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Supply Chain Endurance: The Key to Sustainable Resilience

The increasing impacts of climate change and extreme weather events have amplified the importance of supply chain resilience. This study focuses on creating a framework to strengthen supply chain endurance and contribute to ongoing discussions around resilience. A mixed-method approach is adopted, starting with qualitative research to identify key components of endurance, followed by an empirical analysis of its connection to supply chain and community resilience. The results underline the role of adaptive leadership, transparency, flexibility, collaboration, redundancy, and preparedness in enhancing endurance. This research highlights the critical need to develop these capabilities to support sustainable resilience for businesses and broader communities.

BAG Surajit - Excelia Business School |

Research
Logistics and Supply Chain

What is offsetting?

Offsetting means offsetting assets and liabilities and only reporting the net values in the financial statements. Whether offsetting should be allowed remains the largest difference between US and international accounting standards. Banning offsetting will have a significant impact on the financial statements, especially the banks. Hence, US banks stay firmly opposed to restricting offsetting in accounting due to great negative impact on the banks capital ratios.

ZHANG John - AUDENCIA |

Management Dictionary
Accounting and editing

The walking dead: Are Zombie firms environmentally and socially responsible? A global perspective

This study examines the association between zombie firms and their environmental and social performance. Using a global dataset of listed firms from 49 countries between 2002 and 2019, we find that zombie firms perform poorly on environmental and social responsibility fronts. This finding supports the argument that zombie firms are characterized by consistent losses and that their existence is risky without external support. Zombie firms, while struggling for survival, may not be able to undertake environmental and social activities that require huge investments, thus falling behind other firms. Further analysis highlights that eco-innovation, the presence of a sustainability committee, and industry nature (i.e., heavily polluting industries) mitigate the negative impact of firms’ zombie status on their environmental and social performance. Moreover, a zombie firm’s engagement in environmental and social activities improves its financial performance. Our main findings are robust to a battery of estimation techniques, alternative proxies, selection bias, and endogeneity issues.

MASHWANI Asad Iqbal - EDC Business School |

Research
Corporate and Market Finance, Sustainable Development and CSR

Why should I not complain? User justice and satisfaction

Online shopping satisfaction hinges on two major factors: “fairness and security.” Customers want fair pricing, transparent processes, and respectful treatment—what researchers call distributive, procedural, and interactional “justice.”

UL-AIN Noor - EMLV |

Research
Digital Transformation, Logistics and Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales and Communication

Monetary policy impact on corporate carbon footprint

This study aims to investigate the impact of monetary policy on firms' carbon emissions. The primary focus is on the effect of interest rates on the carbon footprint of companies. The results show that there is a positive relationship between interest rates and carbon emissions indicating that in the face of increasing interest rates, companies are more likely to choose short-term financial stability above long-term sustainability objectives. This positive relationship is less prevalent following the Paris Agreement suggesting that policymakers should continue to strengthen global climate initiatives as a pressure for companies to invest in green activities. Additional evidence suggests that the impact of interest rates on carbon emissions is particularly noticeable in situations characterized by elevated levels of economic and policy uncertainty, weak corporate governance quality, and poor investor protection.

GUIZANI Assil - EDC Business School |

Research
Covid Special Series, Sustainable Development and CSR

The effect of sanctions on macro talent management

The purpose of our study is to examine how the sanctions influence macro talent management. To do so, we review the macro talent management (MTM) framework alongside the literature on sanctions. Using the case of Russia we have collected data from 419 media publications discussing the effects of sanctions and analyzed them using critical discourse analysis. Our findings highlight the predominantly negative nature of the sanctions’ impact on MTM ecosystems, theoretically yielding closer links between the sanctions and the MTM framework, and human capital more specifically.

LATUKHA Marina - EMLV |

Research
Human Resources Management

What are Financial Assets?

Financial assets are monetary instruments that can be traded in financial markets, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. They allow investors to generate income or capital appreciation. Unlike physical assets, financial assets derive their value from contractual claims.

SALLOUM Charbel - EM Normandie |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance

What is a Financial Market ?

A financial market is a marketplace where financial assets like stocks, bonds, and commodities are traded. These markets help businesses and governments raise capital and enable the efficient allocation of financial resources. Financial markets are vital for economic growth.

SALLOUM Charbel - EM Normandie |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance

What is a Fundamental Analysis ?

Fundamental analysis involves assessing a stock’s intrinsic value by reviewing financial statements, industry trends, and economic factors. It helps investors determine whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued, guiding their investment decisions.

SALLOUM Charbel - EM Normandie |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance

What is a Technical Analysis ?

Technical analysis involves studying historical price movements and trading volumes to predict future trends in financial assets. It relies on charts and technical indicators and does not consider the intrinsic value of a company.

SALLOUM Charbel - EM Normandie |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance

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