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Gambling advertising has hardly been subjected to moral scrutiny, and ethical evaluation is long overdue. In this paper, I put “responsible gambling” messages of UK marketing campaigns purporting efforts by the gambling industry to encourage safer gambling to ethical scrutiny. A UK context-based “semiotic” analysis serves as a prelude to the assessment of the moral blameworthiness of gambling advertising. Drawing mainly from Kantian deontological ethics and Ross' prima facie moral duties, a theoretical framework built upon the key issues of honesty, the avoidance of deception, non-maleficence, and legitimacy is proposed. The semio-ethical evaluation leads to an unambiguous verdict of moral wrongness. In addition to a novel approach combining semiotics and ethics and radical legislative implications, the study contributes to developing a better appreciation of how a higher-order semiotic reading of textual signs used in gambling advertising can at least help mitigate the social cognitive conditioning of public perception.

This study investigates the impact of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices on environmental performance, with a focus on the moderating role of environmental commitment in manufacturing firms within an emerging economy. Grounded in the Natural Resource-Based View (NRBV) theory, the research examines how green purchasing, green manufacturing, and green distribution and packaging influence environmental outcomes. Using a quantitative approach, primary data were collected via structured questionnaires from 200 manufacturing firms in Ghana's Greater Accra Region and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that green purchasing and green distribution and packaging have a significant positive effect on environmental performance, with the latter showing the strongest impact. Surprisingly, green manufacturing showed no significant direct effect, likely due to technological and financial constraints. Environmental commitment significantly strengthens the relationship between green purchasing and environmental performance, but has no significant moderating effect on green manufacturing or green distribution. These findings highlight the importance of organizational culture and leadership in enhancing the effectiveness of certain GSCM practices. The study contributes theoretically by refining the NRBV framework through the integration of environmental commitment as a moderator, and offers practical insights for managers and policymakers on prioritizing high-impact green practices and supporting them with organizational commitment and external incentives.

Society 5.0 (S5.0) envisions the integration of cutting-edge technologies with societal needs, leading to the development of a super-smart society. This paper explores the concept of S5.0 and its relationship with Industry 5.0 (I5.0), focusing on how I5.0 can facilitate the realization of a technologically advanced and socially inclusive society. This article aims to provide adequate reasoning for considering I5.0 as a platform for the development of S5.0. The systematic literature review (SLR) method is used, which includes the following steps: selecting and analyzing relevant sources, summarizing and synthesizing the literature, analyzing challenges and opportunities, drawing conclusions, and identifying potential avenues for future research. Blending the principles of S5.0 with the practices of I5.0 can envision a future where advanced technologies are not only used to optimize industrial processes but also to address societal challenges. This integration can lead to the development of innovative solutions that promote economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social well-being, while also fostering a healthier work–life balance. The findings highlight the transformative impact of I5.0 across various domains such as healthcare, transportation, energy, education, and governance. The findings presented in this article have several practical and managerial implications, including embracing technology integration, prioritizing a human-centered approach, considering sustainability and ethics, and engaging stakeholders effectively. This article intends to provide an unbiased assessment to ascertain the landscape occupied by S5.0 and I5.0. This article highlights the connection and synergy between I5.0 and S5.0, as well as the pertinence of how advanced technologies of I5.0 can influence and contribute to the development of a new society: S5.0.

This study contributes to the emerging theoretical argument that the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of foreign businesses should be shaped by the specific socioeconomic development requirements of a host country. A specific problem in Nigeria's oil-producing region is the rising prevalence of ritual killings of women and girls. There have been increasing demands by communities in that region on multinational oil companies (MOCs) to provide community development programs and assistance. As public resources are insufficient, developmental projects and other social infrastructures are lacking in most of these communities. Given a community need, an obligation of MOCs to provide a CSR initiative addressing ritual killings depends on cost-effective impact: An obligation must be feasible to fulfil in terms of reduction in killings at a reasonable MOC investment. We examine empirically the impact of MOCs' CSR initiatives on deterring the prevalence of ritual killings of women and girls. Even meager global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) interventions specifically targeted at women recorded significant success in improving women's participation in political, social, and economic activities of the region. The findings suggest that MOCs have a feasible obligation to help in solving a concrete problem of social protection and vulnerability in host communities.

CSR efforts can increase profitability and market value through improved company reputation, competitive position, customer behavior, and CS. CSR initiatives can increase profitability and market value by enhancing corporate reputation, competitive positioning, customer behavior, and customer service. This study looks into the impact of CSR on corporate profitability (CP). It also looks at the interaction between CSR and CP via the prism of customer loyalty (CL). It explores the link between CSR and CP, with customer satisfaction (CS) acting as a mediator. Primary data were gathered from 457 selected professionals from Indian SMEs, including executives, managers, and specialists. They gathered the data using a non-probability snowball sampling method. The framework was tested using a PLS-SEM technique. As a consequence, the study discovered that corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its linked areas, such as economics, law, and charity, improved business profitability. It also found an association.

This paper investigated the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on the financial performance of 37 Indian companies from 2013 to 2022, focusing on stock returns, Tobin's Q, and return on capital employed (ROCE). Using a dynamic panel data model and the Arellano and Bond approach, the study explored the moderating effect of stock return volatility on the ESG–financial performance relationship. The findings revealed that ESG scores negatively affect Tobin's Q and stock returns, suggesting investor caution or perceived short-term costs associated with ESG practices. Conversely, ESG scores positively impact ROCE, indicating that sustainable practices enhance operational efficiency and long-term profitability. Volatility diminished the negative effect of ESG on Tobin's Q and stock returns and the positive impact on ROCE. These findings suggest that policymakers may incentivize ESG adoption through regulations and enhance corporate communication to highlight its long-run benefits. This study also recommends that corporate managers align ESG strategies with market conditions, focusing on risk mitigation during volatile periods and long-term value in stable conditions. This study also advises investors to adapt their evaluation approach, prioritizing ESG's stability benefits in volatile markets and its profitability contributions in stable markets to make better investment choices.

We explore how the conversation between stakeholder theory and systems theory can illustrate the unique role of stakeholder management within the system of capitalistic institutions. Toward that end, we call the attention of stakeholder scholars to Alexander Bogdanov's Tektology, an early version of systems theory that raised critical concerns about capitalism. According to Tektology, capitalism fosters individualistic and conflict-driven mindsets, which stymie society's ability to achieve its full collaborative potential. If stakeholder theory takes this critique on board, it may conceptualize social collaboration as “organized complexity” that can materialize if human actors overcome their reductionist mindsets. This conceptual move highlights novel systems-theoretical foundations for stakeholder theory's insights into the role of stakeholder mindsets in unlocking collaborative potential within capitalist societies. The resulting added value for stakeholder theory lies in recognizing the collaborative nature of capitalism as an institutional accomplishment facilitated by stakeholder management practices, which operate along non-linear pathways and generate emergent and counter-intuitive outcomes.

In the realm of environmental sustainability, exploring environmentally specific transformational leadership holds great importance. Nonetheless, there is a lack of comprehensive research on how environmentally specific transformational leadership affects green behavior among employees. Hence, this study employs affective events theory, self-determination theory, and the cultural self-representation perspective to explore. The validity of the research hypotheses is confirmed through survey data collected from 460 employees in the Chinese manufacturing industry and the structural equation model method. The results demonstrated a substantial positive influence of environmentally specific transformational leadership on employee green behavior. Furthermore, mediation analysis revealed that harmonious environmental passion, green self-identity, and autonomous motivation each played a mediating role in the relationship between environmentally specific transformational leadership and employee green behavior. In addition, the mediating effect of harmonious environmental passion accounted for 11.8% of the total effect, green self-identity accounted for 11.6%, autonomous motivation accounted for 9.3%, the total mediation effects of these three variables mediated 32.7% of the total effect. Comparison tests revealed no statistically significant differences between the three mediating variables. These research findings provide reference and guidance for scholars, managers, practitioners, and policymakers, particularly those involved in sustainable business development and reducing organizational carbon footprint, offering practical implications.