Global warming is becoming more and more of a concern, leading authorities to take action. The industrial sector is a key contributor to environmental and social problems. Based on stakeholder theory and agency theory, this research proposes that green innovation strategies at the firm level can overcome the industry’s negative environmental impact. As a result, the focus of this research is on green innovation strategies for corporate financing. In addition, this research suggests that corporate social responsibility and gender diversity directly affect corporate financing and their interaction. This study used Chinese 301 manufacturing firms (3010 observations) for the period 2010–2019 for this purpose. This study looks into panel data issues in depth by using approaches such as the fixed effect and generalized method of moment. The feasible generalized least square was employed to increase robustness. Furthermore, green innovation strategies were used for corporate financing. Second, the study discovered that corporate social responsibility aided firm financing. Our findings also imply that corporate social responsibility helps to attenuate the association amid green innovative strategies and corporate financing. Finally, these findings revealed that gender diversity had a favorable effect on corporate financing. Furthermore, this study confirmed that the moderating role of gender diversity is beneficial to green innovative strategies and corporate financing. These findings add to the literature by providing policymakers and regulatory bodies with useful information for advancing sustainable development.

Despite the transformative potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, adoption of IoT technologies remains slow and limited in organisations. This study addresses this challenge by conducting a systematic review to identify key factors influencing IoT adoption from the organisation level and social science perspective. Using the PRISMA protocol, a total of 16 empirical articles published between 2016 and 2024 were selected from Scopus and Web of Science databases. A deductive thematic analysis guided by the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework revealed that relative advantage, organisational readiness, and competitive pressure were the most frequently cited determinants of adoption. Meanwhile, trust, awareness of IoT, leadership characteristics and government support were identified as underexplored variables. The findings provide theoretical contributions by refining adoption models and offer practical insights for policymakers and practitioners seeking to accelerate the implementation of IoT. Future research is recommended to apply qualitative designs and expand search strategies to include expert-verified keywords and alternative databases.

Agricultural entrepreneurship, or better known as agropreneurship, is one of the key drivers of the agricultural sector’s growth in Malaysia. This dataset documents the traits that have an impact on the agropreneurs’ current financial performance. A total of 166 usable responses were collected, using an online questionnaire, from agropreneurs who attended the AGORA training organised by Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, started from May till November 2023. The online questionnaire includes demographic variables and traits that influence an agropreneur’s performance. The dataset is valuable to Malaysia government and agricultural agencies as well as future research seek to explore the personality and traits of successful youth agropreneurs.

Agricultural entrepreneurship (agroentrepreneurship) plays a crucial role in Malaysia's agricultural industry, with the agricultural sector being a key driver of the nation's economic development and poverty reduction. Through a literature review, this study identifies three key personality traits that may predict the success of young agroentrepreneurs: individual dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. These traits are vital to agroentrepreneurs, as they need to adapt to rapid market changes, discover and seize opportunities, deal with challenges, innovate, take calculated risks, and maintain a competitive edge. Thus, this study examined agroentrepreneurs’ scores on these traits and characteristics. This study used a questionnaire to measure individual dynamic capabilities, individual entrepreneurial orientation, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Data were gathered from 54 participants during training sessions by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA). The results indicate that agroentrepreneurs scored relatively high on most of these traits and characteristics, suggesting potential success in the sector. Of all traits and characteristics, passion, perseverance, and innovativeness had the highest mean scores. The government can support the development of high-potential agroentrepreneurs by creating programs that develop entrepreneurial qualities, encouraging youth to become agroentrepreneurs, improving education and training programs, and offering financial assistance, such as grants or loans, to young agroentrepreneurs.