Does central supervision enhance local environmental enforcement? Quasi-experimental evidence from China

B Zhang, X Chen, H Guo - Journal of Public Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper draws on a natural experiment generated by the National Specially Monitored
Firms (NSMF) program in China to evaluate the effectiveness of central supervision at …

Government's green grip: Multifaceted state influence on corporate environmental actions in China

R Wang, F Wijen, PP Heugens - Strategic Management Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Research summary: Emerging economies such as China enjoy economic expansion, but
also face dramatic environmental challenges. China's government is a central actor in both …

Constructing a climate change logic: An institutional perspective on the “tragedy of the commons”

S Ansari, F Wijen, B Gray - Organization Science, 2013 - pubsonline.informs.org
Despite increasing interest in transnational fields, transnational commons have received
little attention. In contrast to economic models of commons, which argue that commons occur …

Strategic decisions between short-term profit and sustainability

P Haessler - Administrative Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainability has evolved into one of the key topics for organizations and organizational
researchers alike. To meet changing societal demands, organizations have to adapt their …

[BOOK][B] Policies and policy processes of the European Union

L Buonanno, N Nugent - 2020 - books.google.com
The dynamic and complex system of European Union policymaking is analysed in this new
edition of a much-praised textbook. It offers the most integrated understanding of EU policy …

Analysis of the most widely used building environmental assessment methods

Z Gu, R Wennersten, G Assefa - Environmental Sciences, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Building Environmental Assessment (BEA) is a term used for several methods for
environmental assessment of the building environment. Generally, Life Cycle Assessment …

Design and optimization of interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor for electric vehicle applications

L Balasubramanian, NA Bhuiyan… - CES Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper explores some design parameters of an interior permanent magnet synchronous
motor that contribute to enhancing motor performance. Various geometry parameters such …

Is decentralisation always good for climate change mitigation? How federalism has complicated the greening of building policies in Austria

R Steurer, C Clar - Policy Sciences, 2015 - Springer
This paper addresses two related puzzles. The first puzzle is that parts of the environmental
federalism literature suggest that federal states are ill-equipped to solve nation-wide or …

Cutting ties with local bureaucrats: How does the environmental vertical management reform affect firm pollution in China?

L Du, R Wang, Z Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
China's local environmental protection agencies are the basic government units that
implement the country's environmental regulations. Initiated decades ago, the vertical …

Strengths and weaknesses of European soil legislations: The case study of Portugal

T Castelo-Grande, PA Augusto, A Fiúza… - Environmental Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays contaminated soil has become a major and priority problem, and therefore,
during the last four decades many countries have been introducing policies and practices for …