Community development using a sustainable tourism strategy: a case study of the Jordan River Valley touristway

This paper presents the results of a 10‐year collaboration among Yarmouk University, the University of Arkansas and the Jordanian government to develop a sustainable tourism strategy against the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty. It reports our efforts to develop a touristway through the Jordan River Valley that integrates the valley's heritage, archeology, and Christian and Islamic religious sites. It also analyses our community development work in Umm Qais, the touristway's northern anchor, and how our plan contributes to Northern Jordan's economic development. We conclude with a discussion of the specific insights gained from our experiences that may serve others addressing similar issues. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

企业ESG 与资本市场表现

在经济社会发展绿色化、低碳化态势下,ESG 理念在资本市场中的地位日益凸显。文章基于2015—2021 年我国A 股上市公司数据,研究ESG 表现对企业股票流动性的影响。研究发现,ESG 表现显著提升了企业股票流动性,该效应在国有企业、大规模企业以及市场化程度较高的地区企业中更显著。机制分析表明,企业ESG 有利于提升投资者情绪和信息透明度,进而促进股票流动性。进一步研究发现,企业良好ESG 表现所带来的股票流动性显著提升了企业价值和企业创新。发掘企业ESG在金融市场的作用效果,为活跃资本市场提供新的经验证据。     

Do Egocentric information networks influence technical efficiency of farmers? Empirical evidence from Ghana

Journal of Productivity Analysis - We investigate the impact of farmers’ egocentric information network on technical efficiency and its distribution in the network, using observational data...     

Corporate social responsibility and corporate tax avoidance: The channel effect of consumer awareness

This paper investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate tax avoidance and the impact of consumer awareness on the constructs. We show that consumer awareness has the effect of decreasing the positive relation between CSR ratings and tax avoidance levels. Our findings are robust to various measures of our constructs. Collectively, the findings of this study lend credence to the risk-management view of CSR and demonstrate that consumer awareness acts as a behavioral intervention and governance mechanism to help mitigate corporate hypocrisy.