This paper examines the role of supply-chain relationships for the transmission of corporate Environmental and Social (E&S) policies, and the resulting impact on real E&S outcomes and firm performance. I show that E&S policies propagate from customers to suppliers, especially when customers have...

Relationships play a central role across the spectrum of real estate transactions. Whether negotiating prices, securing funding, or acquiring permits, knowing the right people provides multiple channels to facilitate deal making. To better understand the role of relationships in real estate...

For more than two decades cluster policies have emerged as a central focus for decision-makers trying to instigate territorial development. The benefits, especially in terms of collective learning, knowledge sharing and other types of agglomeration economies and spill-over effects, are well...