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Urban Rooftop gardening (RTG) as a possible solution to food insecurity gets popularised due to the reduction of urban agricultural land and regarded as an effective climate change impact mitigation strategy. This paper identified the spatio-temporal changes of RTG practices in Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) between 2016 and 2021. This evidence-based study was conducted based on manually extracted build-up (building rooftop) areas of DMA for 2021 and RTG areas of DMA for 2016 and 2021 through digitization from Google earth images using Google Earth Pro software. It is identified that the different zones of DMA experience changes in RTG differently based on their zonal development stages. The DMA received moderate increase (i.e. 15 percent) in RTG between 2016 and 2021 where the western part has greater RTG area than the eastern part. The study also reveals that planned residential areas have higher RTG areas than any other landuse whereas most Government/ Non-Government buildings have less RTG throughout the 20 zones of DMA and the Dhaka Cantonment area.
Social Science Review, Vol. 40(1), Jun 2023 Page 129-150

Purpose
Although research on patient satisfaction and loyalty has grown rapidly, the literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR) health care and patient satisfaction and loyalty is scarce. This paper aims to examine the impact of CSR health care on patient satisfaction and loyalty in Bangladesh.


Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative study was performed, and data were collected using purposive sampling among 195 patients who used CSR health-care services from six public and private hospitals in Bangladesh. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling through the partial least square approach.


Findings
The study found a significant positive relationship between CSR health-care services and patient satisfaction and between patient satisfaction and loyalty at p < 0.01.


Research limitations/implications
The study provides insights into policymakers in the development of Bangladesh health sectors and CSR health-care activities. However, the results might not be generalisable due to the unavailability of a sample frame.


Originality/value
The study addresses the lacuna in the literature on CSR health-care practices of hospitals in Bangladesh from the perspective of patient satisfaction and loyalty.

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the moderating role of female directors in the relationship between earnings management and corporate sustainability disclosure among Malaysian listed firms. The sample comprised 100 firms from 2017 to 2022, and the two‐step system generalized method of moments method was employed to test the hypotheses. Corporate sustainability disclosure was assessed using a self‐constructed disclosure index. The findings indicate a positive relationship between earnings management and corporate sustainability disclosure. However, the presence of female directors on the board negatively moderates this relationship, suggesting that they reduce the likelihood of using sustainability disclosure as a means of masking earnings management. The robustness of these findings was confirmed through additional testing. This research highlights the importance of gender diversity on corporate boards as an essential component of effective corporate governance. Increasing the number of female directors could enhance oversight functions and reduce opportunistic behaviors, such as earnings management, leading to more authentic sustainability practices and improved corporate accountability. These results have significant implications for both organizations and policymakers. Organizations should consider achieving a critical mass of female directors to strengthen governance and accountability. Policymakers and regulators might use these insights to develop guidelines that encourage greater board diversity, thereby enhancing overall corporate governance. Furthermore, the study supports Sustainable Development Goal 5 by demonstrating that greater female representation on boards can influence policy and leadership in ways that reduce unethical practices like earnings management, thereby promoting ethical conduct and sustainability.