Sustainability impact assessment of start-ups–Key insights on relevant assessment challenges and approaches based on an inclusive, systematic literature review

C Trautwein - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted in research and practice that sustainable entrepreneurship and start-
ups play a key role in accelerating the transformation of society and business towards a …

How stakeholders affect the pursuit of the Environmental, Social, and Governance. Evidence from innovative small and medium enterprises

S Esposito De Falco, G Scandurra… - Corporate Social …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ESG has become particularly relevant and widespread among a growing number of firms.
This dynamic is the consequence of different solicitations to which companies are subject …

Does ESG always improve corporate performance? Evidence from firm life cycle perspective

S Gao, F Meng, W Wang, W Chen - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, drawing on firm life cycle theory, we focus on the corporate performance of
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) engagement via financial stress and …

Corporate social responsibility, employee–company identification, and organizational commitment: Mediation by employee engagement

M Gupta - Current psychology, 2017 - Springer
Contrary to the theory and research on employee engagement in the western countries, less
consideration has been given to the importance of employee engagement in Asian countries …

Certified Benefit Corporations as a new way to make sustainable business: The Italian example

P Gazzola, D Grechi, P Ossola… - Corporate Social …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A Benefit Corporation is one possible alternative to traditional business models and a new
way of managing business and sustainability. Emphasis on B‐Corporations in Italy dates …

Stakeholder expectation of corporate social responsibility practices: a study on local and multinational corporations in Kazakhstan

M Mahmood, J Humphrey - Corporate Social Responsibility …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Assuming differences among the stakeholders, the study investigated stakeholders'
expectations of different aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in …

Does CEO media exposure affect corporate social responsibility?

JL Godos‐Díez, L Cabeza‐García… - Corporate Social …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Given the central role played by CEOs in the arena of strategic decision making, this article
focuses on their impact on the implementation of socially responsible initiatives, which try to …

Drivers for sustainable business models in start-ups: Multiple case studies

CL Voinea, M Logger, F Rauf, N Roijakkers - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mechanisms that large organizations employ to facilitate corporate social responsibility
(CSR) engagement simply do not apply to start-ups due to distinct differences. The purpose …

Development and validation of a scale for measuring sustainability factors of informal microenterprises–A qualitative and quantitative approach

EA Khan, M Quaddus - Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2015 - degruyter.com
The growing interest in sustainability has dominated the area of entrepreneurship research.
However, the measuring of sustainability factors has been largely ignored. As a result, so far …

Value relevance of stakeholder engagement: The influence of national culture

L Dal Maso, G Liberatore… - … Social Responsibility and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Our study investigates whether stakeholder engagement is associated with a firm's valuation
and the value relevance of accounting earnings. Since prior literature posits that the …