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Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals

We examine whether and how research and development (R&D) mediates the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars and corporate efficiency among companies within the supply chain of Microsoft Corporation from 2012 to 2020. An estimation of corporate efficiency using...

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Main Authors: Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Ren, Chunya, Lu, Wen-Min
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Published: Taylor & Francis Online 2023
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HG Finance
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/1/Kweh%20et%20al.%20%282023%29_AE%20in%20press.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/7/Environmental%2C%20social%2C%20and%20governance%20and%20corporate%20efficiency_abst.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2273239
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spelling my.ump.umpir.395362024-02-19T00:59:29Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/ Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals Kweh, Qian Long Ting, Irene Wei Kiong Ren, Chunya Lu, Wen-Min HG Finance We examine whether and how research and development (R&D) mediates the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars and corporate efficiency among companies within the supply chain of Microsoft Corporation from 2012 to 2020. An estimation of corporate efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA) indicates that companies should first improve their innovational efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.371), then operational efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.659), and finally profitability efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.695). Moreover, a mediation analysis confirms the mediating role of R&D intensity. Overall, R&D should be one of the spotlights in the supply chain amidst the highlights on ESG in this dynamic and challenging business world for companies to achieve sustainable development goals. Taylor & Francis Online 2023 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/1/Kweh%20et%20al.%20%282023%29_AE%20in%20press.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/7/Environmental%2C%20social%2C%20and%20governance%20and%20corporate%20efficiency_abst.pdf Kweh, Qian Long and Ting, Irene Wei Kiong and Ren, Chunya and Lu, Wen-Min (2023) Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals. Applied Economics. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0003-6846. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First) https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2273239 https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2273239
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Kweh, Qian Long
Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Ren, Chunya
Lu, Wen-Min
Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
description We examine whether and how research and development (R&D) mediates the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars and corporate efficiency among companies within the supply chain of Microsoft Corporation from 2012 to 2020. An estimation of corporate efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA) indicates that companies should first improve their innovational efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.371), then operational efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.659), and finally profitability efficiency (mean DEA score = 0.695). Moreover, a mediation analysis confirms the mediating role of R&D intensity. Overall, R&D should be one of the spotlights in the supply chain amidst the highlights on ESG in this dynamic and challenging business world for companies to achieve sustainable development goals.
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author Kweh, Qian Long
Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Ren, Chunya
Lu, Wen-Min
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Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Ren, Chunya
Lu, Wen-Min
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title Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
title_short Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
title_full Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
title_fullStr Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
title_full_unstemmed Environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: Mediating role of R&D in achieving sustainable development goals
title_sort environmental, social, and governance and corporate efficiency: mediating role of r&d in achieving sustainable development goals
publisher Taylor & Francis Online
publishDate 2023
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39536/1/Kweh%20et%20al.%20%282023%29_AE%20in%20press.pdf
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