Article
Engineering, Environmental
Michal Struk, Martin Bod'a
Summary: This study focuses on the factors influencing performance in municipal solid waste management in the Czech Republic. The research finds that the availability of recycling consolidation facilities improves the performance of waste management, while programs encouraging waste separation or green waste collection do not have the anticipated effect.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Cristina Maria Campos-Alba, Juan Carlos Garrido-Rodriguez, Ana Maria Plata-Diaz, Gemma Perez-Lopez
Summary: This study analyzed the efficiency of waste management services in Spain from 2005 to 2015, finding that cost efficiency is increased by selective collection and certain political and socioeconomic factors. Municipal direct provision was identified as the least efficient management form for this service.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alejandro Salazar-Adams
Summary: The study found that private waste collection companies are more efficient than municipal governments in Mexico. Environmental variables such as population density, average household income, and tourism were also found to impact waste collection efficiency. Additionally, curbside collection was associated with higher efficiency, while separate collection of waste was negatively correlated with efficiency.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Maria Molinos-Senante, Alexandros Maziotis, Ramon Sala-Garrido, Manuel Mocholi-Arce
Summary: The eco-efficiency assessment of 140 Chilean municipalities in providing MSW services revealed an average eco-efficiency of 0.332, with the majority of municipalities scoring lower than 0.4. Factors such as population density, tourism, and municipality location were identified as influencing factors on the eco-efficiency of MSW management in municipalities.
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Marco Alberto De Benedetto, Sergio Destefanis, Luigi Guadalupi
Summary: This study investigates the impact of Law 81/1993 on the technical efficiency of Italian cities. The results show that cities voting under a double-ballot rule exhibit lower levels of efficiency in terms of provision of public goods.
JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wojciech Czekala
Summary: Municipal waste management is crucial for environmental protection in any country, with biowaste being the dominant stream in Poland. This study aims to discuss the selective collection and management of biowaste in Poland's municipal sector and identify limiting factors. Developing installations for biological waste management is essential for meeting increasingly stringent waste management requirements.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ginevra Virginia Lombardi, Massimo Gastaldi, Agnese Rapposelli, Giulia Romano
Summary: This study investigated the efficiency of urban waste systems in 78 major Italian towns, revealing significant differences in efficiency among different municipalities. Higher efficiency was observed in towns located in the Northern and Central regions, with higher population density, aging rate, lower tariff rates, and door-to-door waste collection.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Economics
Nahed Trabelsi, Younes Boujelbene
Summary: This paper focuses on analyzing the impact of public sector efficiency on economic growth. The study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) and generalized method of moments (GMM) to examine the relationship. The findings suggest that increasing government expenditure reduces economic growth in developing countries. However, when government expenditure is interacted with public sector efficiency, efficiency can amplify the impact of public spending on economic growth. Moreover, higher efficiency leads to a lower optimal size of government expenditure required for maximizing growth.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paula Llanquileo-Melgarejo, Maria Molinos-Senante, Giulia Romano, Laura Carosi
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of selective collection and recycling of MSW on the performance of municipalities in Chile providing MSW services. The results showed that there is significant room for improvement in the management of MSW by Chilean municipalities, as indicated by the low percentages of efficient and eco-efficient municipalities. Lack of collaboration between municipalities at the regional level, along with exogenous variables, also influenced the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Sadegh Alizadeh, Fatemeh Vali, Zhaleh Vatani, Akram Avami
Summary: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a global issue with increasing importance due to population growth, urbanization, and changing consumption patterns. This study presents a comprehensive framework to assess the sustainability of MSW management systems in Iran. By considering environmental and economic aspects, the eco-efficiency index is used to evaluate the systems' sustainability. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to rank the systems based on their eco-efficiency indices, considering various parameters. The findings highlight the priority of landfill and anaerobic digestion systems with/without CHP, but also indicate limitations in data availability and assumptions made during the analysis.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Karoline Owusu-Sekyere, Alexander Batteiger, Richard Afoblikame, Gerold Hafner, Martin Kranert
Summary: Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, has developed into a large scrapyard where electronic waste and scrap metals are processed informally, leading to environmental pollution and health risks. Data suggests that an average of 15,092 tons of e-waste (about 39% of Ghana's e-waste generation) is treated at Agbogbloshie annually.
Article
Management
Stefano Landi, Salvatore Russo
Summary: The co-production paradigm has important implications for public-service delivery, introducing innovative observation methods and a new way of thinking about public service logic. This study examines the co-production processes in separate waste collection and investigates the association between public officers' attitude towards co-production and separate collection performance. The results show that a positive attitude towards enhancing users' co-production is linked to better separate collection outcomes.
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Cameron Sabet, Alessandro Hammond, Nim Ravid, Michelle Sun Tong, Fatima Cody Stanford
Summary: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has committed $90 million to address health disparities through data-driven solutions. This funding will be allocated to 1400 community health centers, benefiting over 30 million Americans. Our article explores the reasons for the delayed adoption of big data in achieving healthcare equity, recent efforts that embrace big data tools, and strategies to harness its potential without burdening physicians. We also propose the establishment of a public database for anonymized patient data, introducing diverse metrics and equitable data collection strategies, to provide valuable insights for policymakers and health systems in better serving communities.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Anatoly M. Nikishin, Eugene Petrov, Sierd Cloetingh, Andrey Korniychuk, Andrey F. Morozov, Oleg Petrov, Viktor A. Poselov, Alexey Beziazykov, Sergey G. Skolotnev, Nikolay A. Malyshev, Vladimir E. Verzhbitsky, Henry W. Posamentier, Sergey Freiman, Elizaveta A. Rodina, Ksenia F. Startseva, Nikolay N. Zhukov
Summary: Over the past 15-20 years, the Russian Government implemented the Arctic Mega Project for geological and comprehensive study of the Arctic Ocean. Multiple expeditions were conducted to acquire various types of data, including seismic data, geological sampling, bathymetry surveys, aiming to provide new insights into Arctic geology, geodynamics, and the structure of the Arctic Ocean.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Public Administration
Daniel Tyskbo
Summary: This study explores how senior Human Resources (HR) managers in public sector municipalities conceptualize talent through a qualitative case study. The findings reveal that HR managers use a variety of conceptualizations, including both general and specific ones, to understand talent in practice.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Business
Nazim Hussain, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Sana Akbar Khan, Zaheer Khan, Jennifer Martinez-Ferrero
Summary: This paper examines the combined impact of board structural elements and financial analysts on corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. The findings suggest that financial analysts enhance CSR performance by complementing the corporate board with more independence, gender diversity, and a specialized CSR committee. Additionally, the study shows that analysts substitute for weaker internal governance factors, such as larger board sizes and dual-role CEOs.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Nicola Raimo, Victor Amor-Esteban, Filippo Vitolla
Summary: This study examines the role of specialized committees within the board of directors and auditors in the hiring of non-financial information assurance services and the choice of assurance providers. The results indicate that those responsible for financial information are not interested in contracting assurance services, particularly if they are provided by accountants, unless certain conditions are met.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
(2023)
Article
Law
Cristina Aibar-Guzman, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Celia Salvador-Gonzalez
Summary: This paper examines the response of the five largest garment companies worldwide to media coverage of human rights violations in their supply factories. Despite addressing all human rights issues highlighted by the media, these companies' codes of conduct were not reflected in their actual behavior. Therefore, the adoption of codes of conduct can be considered a legitimization strategy for these companies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS
(2023)
Article
Business
Giovanni Zampone, Giuseppe Sannino, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez
Summary: This article examines the motivations and influencing factors of companies' disclosure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) information from three aspects. The results show that both mimetic pressures and CSR performance have a positive impact on CSR disclosure, and the interaction between the two has an additive positive effect on CSR disclosure.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Business
Saudi-Yulieth Enciso-Alfaro, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez
Summary: Environmental sustainability is a business challenge that attracts the attention of researchers from various disciplines and cultures. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of 233 articles on corporate governance and environmental sustainability since 1991 and finds that a majority of recent research on this topic has been published in high-impact journals. Researchers mainly focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. The study also identifies several important thematic groups or subdomains, including green innovation, institutional factors, climate change, and the board, which require further investigation.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Pedro-Jose Martinez-Cordoba, Bernardino Benito, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez
Summary: Spanish legislation on gender quotas has effectively incorporated women into politics and has impacts on welfare services. The research shows that having more women and female leadership in local government and opposition parties can improve efficiency levels, while female leadership in the government and many women in the opposition can reduce efficiency.
SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
(2023)
Article
Business
Giovanni Zampone, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Giuseppe Sannino
Summary: This paper examines the drivers of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) reporting in an international context, focusing on imitation and competitive pressures. The study found that the extent of SDG reporting at the industry level is influenced by the average extent of reporting, the extent of reporting by the largest company, and the average extent of reporting by companies awarded for sustainability commitments. It also provides evidence of the positive impact of competitive pressures and the negative effects of the interaction between imitation and competition on SDG reporting. The results have important implications for practitioners, regulators, and policymakers.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Rizwan Ali, Ramiz Ur Rehman
Summary: Transparency in business response to climate change is influenced by both climate governance and the evaluation of financial analysts, with a potential complementary or substitutive relationship between the two mechanisms.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Victor Amor-Esteban, Cristina Aibar-Guzman, Beatriz Aibar-Guzman
Summary: This paper analyzes the current state and dynamic evolution of corporate transparency practices in the context of stakeholder engagement and the 2030 Agenda. The study reveals a low level of corporate transparency regarding business contribution to the 2030 Agenda, with a focus on investors and shareholders rather than customers and the environment. European countries perform well in terms of corporate transparency, while the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have the worst records. These findings provide practical insights into how companies optimize relationships with key stakeholders through Sustainable Development Goal reporting.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Maria-Victoria Uribe-Bohorquez, Juan-Camilo Rivera-Ordonez, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez
Summary: There is a significant gender gap in accounting academia, leading to disadvantages for women in recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, status, high-level areas or positions, work burden distribution, and remuneration. Women are underrepresented in part-time or non-tenure tracks and face slower advancement, lower pay, and prestige. This article aims to contribute to understanding the possible causes of gender disparity in accounting by exploring women's participation as authors in cost and management accounting.
Article
Business
Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Cristina Aibar-Guzman, Miriam Nunez-Torrado, Beatriz Aibar-Guzman
Summary: Based on a sample of 4,089 multinational companies over the period 2015-2018, this study analyzes the role of women leaders in implementing sustainability strategies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and examines whether this role depends on the proportion of women in management teams. The results show that companies with a female CEO and/or chairperson of the board of directors, as well as greater gender diversity in management teams and the monitoring body, have higher commitment to the 2030 Agenda. However, stereotypes about female leadership hinder the existence of a complementary relationship that reinforces it, as prejudices act as barriers to achieving synergic effects among women in different management positions.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Business
German Lopez Perez, Isabel Maria Garcia Sanchez, Jose Luis Zafra Gomez
Summary: This paper contributes to the current knowledge on the impact of eco-innovation strategies on corporate performance by analyzing and synthesizing the different positions found in the literature. The results show that the impact of eco-innovation is not generalizable due to various factors, and the size and environment of the company are conditioning factors. Further research is encouraged to shed more light on this field.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Rizwan Ali, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Beatriz Aibar-Guzman, Ramiz ur Rehman
Summary: All industries rely on natural capital assets and ecosystem services. Institutional investors show interest in biodiversity commitments and demand information on these initiatives. Companies disclosing relevant information are rewarded.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Beatriz Aibar-Guzman, Nicola Raimo, Filippo Vitolla, Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez
Summary: This paper argues that effective climate governance is crucial for companies to balance long-term environmental goals and short-term financial interests in addressing the challenges of climate change. The findings show that effective climate governance leads to higher corporate financial performance, and this relationship is further strengthened by better climate performance. Furthermore, effective climate governance is driven by the ownership of long-term institutional investors, whose positive influence is reinforced by the homogeneous distribution of their ownership.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Business, Finance
Maria Victoria Uribe Bohorquez, Isabel Maria Garcia Sanchez
Summary: Through a systematic review of academic papers, this document provides a comprehensive and synthetic proposal. It identifies the obstacles and stereotypes at the family, social, and work levels that hindered women's access and advancement in the accounting profession between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. It also explores the factors that facilitated women's training and entry into bookkeeping and accounting tasks, breaking stereotypes, and promoting women's inclusion in the paid labor market.
REVISTA DE CONTABILIDAD-SPANISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW
(2023)
