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Affective Orchestration at the Helm! Unraveling CEO Affects' Effect on Corporate ESG Performance 掌舵的情感管弦乐！解读CEO对企业ESG绩效的影响

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12813

Ming Yuan, Xuetong Wang, Xuekun Suo, Han Lin, Mingchuan Yu, Wan Jiang

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How to Reduce Time Theft Behavior in Telework: A Moral Self-Regulation Perspective 如何减少远程办公中的时间盗窃行为：一个道德自律的视角

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12809

Bingqian Liang, Lingyu Jin, Weiwei Huo, Yi Shi

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Philosophical Foundations of Hospitality Ethics: Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian Perspectives 酒店伦理的哲学基础：苏格拉底、柏拉图和亚里士多德的观点

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12810

Mohammad Shahidul Islam

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High-Temperature Risk and Corporate Social Responsibility in China 高温风险与中国企业社会责任

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12812

Yongliang Yang, Shijia Xie, Mengmeng Qiang

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A New Piece in the Puzzle: Corruption and Financial Constraints—Evidence From European Firms 新的拼图：腐败和金融约束——来自欧洲公司的证据

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12815

Conrado Diego García-Gómez, Seda Bilyay-Erdogan, Ender Demir, José María Díez-Esteban

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CEO's Demographic, Governance, and Career Factors in Environmental and Sustainable Performance: Evidence From China M&A Cases 环境与可持续绩效中CEO的人口、治理和职业因素：来自中国并购案例的证据

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12814

Dan Li, Umer Sahil Maqsood

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Environmental, Social, and Governance in Family Firms: A Bibliometric Review and Agenda for Future Research 家族企业的环境、社会与治理：文献计量学回顾与未来研究议程

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12805

ChangYi Zhu, Alexandra Simón Villar, BingBing Ge

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‘Clinging Together Against the Dark’: A Pragmatist Reading of Sustainability Conversations “携手对抗黑暗”：可持续发展对话的实用主义解读

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12816

Barry A. Colbert, Elizabeth C. Kurucz

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How Important Is Corporate Social Responsibility for Corporate Financial Performance?: A Machine Learning Prediction and Model Interpretability Approach 企业社会责任对企业财务绩效有多重要？机器学习预测和模型可解释性方法

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2026-03-23 Epub Date: 2025-04-19 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12820

Ephraim Kwashie Thompson, Samuel Buertey, So-Yeun Kim

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The Role of Organizational Motives in the Formation of Moral Legitimacy Judgments 组织动机在道德合法性判断形成中的作用

IF 4.2 2区哲学

Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/beer.12801

Philipp Schreck, Nils Kruse, Gonzalo Conti

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