Social enterprises utilize entrepreneurial activities to generate revenue and build sustainable business models for social impact. Because of their resource constraints, especially finance, social enterprises are forced to reach out to external funders. Although there are obvious benefits, the...

Purpose Utilising a database that distinctly classifies firm-level ESG (environmental, social and governance) news sentiment as positive or negative, the authors examine the information flow between the two types of ESG news sentiment and stock returns for 20 companies listed on the Johannesburg...

Researchers in developed countries have questioned whether share repurchase activity influences internal investment. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between share repurchases and internal investment (defined as capital expenditure, employment expenditure, and research...