Sustainability and financial success in global markets
*Gábor HorváthCorresponding authorhorvath.gabor@ktk.pte.huFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsRákóczi Street 80, Pécs, H-7622, HungaryView full profile → , Vivien Csapicsapi.vivien@ktk.pte.huFaculty of Business and EconomicsUniversity of PécsRákóczi Street 80, Pécs, H-7622, Hungary0000-0003-1996-091XView full profile →
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- Received:
- 05 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 29 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Original Articles
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2089
- Pages:
- 2675–2684
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