Suzan Dsouza
Biographic Data
| ID | 6587042 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzan Dsouza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzan |
| FAMILY NAME | Dsouza |
| SIGNATURE | DSOUZA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Business Administration American University of the Middle East Egaila Kuwait |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6274-6110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Do Sustainability Incentives Pay Off? Executive Compensation and Corporate Environmental Outcomes
This study investigates whether Sustainability Compensation Incentives (SCI) are effective in improving corporate Environmental Innovation and Product Responsibility, two key dimensions of firm‐level sustainability outcomes. Using panel data from European firms between 2010 and 2024, and applying two‐step system GMM estimations, the study examines the direct effects of SCI as well as the moderating role of Profitability (ROA). The findings reveal…
From Workforce to ESG Performance
Aggregate ESG ratings are widely used in sustainability strategy research, but they often obscure how internal organizational capabilities become externally visible and how credibility shocks alter that process. This study addresses this problem by examining product responsibility as the market‐facing mechanism linking workforce‐related capability to firm‐level ESG performance, and by testing environmental management training and product quality …
Unlocking Environmental Supply‐Chain Performance
Supply‐chain environmental performance increasingly depends on governance of product‐related impacts that occur beyond firms' operational boundaries. Drawing on the natural‐resource‐based view and institutional and stakeholder perspectives, this study examines whether product responsibility functions as a stewardship capability that improves environmental supply‐chain performance, and whether its payoff is contingent on adjacent sustainability ca…
When environmental action is credible
As climate pressures intensify, energy-related firms face growing scrutiny over whether their transition efforts reflect substantive progress or symbolic commitment. This study examines how external evaluators differentiate between two cleaner-production signals in the global energy sector: emissions-management performance and environmental innovation. Using an unbalanced panel of 2863 firm-year observations from 557 listed energy-related firms a…
Short‐Term Trade‐Offs and Long‐Term Gains
This study examines how workforce investment shapes firms' alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 9, focusing on industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Moving beyond static perspectives, it adopts a dynamic framework that distinguishes short‐term adjustments from long‐run capability accumulation. Using longitudinal firm‐level data from European Union countries and a dynamic random‐effects probit model with a Mundlak correction and a contr…
Beyond Compliance
The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality is central to the European Union's sustainability and corporate governance agenda. While recent EU regulations have intensified expectations around board gender diversity (BGD) and social disclosure, the organisational drivers through which governance quality translates into substantive gender outcomes remain underexplored. Drawing on institutional theory, the resource‐based view (RBV…
Beyond Compliance
This study investigates how internal workforce sustainability influences corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies and how board characteristics shape this relationship in European firms. Positioned within the frameworks of stakeholder and resource dependency theories, the research explores why sustainable workforce practices encompassing employee well‐being, diversity, fair labor standards, and inclusion serve as critical drivers of respo…
Comparative analysis of intellectual capital models
The current paper examines the influence of intellectual capital (IC) on financial performance and market value using a comparative analysis of the value-added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) and its modified and extended versions. The study employs panel data from S&P 500 firms from 2012 to 2022, utilizing Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) regression alongside descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results indicate a strong relationship b…
Do firm-level variables impact dividend pay-out? Examining application of two-step system GMM panel model
This study aims to investigate the impact of profitability, life cycle, liquidity, growth opportunities, leverage, size of the firm, age of the firm, and previous year’s dividend on the dividend decisions of the firms listed on the S&P 500. The two-step system GMM dynamic panel model has been applied to the data set over 11 years from 2010–2021 to ascertain the influencing of variables on the dividend decisions of the firms. The study results ind…
Variables that sway the capital structure! Evidence from the US automotive industry
The choice of capital structure (capst) has significant implications for a firm’s financial performance and value. It is always a challenge for the firms to make the right decision on the capst proportion. The study identifies the firm variables that sway the capst decisions of the US automotive industry. In this study, we utilize unbalanced panel data from 86 firms for the period 2011–2022 making up a total of 670 firm/year observations. The dep…
Nexus of firm specific variables and capital structure decisions
The study aims to examine the influence of ‘firm-specific’ variables that determine the capital decisions of firms in the healthcare industry, considering the pre-pandemic and pandemic evidence. The study sample period is 2011-2021. With the present study, the interaction between factors specified by company and the impact due to pandemic on capital structuring decisioning in the healthcare field is thoroughly explored. The study considers all li…
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Variables that sway the capital structure! Evidence from the US automotive industry
The choice of capital structure (capst) has significant implications for a firm’s financial performance and value. It is always a challenge for the firms to make the right decision on the capst proportion. The study identifies the firm variables that sway the capst decisions of the US automotive industry. In this study, we utilize unbalanced panel data from 86 firms for the period 2011–2022 making up a total of 670 firm/year observations. The dep…
Nexus of firm specific variables and capital structure decisions
The study aims to examine the influence of ‘firm-specific’ variables that determine the capital decisions of firms in the healthcare industry, considering the pre-pandemic and pandemic evidence. The study sample period is 2011-2021. With the present study, the interaction between factors specified by company and the impact due to pandemic on capital structuring decisioning in the healthcare field is thoroughly explored. The study considers all li…
Comparative analysis of intellectual capital models
The current paper examines the influence of intellectual capital (IC) on financial performance and market value using a comparative analysis of the value-added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) and its modified and extended versions. The study employs panel data from S&P 500 firms from 2012 to 2022, utilizing Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) regression alongside descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results indicate a strong relationship b…
Do firm-level variables impact dividend pay-out? Examining application of two-step system GMM panel model
This study aims to investigate the impact of profitability, life cycle, liquidity, growth opportunities, leverage, size of the firm, age of the firm, and previous year’s dividend on the dividend decisions of the firms listed on the S&P 500. The two-step system GMM dynamic panel model has been applied to the data set over 11 years from 2010–2021 to ascertain the influencing of variables on the dividend decisions of the firms. The study results ind…
Do Sustainability Incentives Pay Off? Executive Compensation and Corporate Environmental Outcomes
This study investigates whether Sustainability Compensation Incentives (SCI) are effective in improving corporate Environmental Innovation and Product Responsibility, two key dimensions of firm‐level sustainability outcomes. Using panel data from European firms between 2010 and 2024, and applying two‐step system GMM estimations, the study examines the direct effects of SCI as well as the moderating role of Profitability (ROA). The findings reveal…
From Workforce to ESG Performance
Aggregate ESG ratings are widely used in sustainability strategy research, but they often obscure how internal organizational capabilities become externally visible and how credibility shocks alter that process. This study addresses this problem by examining product responsibility as the market‐facing mechanism linking workforce‐related capability to firm‐level ESG performance, and by testing environmental management training and product quality …
Unlocking Environmental Supply‐Chain Performance
Supply‐chain environmental performance increasingly depends on governance of product‐related impacts that occur beyond firms' operational boundaries. Drawing on the natural‐resource‐based view and institutional and stakeholder perspectives, this study examines whether product responsibility functions as a stewardship capability that improves environmental supply‐chain performance, and whether its payoff is contingent on adjacent sustainability ca…
When environmental action is credible
As climate pressures intensify, energy-related firms face growing scrutiny over whether their transition efforts reflect substantive progress or symbolic commitment. This study examines how external evaluators differentiate between two cleaner-production signals in the global energy sector: emissions-management performance and environmental innovation. Using an unbalanced panel of 2863 firm-year observations from 557 listed energy-related firms a…
Short‐Term Trade‐Offs and Long‐Term Gains
This study examines how workforce investment shapes firms' alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 9, focusing on industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Moving beyond static perspectives, it adopts a dynamic framework that distinguishes short‐term adjustments from long‐run capability accumulation. Using longitudinal firm‐level data from European Union countries and a dynamic random‐effects probit model with a Mundlak correction and a contr…
Beyond Compliance
The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality is central to the European Union's sustainability and corporate governance agenda. While recent EU regulations have intensified expectations around board gender diversity (BGD) and social disclosure, the organisational drivers through which governance quality translates into substantive gender outcomes remain underexplored. Drawing on institutional theory, the resource‐based view (RBV…
Beyond Compliance
This study investigates how internal workforce sustainability influences corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies and how board characteristics shape this relationship in European firms. Positioned within the frameworks of stakeholder and resource dependency theories, the research explores why sustainable workforce practices encompassing employee well‐being, diversity, fair labor standards, and inclusion serve as critical drivers of respo…
Panel data (7 works) · Sustainability (7 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (6 works) · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Stakeholder (3 works) · Sustainable Supply Chain Management (3 works)