@article{47916, abstract = {{AbstractThis study posits that, in the absence of extensive mandatory regulation and auditing, differences in internal and external corporate governance (CG) mechanisms will explain variations in choices concerning corporate sustainability reporting and the interrelated and underlying corporate sustainability performance (CSP). Specifically, we explore whether board monitoring effectiveness as a major internal CG mechanism and stakeholder engagement as a key external CG mechanism are positively associated with sustainability reporting quality (SRQ), compliance with generally accepted sustainability reporting standards (SRC) and guidelines, and CSP for a sample of Dutch firms that have voluntarily disclosed sustainability reports during the years 2012–2016. In addition to these direct effects, we also investigate the potential indirect effects of the CG mechanisms on SRQ and SRC via CSP and distinguish between nonlagged and lag effects. Using structural equation modeling, our results show that, in the short term, monitoring effectiveness positively affects SRQ and SRC. Stakeholder engagement positively affects SRQ and SRC in the short term and is positively related to SRQ via CSP in the longer term, indicating that active stakeholders, over time, may drive companies toward more sustainable business conduct. Finally, the findings that CSP is positively related to SRQ but negatively related to SRC provide further support for signaling and legitimacy theory, respectively. Companies with superior CSP disclose high‐quality information on CSP to signal the firm's superior sustainability performance, whereas poor performing companies legitimize their inferior CSP by complying with more reporting standards, rather than by directly improving their underlying CSP.}}, author = {{Manning, Bart and Braam, Geert and Reimsbach, Daniel}}, issn = {{1535-3958}}, journal = {{Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management}}, keywords = {{Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Strategy and Management, Development}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{351--366}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{Corporate governance and sustainable business conduct—Effects of board monitoring effectiveness and stakeholder engagement on corporate sustainability performance and disclosure choices}}}, doi = {{10.1002/csr.1687}}, volume = {{26}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{47914, author = {{Wang, Zhi and Reimsbach, Daniel and Braam, Geert}}, issn = {{0959-6526}}, journal = {{Journal of Cleaner Production}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management, General Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction}}, pages = {{1185--1197}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Political embeddedness and the diffusion of corporate social responsibility practices in China: A trade-off between financial and CSR performance?}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.116}}, volume = {{198}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{31807, abstract = {{Drawing upon recent advances in machine learning and natural language processing, we introduce new tools that automatically ingest, parse, disambiguate, and build an updated database using U.S. patent data. The tools identify unique inventor, assignee, and location entities mentioned on each granted U.S. patent from 1976 to 2016. We describe data flow, algorithms, user interfaces, descriptive statistics, and a novelty measure based on the first appearance of a word in the patent corpus. We illustrate an automated coinventor network mapping tool and visualize trends in patenting over the last 40 years.}}, author = {{Balsmeier, Benjamin and Assaf, Mohamad and Chesebro, Tyler and Fierro, Gabe and Johnson, Kevin and Johnson, Scott and Li, Guan‐Cheng and Lück, Sonja and O'Reagan, Doug and Yeh, Bill and Zang, Guangzheng and Fleming, Lee}}, issn = {{1058-6407}}, journal = {{Journal of Economics & Management Strategy}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, General Business, Management and Accounting, General Medicine}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{535--553}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{Machine learning and natural language processing on the patent corpus: Data, tools, and new measures}}}, doi = {{10.1111/jems.12259}}, volume = {{27}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{52205, author = {{Dunkelberg, Heiko and Wagner, Johannes and Hannen, Conrad and Schlüter, Alexander and Phan, Long and Hesselbach, Jens and Lin, Cheng-Xian}}, issn = {{0959-6526}}, journal = {{Journal of Cleaner Production}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management, General Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment}}, pages = {{790--800}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Optimization of the energy supply in the plastics industry to reduce the primary energy demand}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.254}}, volume = {{192}}, year = {{2018}}, } @article{46639, abstract = {{ Purpose Many manufacturing firms entrust partners to provide services on their behalf. However, it is not clear whether and when firms can capture the potential value advantages of outsourcing business services. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of different types of business service outsourcing on firm value. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses event study methodology to estimate the impact of business service outsourcing announcements on abnormal returns of publicly traded manufacturing companies in Europe. Findings External service outsourcing that directly affects the company’s customers leads to more favorable outcomes than internal service outsourcing. This effect is contingent on the strategic outsourcing intention, the service’s reliance on technology, and the choice of the outsourcing partner. Research limitations/implications Findings show that firm value depends critically on the service value it delivers to customers. Future research could explore further contingency variables, and investigate the role of service outsourcing networks and relationships. Practical implications The insights of this study help managers to decide why, how, and to whom they should outsource their business services, as well as how to justify their outsourcing decisions, and how to communicate them toward the financial markets. Originality/value This research sheds light on the value implications of outsourcing decisions. Two types of business service outsourcing are distinguished, namely, internal and external. Furthermore, the study enhances our understanding of a contingency perspective on service outsourcing decisions. }}, author = {{Eggert, Andreas and Böhm, Eva and Cramer, Christina}}, issn = {{1757-5818}}, journal = {{Journal of Service Management}}, keywords = {{Strategy and Management, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{476--498}}, publisher = {{Emerald}}, title = {{{Business service outsourcing in manufacturing firms: an event study}}}, doi = {{10.1108/josm-11-2016-0306}}, volume = {{28}}, year = {{2017}}, } @article{52207, author = {{Schlüter, Alexander and Rosano, Michele B.}}, issn = {{0959-6526}}, journal = {{Journal of Cleaner Production}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management, General Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment}}, pages = {{19--28}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{A holistic approach to energy efficiency assessment in plastic processing}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.037}}, volume = {{118}}, year = {{2016}}, } @article{39697, author = {{Agra-Kooijman, Dena M. and Singh, Gautam and Lorenz, Alexander and Collings, Peter J. and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried and Kumar, Satyendra}}, issn = {{1539-3755}}, journal = {{Physical Review E}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Strategy and Management, Mechanical Engineering}}, number = {{6}}, publisher = {{American Physical Society (APS)}}, title = {{{Columnar molecular aggregation in the aqueous solutions of disodium cromoglycate}}}, doi = {{10.1103/physreve.89.062504}}, volume = {{89}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{39713, author = {{McGinn, Christine K. and Laderman, Laura I. and Zimmermann, Natalie and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried and Collings, Peter J.}}, issn = {{1539-3755}}, journal = {{Physical Review E}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Strategy and Management, Mechanical Engineering}}, number = {{6}}, publisher = {{American Physical Society (APS)}}, title = {{{Planar anchoring strength and pitch measurements in achiral and chiral chromonic liquid crystals using 90-degree twist cells}}}, doi = {{10.1103/physreve.88.062513}}, volume = {{88}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{47911, abstract = {{ABSTRACTThis study examines how the disclosure of negative sustainability‐related incidents affects the investment‐related judgments of decision‐makers. Participants in a sequential 2 × 2 between‐subjects experiment first received a company's financial information before viewing additional sustainability information (by the company and by a non‐governmental organization (NGO); with and without negative disclosure). Results indicate that self‐reporting of negative incidents does not affect decision‐makers’ stock price estimates and investment decisions compared with judgments based on financial information only. However, third‐party disclosure of these incidents by a NGO has a negative affect on these investment‐related judgments. Furthermore, the magnitude of the NGO reporting effect depends on whether the company itself simultaneously reports these incidents. Thus, disclosing negative incidents in sustainability reporting could lose some of its apparent stigma. Instead of avoiding negative reporting altogether, managers might use it as a risk mitigation tool in their reporting strategy. The results also emphasize the power of the often‐mentioned ‘watchdog’ function of NGOs acting as stakeholder advocates. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment}}, author = {{Reimsbach, Daniel and Hahn, Rüdiger}}, issn = {{0964-4733}}, journal = {{Business Strategy and the Environment}}, keywords = {{Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Strategy and Management, Geography, Planning and Development, Business and International Management}}, number = {{4}}, pages = {{217--235}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{The Effects of Negative Incidents in Sustainability Reporting on Investors’ Judgments–an Experimental Study of Third‐party Versus Self‐disclosure in the Realm of Sustainable Development}}}, doi = {{10.1002/bse.1816}}, volume = {{24}}, year = {{2013}}, } @article{31300, author = {{Potzuweit, A. and Weich, Tobias and Barkhofen, Sonja and Kuhl, U. and Stöckmann, H.-J. and Zworski, M.}}, issn = {{1539-3755}}, journal = {{Physical Review E}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Strategy and Management, Mechanical Engineering}}, number = {{6}}, publisher = {{American Physical Society (APS)}}, title = {{{Weyl asymptotics: From closed to open systems}}}, doi = {{10.1103/physreve.86.066205}}, volume = {{86}}, year = {{2012}}, } @article{39727, author = {{Lorenz, Alexander and Zimmermann, Natalie and Kumar, Satyendra and Evans, Dean R. and Cook, Gary and Kitzerow, Heinz-Siegfried}}, issn = {{1539-3755}}, journal = {{Physical Review E}}, keywords = {{Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Strategy and Management, Mechanical Engineering}}, number = {{5}}, publisher = {{American Physical Society (APS)}}, title = {{{Doping the nematic liquid crystal 5CB with milled BaTiO3nanoparticles}}}, doi = {{10.1103/physreve.86.051704}}, volume = {{86}}, year = {{2012}}, }