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The interconnection between decent workplace and firm financial performance through the mediation of environmental sustainability:lessons from an emerging economy

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dc.contributor.authorZahid, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorMartins, José Moleiro
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Haseeb Ur
dc.contributor.authorMata, Mário Nuno
dc.contributor.authorShah, Syed Asim
dc.contributor.authorMata, Pedro Neves
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-19T16:14:07Z
dc.date.available2021-06-19T16:14:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to investigate the impact of some important Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as the decent workplace, climate change, and economic sustainability on firm financial performance (see Goals 8 and 13). By adopting an index from the previous literature, this study collected data from the annual and sustainability reports of the publicly listed companies of a developing country through content analysis from 2016 to 2018. The results revealed a significant increase in the level of compliance with workplace and environmental sustainability during the corresponding period. Furthermore, the estimations of ordinary least squares (OLS) and two-stage least squares (2SLS) panel data also unveiled a positive impact of workplace sustainability on the firm's environmental and financial performance. Additionally, we noted that the findings were pronounced after addressing the problem of endogeneity. Moreover, the study also found a novel significant and positive mediating role of environmental sustainability in the relationship between workplace sustainability and the firm's financial performance. This study has theoretical significance by proposing sustainability training and development as instrumental variables in the relationship of the workplace and environmental sustainability to firm financial performance. This study offers practical implications for regulatory bodies and business firms to integrate workplace and environmental sustainability practices into their routine operations for achieving sustainable industrialization.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationZahid, M., Martins, J. M., Rahman, H. U., Mata, M. N., Shah, S. A., & Mata, P. N. (2021). The interconnection between decent workplace and firm financial performance through the mediation of environmental sustainability:lessons from an emerging economy. Sustainability, 13(8). Doi: 10.3390/su13084570pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su13084570pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3501
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4570pt_PT
dc.subjectDecent workplacept_PT
dc.subjectSustainability practicespt_PT
dc.subjectFinancial performancept_PT
dc.subjectIndexpt_PT
dc.subjectEndogeneitypt_PT
dc.titleThe interconnection between decent workplace and firm financial performance through the mediation of environmental sustainability:lessons from an emerging economypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameMata
person.givenNameMário Nuno
person.identifier1403614
person.identifier.ciencia-idFA13-1761-4192
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1765-4273
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