly journals Capital Structure and Bank Performance: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Md. Ibrahim Molla
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Total Debt ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The paper empirically investigates the relationship between capital structure and the performance of listed banks in Bangladesh using panel data over the period of five years from 2014-2018. To estimate the association between leverage level and bank performance the Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) model is used in this study and the findings indicate that long term debt has a positive influence on the performance of banks which is measured in terms of ROA and ROE. This implies that long term debts are associated with the higher performance of banks listed in Bangladesh. The regression results also reveal that the capital structure component of total debt has no statistically significant impact on ROA, ROE and EPS but it has a significant positive impact on the performance of banks measured by price earning ratio. Furthermore, this analysis finds no relationship of long term debt and total debt with the EPS. These findings lead to conclude that capital structure has a weak to no influence on the performance of listed banks in Bangladesh. This paper is the first research attempt that investigates the impact of capital structure on the performance of all banks listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development for Creating Value for FMCG Sector Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Liczmańska-Kopcewicz ◽  
Katarzyna Mizera ◽  
Paula Pypłacz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Csr Strategy ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, attention has been increasingly paid to social-, environmental-, and ecology-related issues in the areas of diverse business operations. The concept of sustainable development of enterprises is an attempt to integrate a diverse set of requirements for the development of companies in the long-term future. The concept, which is set in a contradictory context of economic, social, and environmental aspects, is an attempt to balance fundamentally divergent requirements and aspirations. Sustainable enterprise development can be a source of competitiveness, provided the opportunities related to it are identified and implemented in a proper way. The research objective of this study is to diagnose the relationship between the company’s orientation towards the implementation of sustainability assumptions, the degree of implementation of the objectives of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, as well as the creation of value in a sustainable enterprise. The survey was conducted on a sample of 165 FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sector enterprises. The results indicate the existence of a positive correlation between the variables analysed in the surveyed enterprises. Entrepreneurs guided by sustainable development pursue economic and non-economic values and have a more comprehensive set of appropriate measures necessary to create value in a sustainable enterprise, which consists of achieving economic, ecological, and social goals.

scholarly journals An Investigation into the Implications of Islamic Work Ethic (IWE) in the Workplace

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 612-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salih Yesil ◽  
Ozkan Dogan .
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Western World ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Work Ethics ◽  
Islamic Work Ethic ◽  
The Relationship

There has been an increasing interest on the work ethics and its various aspects among the academicians and practitioners. This is partly because of the ethical scandals that have occurred in the recent years and got attention from media and public and therefore raised the questions regarding ethical standards of companies and its practical use in the business life. This interest has prompted several research into the topic both theoretical and practical levels. Although the studies have accumulated in the Western World, the studies coming from the developing countries are limited and thus call for the studies to further investigate the dynamics and implications of the work ethics. This study particularly pays attention to Islamic work ethic and aims to identify whether Islamic work ethic values differ across various demographic variables and firm characteristics. The study also investigates the relationship between the Islamic work ethic and innovation capability and firm performance. The study is supported with a field study conducted on the firms operating in KahramanmaraÅŸ in Turkey. The obtained data was analyzed by using Correlation, ANOVA, T-test and Regression in SPSS. The results showed that IWE values differ across some characteristic of the respondents and firms. The results also indicate the positive influence of IWE values on innovation capability and firm performance.

scholarly journals Institutional Investors' Monitoring Roles in State Controlled Firms and Income Smoothing Analysis for Stable Growth and Sustainability: Focusing on China Stock Market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Jun Xu ◽  
Dong-Il Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Income Smoothing ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Stable Growth ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the institutional investors which can affect financial performance for corporate sustainability on the income smoothing. Therefore, this study focus on the connection between the nature of stock rights and income smoothing in China. For this study, hypotheses were established on the relationship each state-controlled companies, income smoothing, and information equilibrium of individual investors, and empirical analysis was conducted through related variables. The analysis results are summarized in three categories as follows. First, this research finds that state-controlled firms (CONTs) prefer income smoothing activities compared to non-state-controlled firms for the long-term sustainable development of firms using data from 2011 to 2019. Second, this study found out that Institutional investors support the behavior of CONTs to smooth their earnings because this behavior is seen as an attempt by CONTs to convey valuable private information to other investors. Third, we was able to discover that institutional investors' monitoring effect is predominantly driven by pressure-resistant institutional investors. This research complements the lack of empirical research on income smoothing and enable to give a guideline that the type of stock rights is a critical key determinant of participation in income smoothing activities for stable growth and sustainability in the future.

scholarly journals A Look at Global Climate Change Through Papal Encyclicals

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Gutry-Korycka
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The aim of this article is a comprehensive review of Papal Encyclicals in the context of global environmental and climatic change, against the backdrop of the activity of multinational institutions. The Encyclicals look to the future in teaching the faithful, in a manner which indicates that they are part of a goal-oriented policy, both in terms of scientific research, and concrete economic, social, and geopolitical activity. Attention has also been paid to the relationship between the activity of humankind, and global environmental change, particularly of the biotic and climatic variety. If this aggressive anthropogenic activity cannot be deemed responsible for initiating global warming, it may certainly be seen to have “encouraged” it. The impulses behind sustainable development, as well as the instruments of its implementation, and the inspiration behind the idea, have also been discussed. The achievement of this goal, necessitating the balancing of anthropological aspirations and the long-term security of the environment are also referenced in the Encyclicals.

Achieving Sustainable Development Through a Green Economy Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Seda Yıldırım ◽  
Durmuş Çağrı Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Relationship

Sustainable development aims to create a balance between economic, social, and environmental elements for continuity between humanity and the natural environment. Current economic systems and production or consumption models prevent achieving sustainable development in the long term, and the green economy approach seems to be the best option for sustainable development. This chapter investigates the relationship between green economy and sustainable development. Accordingly, the study presents a brief view of the green economy approach and sustainable development goals. As a result, the study discusses the contribution of green economy for achieving sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Self-Deprecation or Self-Sufficient? Discrimination and Income Aspirations in Urban Labour Market Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Li ◽  
Yulei Weng ◽  
Xiaocong Yang ◽  
Kai Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Urban Labour Market

This research contributes to previous studies through exploring the association between individual psychological aspirations and hukou discrimination in the Chinese urban labour market. Applying data from the 2010 China General Social Survey, we divided the sample into local hukou residents and non-local migrants (includes urban-urban migrants and rural-urban migrants). We then examined the relationship between these sub-categories with different hukou status and their income aspirations (i.e., expected wage levels). The estimated results suggest that, in comparison with urban-urban migrants, rural-urban migrants are more likely to self-deprecate. Discrimination against rural-urban migrants significantly restricts their income aspirations. These findings imply that it is urgent to eliminate these negative impacts caused by hukou discrimination in the Chinese urban labour market, and understanding the structure of labour force quality such as psychological condition appears to be important in determining the long-term sustainable development of labour market. Theoretical and empirical implications, limitations and further research directions are also discussed.

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