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Gift Garikai Dembetembe
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Dembetembe
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Gift Garikai
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gift.dembetembe@unisg.ch
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PublicationOrganizational Responses to Societal Demands and their Implications for Environmental PerformanceInstitutional theory has overlooked the implications of organizational responses to societal demands. We investigate how three conventional corporate responses to the demand for climate change action, including compromise, avoidance, and manipulation, relate to actual emissions reduction. We also examine the moderating effect of reputational risk on these relationships. Our analysis is founded on panel data regression of 5,431 firm-year observations of S&P500 companies between 2011 and 2021. Our results show that compromising is associated with a reduction in emissions over time. We find marginal evidence that avoiders increase emissions and that, under high reputational risk, organizations manipulate more and consequently increase their emissions. Our study contributes to institutional theory by connecting organizational responses to societal expectations with environmental performance. Our findings vindicate the promise of corporate sustainability strategies in reducing carbon emissions.Type: conference paper
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PublicationTesting the economic strength of a sustainable base of the pyramid( 2022-08-07)Duminy, LizeThe mining industry has abundant leverage points as well as the potential to contribute to all the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To date, significant efforts have been made to mitigate the negative impacts of mining and enhance its positive contributions, especially by large scale mining (LSM) houses. Nonetheless, a lot remains to be done in mining areas where people at the base of the pyramid operate. These areas are exploited by Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) actors. The ASM industry is responsible for widespread negative environmental, social, and economic impacts. A lot of research has been done in ASM, but sustainable development remains far from being realized. In this study, we apply the institutional complexity lens to investigate forces impeding sustainability in this sector. Furthermore, we avoid applying any existing method of analysis and rather try synthesis as a methodological path in search for the missing knowledge. The results include identification of leverage points for sustainable development in fields where no large-scale mining houses exist; development of suitable business models; and a methodological contribution of holism to cases of institutional complexity.Type: conference paper
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PublicationGrowth enabling policy formulating strategies for the Zimbabwean Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector(The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2018-09-10)
;Mukono, Tichaona ;Mapamba, LibertyDzimunya, NevaidType: conference paper