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The first part of the thesis considers firms' economic benefits from the adoption of environmental sustainability practices. It demonstrates that firms providing employee incentives achieve better financial performance, while firms that merely focus on complying with environmental regulations do not economically benefit from compliance. The second part of the thesis examines the association between the frequent inspections taken by the government agency and generic drug quality improvement. The empirical evidence does not support the link between more frequent inspections and fewer recall events. It also proposes two explanations for the evidence -- the organizational culture and the inherent quality levels. The third part discovers an unintended effect of education policy announcements on private philanthropy through an online crowdfunding platform. 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