
@article{wang2023,
	title = {What really influences the development of renewable energy? A systematic review and meta-analysis},
	volume = {30},
	issn = {1614-7499},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11356-023-26286-w},
	doi = {10.1007/s11356-023-26286-w},
	shorttitle = {What really influences the development of renewable energy?},
	abstract = {Promoting renewable energy ({RE}) is one key strategy to increase energy security and mitigate global warming. What really influences the development of {RE} has aroused public attention worldwide. Numerous studies have identified and evaluated the critical influence factors ({CIFs}) for renewable energy development ({RED}); however, there seems to be no consensus among the previous studies on these {CIFs} and their importance level or influence direction. Given that, this study, for the first time, conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis of the {CIFs} for {RED}. With evidence from 33,119 observations in 67 studies between 2010 and 2022, 44 {CIFs} distributed in political, economic, environmental, social, and technological ({PEEST}) dimensions were selected from an international perspective. Results demonstrate that (i) 27 {CIFs} with statistical significance and their rank list were identified through meta-analysis. Some of them were mentioned many times in previous studies, but their significance for {RED} was not very high. (ii) The top three driving factors in {CIFs}’ significance rank list were industrial infrastructure investment, R\&D, and financial development, and the top three inhibiting factors were the fossil-based energy consumption structure, policy uncertainty, and population life. (iii) The publication year, country’s economy, and links of the {RED} value chain have a moderating effect on some {CIFs}’ influence mechanisms. This study not only contributes to the existing {RED} knowledge body but also provides references to policymakers and practitioners in formulating policies and good practices to promote renewable energy.},
	pages = {62213--62236},
	number = {22},
	journaltitle = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
	shortjournal = {Environ Sci Pollut Res},
	author = {Wang, Yadong and Wang, Delu and Yu, Lan and Mao, Jinqi},
	urldate = {2024-05-28},
	date = {2023-03-20},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{hasan2022,
	title = {A pricing model for real-estate business in Bangladesh incorporating the uncertainty in buyer’s readiness: considerations during {COVID}-19 pandemic},
	volume = {2},
	issn = {2662-9399},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s43546-022-00330-2},
	doi = {10.1007/s43546-022-00330-2},
	shorttitle = {A pricing model for real-estate business in Bangladesh incorporating the uncertainty in buyer’s readiness},
	abstract = {The real-estate business is considered one of the significant contributors to the economy of Bangladesh. However, the sudden occurrence of the {COVID}-19 pandemic exacerbates the housing business and the owners have been struggling to sell their apartment units. The instability of the income pattern of the customers and dwindling competitions among the real-estate business marketers during and after the {COVID}-19 pandemic necessitate revising the sales plan of the rental units. This research aims to develop a three-stage optimal selling model considering two random factors that the sellers face exclusively during the {COVID}-19 pandemic. The number of units sold in each stage is influenced by two random variables: (i) the time span between the initial stage and the final stage and (ii) the income-level inconsistency. This study highlights the randomness of these two factors with the aid of gamma distribution and optimizes the pricing model for three different stages. The findings of this research are illustrated with both numerical and graphical representations considering two different scenarios named identical and independent strategies of pricing. A comparative analysis has been conducted for these two strategies which would help the management to switch decisions depending on the market volatility. The results indicate that sellers can maximize their revenues by selling most of the units at the initial stage; however, sales in the second and third stages are also significant, depending upon the readiness of buyers.},
	pages = {154},
	number = {10},
	journaltitle = {{SN} Business \& Economics},
	shortjournal = {{SN} Bus Econ},
	author = {Hasan, Kazi Wahadul and Hanif, Maliha Binte},
	urldate = {2024-05-28},
	date = {2022-09-26},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{battistella2021,
	title = {Sustainable organisational learning in sustainable companies},
	volume = {28},
	rights = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies},
	issn = {0969-6474, 0969-6474},
	url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TLO-05-2019-0074/full/html},
	doi = {10.1108/TLO-05-2019-0074},
	abstract = {Purpose
              The purpose of this study is to extend the knowledge on sustainable organisational learning ({OL}) in sustainable companies.
            
            
              Design/methodology/approach
              Sustainability is examined from an {OL} perspective and was based on Edward’s integral cycle of learning. An in-depth analysis of the literature was carried out, and a list of {OL} characteristics, such as openness to new ideas and participative policymaking, were compiled. To identify which {OL} characteristics are used for sustainability, a multiple-case study was designed for sustainable companies operating in the food and beverage industry.
            
            
              Findings
              This study found a wide variety of sustainable practices, such as experimentation and information-sharing systems, related to learning processes, and learning leadership appears to be the least developed dimension. It was also found that sustainable companies learn through social rather than reflective learning, in relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and by concrete actions to implement environmental and social impacts.
            
            
              Originality/value
              This study is one of a few that explore sustainable {OL} and contributes to categorising {OL} characteristics that sustainable companies use to facilitate and support sustainability in the mid–long term.},
	pages = {15--31},
	number = {1},
	journaltitle = {The Learning Organization},
	shortjournal = {{TLO}},
	author = {Battistella, Cinzia and Cicero, Lucia and Preghenella, Nadia},
	urldate = {2024-05-28},
	date = {2021-05-13},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{quick2020,
	title = {Assurance on {CSR} reports: impact on the credibility perceptions of non-financial information by bank directors},
	volume = {28},
	rights = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies},
	issn = {2049-372X, 2049-372X},
	url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MEDAR-10-2019-0597/full/html},
	doi = {10.1108/MEDAR-10-2019-0597},
	shorttitle = {Assurance on {CSR} reports},
	abstract = {Purpose
              This paper aims to clarify whether assurance on non-financial corporate social responsibility ({CSR}) reports impacts the perceptions and decisions of banks as capital providers. The authors investigate the effects of the type of assurance provider and the level of assurance provided on decisions by banks to grant credit, make their own personal investments or recommend share purchases to their customers. The study aims to expand the domain of assurance on {CSR} reports ({CSRR}) by taking up a call by Cohen and Simnett (2015), who ask for behavioral research on how non-financial report’s intended users interpret and react to assurance.
            
            
              Design/methodology/approach
              The paper is based on an experiment case on a fictitious company with a 2 × 2 + 1 between-subjects design. To overcome concerns regarding external validity and to prove results in a real-world setting, the authors selected German bank directors as subjects due to the extremely high relevance of banks to the German economy. The authors investigated the perceptions of 69 bank directors and analyzed the influence of {CSR} assurance on their decisions.
            
            
              Findings
              The findings suggest that assurance positively influences confidence in {CSRR} and that, consequently, bankers are more likely to make favorable decisions toward the reporting companies, such as approving applications for credit, investing themselves in the company or recommending the purchase of shares to their clients. These effects are stronger when an accounting firm provides the assurance and when the assurance level is reasonable rather than limited.
            
            
              Research limitations/implications
              The arguments presented are, strictly speaking, limited to the case in the experiment and the views held by the bank directors at the time the authors sent out the questionnaires. Moreover, the cell sizes are quite small. Nevertheless, the authors were able to find highly significant results.
            
            
              Practical implications
              The main implication of the paper is that the purchase of {CSRR} assurance services has a positive effect on bank directors’ perceptions and decisions. They favor the provision of such services by accounting firms and they prefer a reasonable assurance level. Thus, it can be concluded that bank directors perceive quality differences between assurance providers, are able to recognize the difference between reasonable and limited assurance and that the related information is relevant for their decisions.
            
            
              Originality/value
              This paper fulfils an identified need to study the influence of {CSRR} assurance on decisions by bank directors. The observation of a high decisions-usefulness of {CSRR} assurance suggests that regulators should consider mandating some form of assurance on non-financial reports throughout the {EU} member states.},
	pages = {833--862},
	number = {5},
	journaltitle = {Meditari Accountancy Research},
	shortjournal = {{MEDAR}},
	author = {Quick, Reiner and Inwinkl, Petra},
	urldate = {2024-08-07},
	date = {2020-08-31},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{chakraborty2023,
	title = {Exploratory Survey of Australian {SMEs}: an Investigation into the Barriers and Opportunities Associated with Circular Economy},
	volume = {3},
	issn = {2730-597X, 2730-5988},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s43615-022-00235-0},
	doi = {10.1007/s43615-022-00235-0},
	shorttitle = {Exploratory Survey of Australian {SMEs}},
	pages = {1275--1297},
	number = {3},
	journaltitle = {Circular Economy and Sustainability},
	shortjournal = {Circ.Econ.Sust.},
	author = {Chakraborty, Ayon and Barton, Andrew and O’Loughlin, Andrew and Kandra, Harpreet S.},
	urldate = {2024-08-08},
	date = {2023-09},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{tomal2021,
	title = {Housing market heterogeneity and cluster formation: evidence from Poland},
	volume = {14},
	rights = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies},
	issn = {1753-8270, 1753-8270},
	url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJHMA-09-2020-0114/full/html},
	doi = {10.1108/IJHMA-09-2020-0114},
	shorttitle = {Housing market heterogeneity and cluster formation},
	abstract = {Purpose
              This study aims to identify clusters amongst the county housing markets in Poland, taking into account the criteria of size and quality of the housing stock, as well as price level. In addition, this work is intended to detect the socio-economic factors driving the cluster formation.
            
            
              Design/methodology/approach
              To group the studied housing markets into homogeneous clusters, this analysis uses a proprietary algorithm based on taxonomic and k-means++ methods. In turn, the generalised ordered logit (gologit) model was used to explore factors influencing the cluster formation.
            
            
              Findings
              The results obtained revealed that Polish county housing markets can be classified into three or four homogeneous clusters in terms of the size and quality of the housing stock and price level. Furthermore, the results of the estimation of the gologit models indicated that population density, number of business entities and the level of crime mainly determine the membership of a given housing market in a given cluster.
            
            
              Originality/value
              In contrast to previous studies, this is the first to examine the existence of homogeneous clusters amongst the county housing markets in Poland, taking into account the criteria of size and quality of the housing stock, as well as price level simultaneously. Moreover, this work is the first to identify the driving forces behind the formation of clusters amongst the surveyed housing markets.},
	pages = {1166--1185},
	number = {5},
	journaltitle = {International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis},
	shortjournal = {{IJHMA}},
	author = {Tomal, Mateusz},
	urldate = {2024-08-08},
	date = {2021-11-12},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{carmen2024,
	title = {Community-based sustainability initiatives: the quality of relationships matter?},
	volume = {19},
	issn = {1862-4065, 1862-4057},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11625-024-01492-8},
	doi = {10.1007/s11625-024-01492-8},
	shorttitle = {Community-based sustainability initiatives},
	abstract = {Abstract
            The quality of relationships between different actors involved in community-based sustainability initiatives is central to their success. This study examines the role of the qualities of social relationships within 22 different community-based sustainability initiatives each framed round different types of sustainability challenges, from flooding and climate change to community development and youth engagement. Research involved 37 semi structured interviews, combined with visual techniques, to explore the qualities of different relationship from the perspective of actors actively engaged in developing and progressing initiatives with different communities across Scotland. A typology of relationship qualities (tense, pragmatic and supportive qualities) is presented and applied to examine the ways in which relationships shape the benefits that participants identify for these community-based initiatives. The findings show supportive relationship qualities, involving a sense of respect, integrity, honesty and opportunities to test out new ideas, are particularly important in sustainability initiatives, providing a diverse range of benefits. Relationship qualities can also shift over time, either relatively suddenly or incrementally. Some groups of initiative actors worked strategically with relationships, underpinning their relationship-based strategies with relationships with different actors dominated by supportive qualities to actively harness the benefits these types of relationships provide and strengthen the sense of community and shared interest surrounding initiatives. A focus on relationship qualities can therefore provide a more dynamic picture of how community-based initiatives unfold and adapt to increasingly complex challenges. Such an approach places human agency centre-stage, recognising the fundamental importance of shaping social relationships within community-based initiatives.},
	pages = {905--920},
	number = {3},
	journaltitle = {Sustainability Science},
	shortjournal = {Sustain Sci},
	author = {Carmen, E. and Fazey, I. and Friend, R. M.},
	urldate = {2024-08-08},
	date = {2024-05},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}

@article{ciubotariu2022,
	title = {Improving research integrity: a framework for responsible science communication},
	volume = {15},
	issn = {1756-0500},
	url = {https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-022-06065-5},
	doi = {10.1186/s13104-022-06065-5},
	shorttitle = {Improving research integrity},
	abstract = {Research integrity, an essential precept of scientific inquiry and discovery, comprises norms such as Rigor, Reproducibility, and Responsibility (the 3R’s). Over the past decades, numerous issues have arisen that challenge the reliability of scientific studies, including irreproducibility crises, lack of good scientific principles, and erroneous communications, which have impacted the public’s trust in science and its findings. Here, we highlight one important component of research integrity that is often overlooked in the discussion of proposals for improving research quality and promoting robust research; one that spans from the lab bench to the dissemination of scientific work: responsible science communication. We briefly outline the role of education and institutions of higher education in teaching the tenets of good scientific practice and within that, the importance of adequate communications training. In that context, we present our framework of responsible science communication that we live by and teach to our students in courses and workshops that are part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health R­ 3 Center for Innovation in Science Education.},
	pages = {177},
	number = {1},
	journaltitle = {{BMC} Research Notes},
	shortjournal = {{BMC} Res Notes},
	author = {Ciubotariu, Ilinca I. and Bosch, Gundula},
	urldate = {2023-10-05},
	date = {2022-12},
	langid = {english},
	file = {},
}