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Wang W, Balsalobre-Lorente D, Anwar A, Adebayo TS, Cong PT, Quynh NN, Nguyen MQ. Shaping a greener future: The role of geopolitical risk, renewable energy and financial development on environmental sustainability using the LCC hypothesis. J Environ Manage 2024; 357:120708. [PMID: 38552512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The recent progress report of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2023 highlighted the extreme reactions of environmental degradation. This report also shows that the current efforts for achieving environmental sustainability (SDG 13) are inadequate and a comprehensive policy agenda is needed. However, the present literature has highlighted several determinants of environmental degradation but the influence of geopolitical risk on environmental quality (EQ) is relatively ignored. To fill this research gap and propose a inclusive policy structure for achieving the sustainable development goals. This study is the earliest attempt that delve into the effects o of geopolitical risk (GPR), financial development (FD), and renewable energy consumption (REC) on load capacity factor (LCF) under the framework of load capacity curve (LCC) hypothesis for selected Asian countries during 1990-2020. In this regard, we use several preliminary sensitivity tests to check the features and reliability of the dataset. Similarly, we use panel quantile regression for investigating long-run relationships. The factual results affirm the existence of the LCC hypothesis in selected Asian countries. Our findings also show that geopolitical risk reduces environmental quality whereas financial development and REC increase environmental quality. Drawing from the empirical findings, this study suggests a holistic policy approach for achieving the targets of SDG 13 (climate change).
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- Wenjun Wang
- International Business School of Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Applied Economics I, University of Castilla-La, Mancha, Spain; Department of Management and Marketing, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management, Prague, Czech Republic; UNEC Research Methods Application Center, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Istiqlaliyyat Str. 6, Baku, 1001, Azerbaijan.
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- UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Advanced Research Centre, European University of Lefke, Lefke, Northern Cyprus, TR-10, Mersin, Turkey.
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- Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Mersin 10 Turkey; Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon; University of Tashkent for Applied Sciences, Str. Gavhar 1, Tashkent 100149, Uzbekistan.
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- Faculty of Economics, Thuongmai University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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Wu Y, Anwar A, Quynh NN, Abbas A, Cong PT. Impact of economic policy uncertainty and renewable energy on environmental quality: testing the LCC hypothesis for fast growing economies. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-30109-3. [PMID: 37884705 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30109-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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This study investigates the influence of economic policy uncertainty and trade openness on load capacity factor for fast growing countries for time period of 1996-2019. The empirical outcomes verify the presence of the LCC hypothesis in fast growing economies. Results also show that economic policy uncertainty reduces environmental quality for lower quantiles, whereas renewable energy consumption is a useful tool for improving environmental quality. Moreover, the negative sign of the coefficient of trade openness demonstrates that the current pattern of trade is not providing the desired outcomes. Based on these empirical findings, we suggest a comprehensive policy framework to attain the targets of SDG 07 (renewable energy), SDG 08 (economic growth), and SDG 13 (climate action).
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- Yanan Wu
- School of Digital Economics, University of Sanya, Sanya, China
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- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Economics, Thuongmai University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Yang X, Hussain Qureshi A, Kuo Y, Quynh NN, Kumar T, Wisetsri W. Teachers' Value Consonance and Employee-Based Brand Equity: The Mediating Role of Belongingness and Self-Efficacy. Front Psychol 2022; 13:900972. [PMID: 35693526 PMCID: PMC9179639 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.900972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigated the impact of value consonance on employee-based brand equity through the mediating role of teachers' self-efficacy and belongingness. For this purpose, a deductive approach was followed, and data were collected under a cross-sectional research design from academia through a questionnaire. Prior approval from the administration was sought before administrating the questionnaire on a large scale and a sample of 520 teachers was approached in the first phase. At this stage, 418 answered questionnaires were received, while in the second wave, questions related to the teacher's self-efficacy and employee-based brand equity were asked from the respondents. Out of these 418 re-distributed questionnaires, 387 were received back and after discarding the partially filled and incomplete questionnaires, the useable sample size was left as 372. Data have been analyzed by using the structural equation modeling technique, which was assessed through measurement and structural model. Results indicate that value consonance can promote positive behaviors in the workplace. Moreover, teachers with high self-efficacy can develop based on brand equity. Similarly, employees with high-value consonance develop a sense of belongingness with their academic institutes. Limitations and future directions are also discussed.
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- Xianbi Yang
- Institute of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang College, Hangzhou, China
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- Bachelor Program in Leisure Industry Management, Commercial College, Chinese Culture University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- College of Science and Humanities at Sulail, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Manufacturing and Service Industry Management, Faculty of Business and Industrial Development, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
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