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Publication date: 20 January 2023

Preetam Basu, Palash Deb and Akhilesh Singh

Businesses must now track the complicated supply chains of their products, which involve different manufacturers and suppliers. However, because supply chains are scattered across…

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Purpose

Businesses must now track the complicated supply chains of their products, which involve different manufacturers and suppliers. However, because supply chains are scattered across multiple countries and involve many institutions, it becomes an overwhelming practical challenge to ensure transparent recording and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. The myriad issues necessitate a technological solution that will improve supply chain transparency, assist in managing carbon assets and allow all parties to obtain credible information on carbon output. As a potential solution, this study offers a unique architecture that effectively combines “blockchain technology” with the carbon supply chain of a multi-institution business network.

Design/methodology/approach

This research and proposed framework are based on publicly available reports on carbon emissions tracking, sustainability, carbon trade and emerging blockchain technologies. The authors also interviewed industry experts to obtain their input and feedback.

Findings

Businesses must support the pledges made by their respective governments towards meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Although the emissions trading system encourages businesses to move in this direction, it can be challenging for them to efficiently manage their carbon assets owing to issues such as lack of standardised methods for tracking emissions across suppliers and manufacturers and the fragmentation of carbon markets. The carbon supply chain can maintain a record of the chronological flow of carbon emissions and eventually of all carbon assets by integrating a centralised ledger system based on blockchain technology.

Originality/value

Global warming, climate change and carbon emissions are among humanity’s pressing problems today. To achieve net zero emissions by the middle of the 21st century, emissions must be drastically reduced. Global supply chains have a crucial role to play in this context. This article provides a blockchain-based technology framework for carbon emissions visibility and tracking. The authors believe such a platform will provide critical visibility and tracking support to globally dispersed supply chains, moving a step closer towards carbon emissions control and net zero operations.

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 45 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 26 March 2021

Palash Deb and Vipin Sreekumar

The authors investigate whether firms in learning-intensive industries are more prone to bankruptcy and how this shapes a firm's financing choices.

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Purpose

The authors investigate whether firms in learning-intensive industries are more prone to bankruptcy and how this shapes a firm's financing choices.

Design/methodology/approach

Industry learning estimates based on US manufacturing firms are obtained from the study of Balasubramanian and Lieberman (2010; 2011), who collected these estimates from the US Census Bureau. Merging the learning estimates with data from Compustat gives us a final sample of 6,138 publicly-traded US manufacturing firms (56,930 firm-years) between 1973 and 2000. The authors use both OLS and IV estimation approaches to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The findings confirm that firms operating in learning-intensive industries have a higher threat of bankruptcy. The authors also find that a debt-intensive capital structure exacerbates the threat of bankruptcy; therefore, firms in such industries have a significantly lower reliance on debt financing.

Practical implications

In the current turbulent business environment, managers operating in learning-intensive industries need to be more careful while making financing choices between debt and equity, and they can explore sources of financing that go beyond the capital markets.

Originality/value

No study so far has examined how industry learning intensity, a key industry characteristic, makes firms more prone to bankruptcy, and how this threat of bankruptcy results in more conservative financing choices. By integrating the theoretical perspectives from the structure–conduct–performance (SCP), transaction cost economics (TCE) and threat rigidity paradigms, this paper contributes to the literature by adding the industry learning environment as a novel determinant of firm financing choices and the threat of bankruptcy.

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Journal of Strategy and Management, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-425X

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Publication date: 30 December 2024

Rana Salman Anwar, Rizwan Raheem Ahmed, Dalia Streimikiene, Justas Streimikis and David Zamek

This study focuses on the complex dynamics of food supply chain safety, safety governance and security in Pakistan’s food industry. By delving into the connections between hygiene…

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Purpose

This study focuses on the complex dynamics of food supply chain safety, safety governance and security in Pakistan’s food industry. By delving into the connections between hygiene practices, safety governance, customer perceptions, supplier attitudes and food safety outcomes, this study aims to shed light on the elements that shape food safety governance in the region.

Design/methodology/approach

An analysis was conducted using self-administered questionnaires, with data collected from 352 individuals recruited from different departments within Pakistan’s food supply chain businesses. Using STATA software, we calculated important variables’ direct and indirect effects on the scales taken from previous studies by applying structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis.

Findings

The analysis found significant relationships between safety governance, hygiene practices, consumer perceptions, supplier attitudes and food safety outcomes. Violations of hygiene standards considerably impacted food safety and security; the relationship between these violations and food safety results was mediated by consumer psychological capital. Furthermore, the correlation between cleanliness procedures and food safety results was observed to be moderated by supplier attitudes.

Research limitations/implications

Even though the study has dramatically improved our understanding of food safety governance, we must acknowledge its limitations and consider future research. Researchers may expand knowledge in this critical area and promote evidence-based policies and practices to improve food safety and security by addressing these constraints and exploring new directions. Cooperation across disciplines and sectors can create a more robust, reliable and sustainable food system. This approach will protect public health and improve communities worldwide.

Practical implications

The results have practical implications, as analysis found significant relationships between safety governance, hygiene practices, consumer perceptions, supplier attitudes and food safety outcomes. Violations of hygiene standards considerably impacted food safety and security; the relationship between these violations and food safety results was mediated by consumer psychological capital. Furthermore, the correlation between cleanliness procedures and food safety results was observed to be moderated by supplier attitudes.

Social implications

For policymakers, regulatory agencies, industry stakeholders and consumers, the findings emphasize the importance of strict hygiene standards, consumer trust and engagement and supply chain partner collaboration to ensure food system safety and security.

Originality/value

This study illuminates the intricate interactions that shape food safety governance in Pakistan’s food supply chain business. For policymakers, regulatory agencies, industry stakeholders and consumers, the findings emphasize the importance of strict hygiene standards, consumer trust and engagement and supply chain partner collaboration to ensure food system safety and security.

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Publication date: 25 September 2018

Zijie Li, Qiuling Gao, Kai Shen and Junyue Zhang

This paper aims to examine different hypotheses concerning the effects of executive incentive on the degree of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) ambidexterity. Specifically…

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Purpose

This paper aims to examine different hypotheses concerning the effects of executive incentive on the degree of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) ambidexterity. Specifically, this study provides new insights on how executive equity incentive and executive control right incentive may affect overseas ambidextrous strategy of Chinese enterprises.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used panel data of Chinese manufacturing listed companies in 2006-2015 to explore the relationships between related factors. Hypotheses are tested by using regression analysis.

Findings

This study found that executive equity incentive is positively related to the degree of FDI ambidexterity. It also found that the level at which control right incentives of executive are made has a curvilinear relationship with degree of FDI ambidexterity. Higher level of control right incentive of executive will be associated with higher degree of FDI ambidexterity; however, beyond some level, higher control right incentive of executive will be associated with lower degree of FDI ambidexterity.

Research limitations/implications

This paper has implications to future research and companies’ everyday practice on ambidextrous FDI strategy.

Originality/value

Based on the principal-agent framework and incentive theory, this paper offers an interesting insight of achieving balance of ambidextrous strategy for Chinese multinational enterprises by involving the different roles of executive equity incentive and executive control right incentive they played.

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Chinese Management Studies, vol. 12 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1750-614X

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Publication date: 31 March 2023

Nattaporn Thongsri and Orawan Tripak

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that would influence the intention to use social banking during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that would influence the intention to use social banking during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study integrated two theories, namely the integrated technology acceptance model (TAM), which focused on the acceptance of technology by consumers, and electronic word of mouth (eWOM), which focused on consumer behavior. This study also applied the significant variables in the context of Thailand, which were trust and perceived risk.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative research method was applied by collecting data from 411 consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. A combined multi-analytic approach of a structural equation model (SEM)-neural network was used to analyze the data. In the first step, the SEM was used to determine the important factors that affected the adoption of social banking. In the second step, a neural network model was used to prioritize the important factors to confirm the results of the SEM method in step 1.

Findings

The empirical results of the data analysis using the SEM method showed that the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and trust were the most significant determinants of adopting social banking. This was consistent with the neural network method of the important factors.

Practical implications

The results of this research could initiate issues that should be developed for the continued use of online banking among consumers in the context of developing countries, such as Thailand.

Originality/value

This research model provided guidelines for the effective development of mobile banking applications for use on mobile devices. The results of this research made strong theoretical contributions to the existing literature on online banking and offered procedures and information to the relevant sectors.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-10-2022-0709

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International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 51 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0306-8293

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