Sustainability management, diversity

Sustainability in Mittelstand and family firms

• Block, J., Lorenzen, S., Steinmetz, H. (in press). Decarbonization types of medium-sized and mid-cap firms in the manufacturing sector. Business Strategy and the Environment.
  (article - open access)

• Lorenzen, S., Gerken, M., Steinmetz, H., Block, J., Hülsbeck, M., Lux, F. S. (2024). Environmental sustainability of family firms: a meta-analysis of handprint and footprint. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 48(5): 1266-1284.
  (article, working paper version, data set)

• Block, J., Sharma, P., Benz, L. (2024). Stakeholder pressures and decarbonization strategies in Mittelstand Firms. Journal of Business Ethics. 193: 511-533.
  (article - open access)

• Benz, L. (2023). Sustainability of Mittelstand firms. A multi-perspective investigation of regional development, investment behavior, and firm strategies. Dissertation an der Universität Trier.
  (dissertation)

• Doluca, H., Wagner, M., Block, J. (2018). Sustainability and environmental behaviour in family firms: a longitudinal analysis of environmentally-related activities, innovation and performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(1): 152-172.
  (article)

• Block, J., Moritz, A. (2015). Corporate Social Responsibility im Mittelstand: theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Evidenz. In: G. Fahrenschon, A. G. Kirchhoff, D. B. Simmert (Hrsg.), Mittelstand - Motor und Zukunft der deutschen Wirtschaft. Erfolgskonzepte für Management, Finanzierung und Organisation. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, S. 145-159.

• Block, J., Stiglbauer, M., Kühn, A. L., Wagner, D. (2015). Corporate Social Responsibility communication of German family firms: a content analysis. UmweltWirtschaftsForum, 23(4): 251-257.
  (article, working paper version)

• Block, J., Wagner, M. (2014). The effect of family ownership on different dimensions of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from large US firms. Business Strategy and the Environment, 23(7): 475-492.
  (article, working paper version)

• Block, J., Wagner, M. (2014). Ownership versus management effects on corporate social responsibility concerns in large family and founder firms. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 5(4): 339-346.
  (article)

Sustainable finance

• Block, J., Benz, L., Krämer-Eis, H., Botsari, A., Lang, F., Mandys, F. (in press). Climate issues in portfolio investment decisions: a comparison of private equity and venture capital. Venture Capital–an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance.
  (article - open access)
• Hirschmann, M., Moritz, A., Block, J. (2022). Motives, supporting activities, and selection criteria of social impact incubators: An experimental conjoint study. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 51(5): 1095-1133.
  (article)
• Block, J., Hirschmann, M. Fisch, C. (2021). Which criteria matter when impact investors screen social enterprises? Journal of Corporate Finance. 66 (February): 101813.
  (article - open access)

Decarbonisation

• Block, J., Lorenzen, S., Steinmetz, H. (2024). Decarbonization types of medium-sized and mid-cap firms in the manufacturing sector. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(8), 8833-8850.
  (article - open access)

• Block, J., Sharma, P., Benz, L. (2024). Stakeholder pressures and decarbonization strategies in Mittelstand Firms. Journal of Business Ethics. 193: 511-533.
  (article - open access)

Green innovation

• Block, J., Lambrecht, D., Willeke, T., Cucculelli, M., Meloni, D. (2025). Green patents and green trademarks as indicators of green innovation. Research Policy. 54(1): 105138.
  (article - open access)
• Block, J., Follert, F., Widmann, M. (in press). Grüne Patente als Datenquelle und Bestandteil einer datenbasierten Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: Möglichkeiten, Vorteile und Herausforderungen. WPg - Die Wirtschaftsprüfung.
  (article)

Diversity

• Welch, N., Ahrens, J.-P., Block, J. (in press). Regional labor market integration of women and gender diversity in the management of mid-sized firms: are family firms different? Review of Regional Research.
  (article - open access)
• Schneid, M., Isidor, R., Steinmetz, H., & Kabst, R. (2016). Age diversity and team outcomes: A quantitative review. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31(1), 2-17.
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