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Strategic Planning for the Sustainable Production of Biofuels

Autor: José Maria Ponce-ortega , José Ezequiel Santibañez-aguilar

Número de Páginas: 532

Strategic Planning for the Sustainable Production of Biofuels presents several optimization models for the design and planning of sustainable biorefinery supply chains, including issues surrounding the potential of biomass feedstocks in multiple harvesting sites, availability and seasonality of biomass resources, different potential geographical locations for processing plants that produce multiple products using diverse production technologies, economies of scale for production technologies, demands and prices of multiple products, locations of storage facilities, and a number of transportation modes. Sustainability considerations are incorporated into the proposed models by including simultaneous economic, environmental and social performance in the evaluation of the supply chain designs. - Covers different optimization models for the strategic planning of biorefining systems - Includes the GAMS and MATLAB codes for solving various problems - Considers sustainability criteria in the presented models - Presents different approaches for obtained trade-off solutions - Provides general software that can be used for solving different problems

Leadership and Sustainability in the Built Environment

Autor: Alex Opoku , Vian Ahmed

Número de Páginas: 159

Features research carried out in 5 different continents The book's topic is crucial to the sustainability agenda This is an interdisciplinary book, featuring contributions from the fields of construction, sustainability, and management

Toward Sustainable Organisations

Autor: Rodrigo Lozano

Número de Páginas: 155

The book is one of the first ones focussing on how organisations (civil society, corporations, and public sector ones) are contributing to sustainability. The book starts by providing a discussion of the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social, and time). The second chapter focusses on what organisations are, their system elements (e.g. operations and production, management and strategy, and governance), stakeholders, relationships within and between organisations (ranging from competition to collaboration), and a framework for organisations to understand and map how they can contribute to sustainability. The third chapter discusses the twenty-four main tools, initiatives, and approaches (TIAs) that have been developed for organisations to contribute to sustainability, such as Circular Economy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Management Systems, and Sustainability Reporting. The fourth chapter focusses on organisational change management for sustainability, including types of change, drivers for change, resistance to change, incorporation, and institutionalisation. The fifth chapter presents empirical evidence on what civil society...

Organisational Change Management for Sustainability

Autor: Rodrigo Lozano

Número de Páginas: 190

This book is aimed at providing clarity through a systemic and systematic approach to organisational change management for sustainability. Chapter 2 of the provides an overview of sustainable development and sustainability discourses, focussing on the economic, environmental, social, and time dimensions, as well as their interactions. Chapter 3 explains what organisations are, the types of organisations (civil society, corporations, education, public sector, and hybrid), the levels and system elements (individuals, groups, organisation, and system), attitudes (informational, emotional, and behavioural), the stakeholders that affect and are affected by the organisation, and the interactions between organisations (from competition to collaboration). Chapter 4 focuses on how organisations have been addressing sustainability, divided into 1) efforts to contribute to sustainability (i.e. focussing outside the organisation), and 2) engagement efforts (i.e. those focussing inside the organisation, e.g. through the use of tools, initiatives, and approaches for sustainability, and collaboration). Chapter 5 discusses change, types of change (internal vs. external, proactive vs. reactive,...

Management Control System in Smart and Sustainable Firms

Autor: Domenica Lavorato

Número de Páginas: 183

In today's competitive environment, smart technologies are increasingly recognized as key enablers of corporate sustainability. In this new context, corporate management control systems integrate with the issues of smart technologies, sustainability and inter- and intra-organizational collaboration as the driving elements of the firm of the future. This book proposes a management control framework for today's firms. It investigates the effectiveness of traditional management control systems in today’s competitive environment and identifies potential limitations that may hinder their ability to effectively monitor modern organizations. Furthermore, the book explores whether these systems can be improved with complementary tools or if entirely new mechanisms are required. The book argues the need to adopt a new approach to control and a different lens for evaluating the activity of guiding the achievement of corporate objectives, paving the way for the conceptualization of a new management control system.

Supply Chain Sustainability in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Autor: Prasanta Kumar Dey , Soumyadeb Chowdhury , Chrisovalantis Malesios

Número de Páginas: 293

This book examines the sustainability of supply chains in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in developed and emerging economies. Drawing on contributions from experts in the field and examining case studies from a range of countries, including Thailand, Bangladesh, France, Spain, Austria and Greece, this book provides researchers and industry practitioners with guidance on how to make SMEs more sustainable through appropriate trade-offs between economic, environmental and social aspects. Over the course of the book, the authors examine the current state of sustainable supply chain practices, highlight the key issues and challenges, and identify critical success factors across different industries and geographical locations. They also explore how supply chain carbon footprints and effectiveness are measured, and navigate the delicate balance between reducing the carbon footprint whilst still ensuring enhanced productivity. Finally, the book reflects on how the circular economy model might facilitate higher sustainability of SMEs. Supply Chain Sustainability in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of supply chain...

La industria vinícola española

Autor: Javier Martínez Falco

Número de Páginas: 437

El presente libro revela la transformación de la industria vitivinícola española, que representa el 2,2% del Valor Añadido Bruto del país, hacia una gestión basada en el conocimiento, que prioriza la generación de valor frente al volumen de producción. En particular, examina cómo las bodegas buscan un equilibrio entre la rentabilidad económica y su impacto medioambiental y social, y emplean para ello su Capital Intelectual Sostenible. Este texto puede servir de reflexión entre sus lectores en torno al conjunto de intangibles que componen las bodegas, y permite incrementar el conocimiento tanto de estudiosos del vino como de neófitos en la materia. Quizá haya algún lector al que no le guste el vino, pero que encuentre valor en lo que este libro cuenta, dado que el atractivo y el misterio de dicho caldo puede ser de interés para todos, incluso para los que no lo beben.

Innovation, Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Autor: David Crowther , Shahla Seifi

Número de Páginas: 241

This edited collection draws together a number of chapters, organized into two parts – developing social responsibility and developing sustainability – both of which are interlinked and interdependent.

Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Autor: Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé , Rafael Garcia Barbastefano , Luiz Felipe Scavarda , João Carlos Gonçalves Dos Reis , Marlene Paula Castro Amorim

Número de Páginas: 617

​This proceedings volume gathers together selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the second edition of the XXVI International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJCIEOM), which was virtually held on February 22-24, 2021 with the main organization based at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Works cover a range of topics in industrial engineering, including operations and process management, global operations, managerial economics, data science and stochastic optimization, logistics and supply chain management, quality management, product development, strategy and organizational engineering, knowledge and information management, sustainability, and disaster management, to name a few. These topics broadly involve fields like operations, manufacturing, industrial and production engineering, and management. This book can be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in optimization research, operations research, and correlated fields.

The Route Towards Global Sustainability

Autor: Pardeep Singh , Yulia Milshina , André Batalhão , Sanjeev Sharma , Marlia Mohd Hanafiah

Número de Páginas: 429

This volume discusses topics of global sustainability involving sustainability indicators, stakeholders' participation, and technological and strategic advances with the goal of "thinking locally to act globally". Scientists, academics, policymakers, and planners are currently focused on escalating global socioeconomic and ecological issues, such as rising inequality, adverse anthropogenic impacts on the environment, and deficiencies in natural resources. These variables are pushing the earth system's resistance capacity past its breaking point, with additional pressures incurred by a global pandemic. Therefore, this book looks to impart knowledge on participatory learning action research for human and environmental health and well-being. Sustainable development planning and management are needed in these pressing circumstances, and they necessitate an analytical interpretation of ongoing processes, current and future challenges, and an understanding of available tools and technologies. The main sections of the book focus on challenges and management practices for global sustainability, promoting educational values, smart initiatives in urban contexts, and integrating emerging...

Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management

Autor: Sadia Samar Ali , Rajbir Kaur , Jose Antonio Marmolejo Saucedo

Número de Páginas: 177

Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management uses present case studies from the Indian and Mexican manufacturing industries to offer new insights on the challenges of integrating environmental awareness into supply chain management operations in developing countries.

System Leadership for Sustainability

Autor: Christopher G. Beehner

Número de Páginas: 203

This book is the first to explore the application of system leadership to promote sustainable solutions for contemporary and future environmental and social problems. The combination of synthesized research summaries and case studies of individuals and organizations contribute considerably to the field by expanding system leadership concepts from theory to practical application. System leadership has been identified as a method by which complex societal problems can be addressed, but it has as yet not been applied to sustainability. The first chapters introduce the background and fundamentals of system leadership and its relevance to sustainability. The chapters that propose methods of developing system leadership, examples of system leaders, and practical application of system leadership in industry, academic, government, nonprofit, and NGO settings. Each chapter includes a chapter case, interview, and/or reflection questions in order to stimulate critical thinking and provide instructional tools for academic use and practical application. The book is particularly relevant to researchers and students internationally in the fields of social development and sustainability. It is...

Evaluación de la sostenibilidad en empresas de energía

Autor: Jorge Andrés Polanco López De Mesa , Fabián Hernando Ramírez

Número de Páginas: 238

Este libro es producto de una investigación realizada de manera mancomunada por la Universidad de Medellín y la empresa ISAGEN con el fin de aunar esfuerzos y estudiar la interacción de los componentes económico, social y ambiental del negocio de generación de energía, para diseñar lineamientos orientados a la incorporación de la sostenibilidad en la empresa de cara a los estándares internacionales. Entre los principales aportes de la investigación se destaca el diseño de un sistema de medición como herramienta de gestión que permite evaluar el desempeño de la sostenibilidad de manera integral y participativa durante la operación de las centrales de generación hidroeléctrica. El propósito de este texto es presentar el recorrido teórico y metodológico de la investigación de manera analítica, con la intención de discutir el alcance del sistema de medición en materia de evaluación de la sostenibilidad en la empresa.

Computational Intelligence Techniques for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Autor: Sanjoy Kumar Paul , Sandeep Kautish

Número de Páginas: 470

Sustainable supply chain management involves integrating environmentally and financially viable practices into the complete supply chain lifecycle, from product design and development to material selection and sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, and distribution. A sustainable supply chain ensures balance between economic, social, and environmental performances – such as better assurance of human rights, ethical work practices, carbon footprint reduction, waste management, and resource efficiency. Computational Intelligence Techniques for Sustainable Supply Chain Management presents state-of-the-art computational intelligence techniques and applications for supply chain sustainability issues and logistic problems, filling the gap between general textbooks on sustainable supply chain management and more specialized literature dealing with methods for computational intelligence. This book focuses on addressing problems in advanced topics in the sustainable supply chain, and will appeal to practitioners, managers, researchers, academicians, students, and professionals interested in sustainable logistics, sustainable procurement, sustainable manufacturing,...

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)

Autor: Nicola Castellano , Francesco De Luca , Giuseppe D'onza , Marco Maffei , Andrea Melis

Número de Páginas: 867

This edited volume covers Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics and their impact on companies' financial performance. It is the outcome of an academic research group coordinated by the Italian Society of Professors of Business Administration and Accounting. The book discusses corporate governance, management accounting and control systems, performance measurement, auditing and risk management, and their roles in business strategy and corporate finance. It includes several case studies from Italian corporation to illustrate the theories and their implementation in practice.

Sustainability in Bank and Corporate Business Models

Autor: Magdalena Ziolo , Beata Zofia Filipiak , Blanka Tundys

Número de Páginas: 303

The book explains the impact of bank business models on company business models by discussing the relationship among banks decision-making processes, sustainable values creation in company business models, and ESG risk. The monograph provides a combination of financial and management-related activities, in the context of bank business models, taking into account the concept of sustainability, and will be of particular interest to both in-house practitioners, giving them innovative knowledge about the models presented and used, and to students and young researchers. The project is financed within the framework of the program of the Minister of Science and Higher Education under the name „Regional Excellence Initiative” in the years 2019 – 2022; project number 001/RID/2018/19; the amount of financing PLN 10,684,000.00.

Sustainability in Manufacturing Enterprises

Autor: Ibrahim Garbie

Número de Páginas: 250

This book explores sustainability within manufacturing enterprises and examines the concepts and principles of this field. It also reviews the quantitative and qualitative tools available for analytic assessment. It presents a new framework for sustainable manufacturing requirements and discusses the implementation of sustainable manufacturing in terms of practices, indicators, and sustainability level assessments. The book also details the important conditions necessary for the conversion of existing traditional plants to ones with more sustainable processes. Chapters explore topics including the assessment of economic sustainability, social sustainability, environmental sustainability, sustainable manufacturing practices, and sustainability optimization. Serving as a reference for engineers, managers, and practitioners involved in manufacturing, this book will also be a valuable resource to students and researchers of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, and operations management.

Towards Cleaner Entrepreneurship

Autor: Ananya Rajagopal

Número de Páginas: 189

This book brings together research related to sustainability, green, and eco-entrepreneurship to explore what the author describes as cleaner entrepreneurship, which also links to social issues and public policy. Particularly in emerging markets, public policies have encouraged the co-creation of sustainable entrepreneurial activities. It begins by discussing sustainable entrepreneurship in the context of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and presents global perspectives of entrepreneurship and social consciousness. It then presents a framework describing how sustainable entrepreneurship can address issues such as poverty, access to healthcare, and gender inequality. The book closes by laying out future standpoints of green entrepreneurship and how global-local partnerships will encourage reverse innovation and collective business development projects.

Corporate Sustainability

Autor: Jan Jaap Bouma , Teun Wolters

Número de Páginas: 175

This book focuses on corporate sustainability and how it evolves through innovation and new business models. Despite what has been accomplished to date, there is an urgent need for further steps to be taken and this book presents a nuanced but compelling plea for collaboration between businesses, government and civil society. Drawing upon empirical research, the authors look at recent approaches to corporate sustainability, the circular economy and strategic corporate social responsibility. The book examines these issues from multiple viewpoints, including cultural, social and religious. More specifically, the book explores the freight sector (smart freight leadership), the banking sector (sustainable banking) and Islamic finance and sustainability, detailing the contribution of faith-based organizations to promoting sustainability and the greening of church buildings. Overall, this book captures the emerging new business models and capabilities firms need to implement sustainability. This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and professionals with an interest in corporate sustainability, social responsibility, environmental management and eco-innovation.

Green Engineering

Autor: Riadh Habash

Número de Páginas: 730

This is a primary text project that combines sustainability development with engineering entrepreneurship and design to present a transdisciplinary approach to modern engineering education. The book is distinguished by extensive descriptions of concepts in sustainability, its principles, and its relevance to environment, economy, and society. It can be read by all engineers regardless of their disciplines as well as by engineering students as they would be future designers of products and systems. This book presents a flexible organization of knowledge in various fields, which allows to be used as a text in a number of courses including for example, engineering entrepreneurship and design, engineering innovation and leadership, and sustainability in engineering design

ICMLG2014 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance

Autor: Philip Arthur Dover , Sam Hariharan , Michael G. Cummings

Número de Páginas: 466

Methods in Sustainability Science

Autor: Jingzheng Ren

Número de Páginas: 446

Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization presents cutting edge, detailed methodologies needed to create sustainable growth in any field or industry, including life cycle assessments, building design, and energy systems. The book utilized a systematic structured approach to each of the methodologies described in an interdisciplinary way to ensure the methodologies are applicable in the real world, including case studies to demonstrate the methods. The chapters are written by a global team of authors in a variety of sustainability related fields. Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization will provide academics, researchers and practitioners in sustainability, especially environmental science and environmental engineering, with the most recent methodologies needed to maintain a sustainable future. It is also a necessary read for postgraduates in sustainability, as well as academics and researchers in energy and chemical engineering who need to ensure their industrial methodologies are sustainable. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent methodologies in...

The Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility

Autor: Maria Aluchna , Samuel O. Idowu

Número de Páginas: 355

This book explores recent developments in the theory, strategic perspective and international practice of corporate social responsibility. In particular it discusses the consequences of the economic slowdown apparent in many economies and the impact of changes in the regulatory environment. It consists of three parts: Part one addresses a variety of theoretical approaches as well as the dynamics and criticism of corporate social responsibility. It takes into account social and governmental expectations for the new and extended role of companies in the economy and in society, and provides a new context and theoretical assumptions regarding the functions and tasks of corporate social responsibility. Part two discusses the practical aspects relating to strategic management and corporate governance, corporate disclosure and reporting, as well as the empowerment of stakeholders. Lastly, part three focuses on the international practice of corporate social responsibility in various organizational and institutional settings. Using numerous case studies, the book explores the challenges and tasks of CSR in emerging markets, in the fashion industry and in global and family companies. It...

Perspectives on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market

Autor: Vieira, Elisabete S. , Madaleno, Mara , Teodósio, João

Número de Páginas: 405

As more women achieve management positions across the world, it is essential to understand women’s roles in management in different countries and economies as well as their relationships to the global market and the gender effect on management. Women’s leadership and the challenges that they face look very different globally. It is important to research the role of women in management in order to strengthen equality and efficiency. Perspectives on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market provides a clear idea of the effect of gender on the management decision-making process and the respective consequences, showing similarities and striking differences in the practices of different countries and economies. This book serves as a compilation of ideas in the new trends associated with the presence of women in management and the global labor market. Covering topics such as firm debt maturity, change management, and wage inequality, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for business managers and leaders, human resource managers, entrepreneurs, government officials, sociologists, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and...

Accounting and Control for Sustainability

Autor: Lucrezia Songini , Anna Pistoni , Christian Herzig

Número de Páginas: 315

This book aims to explore new challenges and prospects for sustainability accounting by considering a large spectrum of theoretical lenses and research methods. It brings together articles that consider main areas of accounting, in order to review and advance theorizations and methodological applications to the study of all main accounting fields.

Entrepreneurship as Practice

Autor: Vanessa Ratten

Número de Páginas: 133

Entrepreneurship as practice refers to the everyday way that innovation and futuristic thinking is incorporated into business ventures. It refers to the actual implementation of entrepreneurship within any kind of market context that emphasises proactive change. This edited book focuses on entrepreneurship as a practice as a management imperative. This means highlighting the way entrepreneurship is a practice and requires active engagement. Each chapter in the book discusses a different aspect of entrepreneurship as practice as a way of contributing to the broader discussion of what entrepreneurship is and means in today's global society.

Contribuciones de la administración al desarrollo sostenible

Autor: Jesús Gerardo Delgado Rivas , Manuel Humberto De La Garza Cárdenas

Número de Páginas: 119

El desarrollo sostenible es un término que ha adquirido una relevancia cada vez mayor en la literatura a nivel mundial, debido a que los grandes retos a los que se enfrentan las sociedades requieren ser superados para la transición a una sociedad moderna que contemple una perspectiva de preservación en un largo plazo. En relación con estos tópicos, la presente obra recopila investigaciones desarrolladas entorno a empresa, iniciando con un análisis retrospectivo del avance hacia las metas de la Agenda 2023. Posteriormente, se estudian actividades sostenibles. De igual forma, se estudian las acciones de las grandes empresas para reducir las emisiones de carbono (principal responsable del efecto invernadero), así como la percepción de las personas sobre la responsabilidad social empresarial. Por otro lado, se estudia el comportamiento del consumidor de productos amigables con el medio ambiente.

Effective Solutions to Pollution Mitigation for Public Welfare

Autor: Gezerman, Ahmet Ozan , Corbacioglu, Burcu Didem , Gurjar, Bhola R.

Número de Páginas: 294

The use of certain deterrent measures and supporting mechanisms of macroeconomic environmental policies is greatly important. As the environment continues to falter, it is increasingly imperative to develop new technologies and methodologies that have the potential to improve sustainability and cleanliness. Effective Solutions to Pollution Mitigation for Public Welfare is a critical scholarly resource that examines alternative solution methods to mitigate the pollution generated by industrial sources. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and water security, this book is geared towards graduate students, managers, researchers, academics, engineers, and government officials seeking current research on solutions that are convenient and practicable for manufacturers to implement.

Handbook of Research on Engaging Digital Natives in Higher Education Settings

Autor: Pinheiro, Margarida M. , Simões, Dora

Número de Páginas: 535

The integration of technology has become so deeply rooted into modern society that the upcoming generation of students has never known a world without such innovations. This defining trait calls for an examination of effective methods in which to support and motivate these learners. The Handbook of Research on Engaging Digital Natives in Higher Education Settings focuses on the importance of educational institutions implementing technology into the learning and teaching process in order to prepare for students born into a digital world. Highlighting relevant issues on teaching strategies and virtual education, this book is a pivotal reference source for academicians, upper-level students, practitioners, and researchers actively involved in higher education.

The Political Economy of Muslim Countries

Autor: Özgür Ünal Eriş , Ahmet Salih İkiz

Número de Páginas: 209

The book looks in detail at the economic conditions of Muslim countries specifically, offering a thorough political analysis at the same time. It focuses on a broad range of economic factors and takes into consideration reports such as the World Development Index. It explores striking differences and similarities among carefully chosen Muslim countries. Mainly because of its broad use of different disciplines, it will be of interest to students of political science, economics and history.

Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications

Autor: Marko Cepin , Radim Bris

Número de Páginas: 6847

Safety and Reliability – Theory and Applications contains the contributions presented at the 27th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2017, Portorož, Slovenia, June 18-22, 2017). The book covers a wide range of topics, including: • Accident and Incident modelling • Economic Analysis in Risk Management • Foundational Issues in Risk Assessment and Management • Human Factors and Human Reliability • Maintenance Modeling and Applications • Mathematical Methods in Reliability and Safety • Prognostics and System Health Management • Resilience Engineering • Risk Assessment • Risk Management • Simulation for Safety and Reliability Analysis • Structural Reliability • System Reliability, and • Uncertainty Analysis. Selected special sessions include contributions on: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie innovative training network in structural safety; risk approaches in insurance and fi nance sectors; dynamic reliability and probabilistic safety assessment; Bayesian and statistical methods, reliability data and testing; oganizational factors and safety culture; software reliability and safety; probabilistic methods applied to power systems;...

Principles and concepts for development in nowadays society

Autor: Mauro Pinho , Marco Antonio Schueda , Danielle Do Rocio Brostulin

Número de Páginas: 1915

Temos o prazer de lançar o primeiro livro internacional do ano de 2022 voltado a área do desenvolvimento, que tem como título Principles and concepts for development in nowadays society, essa obra contém 152 artigos voltados a área multidisciplinar, sendo a mesma pela Seven Publicações Ltda. A Seven Editora, agradece e enaltasse os autores que fizeram parte desse livro. Desejamos uma boa leitura a todos

Production Management and Business Development

Autor: Bohuslava Mihalčová , Petra Szaryszová , Lenka Štofová , Michal Pružinský , Barbora Gontkovičová

Número de Páginas: 269

Trends in economic development rely on increasing human knowledge, which stimulate the development of new, sophisticated technologies. With their utilization production is raised and the intent is to decrease natural resources consumption and protect and save our life environment as much as we can. At the same time, increasing pressure is observed both from competition and customers. The way to be competitive is by improving manufacturing and services offered to the customer. These are the major challenges of contemporary enterprises. Organizations are improving their activities and management processes. This is necessary to manage the seemingly intensifying competitive markets successfully. Enterprises apply business-optimizing solutions to meet new challenges and conditions. This way ensuring effective development for long-term competitiveness in a global environment. This is necessary for the implementation of qualitative changes in the industrial policy. "Process Control and Production Management" (MTS 2018) is a collection of research papers from an international authorship. The authors present case studies and empirical research, which illustrates the progressive trends in...

New Practices for Entrepreneurship Innovation

Autor: Salman, Syed Ahmed , Bhaumik, Amiya

Número de Páginas: 583

Modern business's fast-paced, ever-evolving nature presents a significant challenge for entrepreneurs and business leaders. Staying abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and consumer preferences is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. However, with the constant influx of information and the rapid pace of change, many struggle to keep up. This can lead to missed opportunities, outdated strategies, and, ultimately, stagnation or failure in the market. New Practices for Entrepreneurship Innovation offers a solution to this challenge by providing a comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities of the modern business landscape. It equips readers with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive, offering not just theoretical concepts but practical insights and real-world examples. This emphasis on practicality makes the book a valuable and applicable resource, ensuring that the audience feels that they are gaining actionable knowledge.

Understanding the Lean Enterprise

Autor: Andrea Chiarini , Pauline Found , Nicholas Rich

Número de Páginas: 289

This publication is in collaboration with the University of Buckingham and is the result of a combined research and review process carried out by the three Editors who belongs to the University of Ferrara, Italy, the University of Buckingham, UK and Swansea University, UK. The book deepens the debate about the lean enterprise from both an academic and a professional management perspective. It thus provides the reader with a sound understanding of the modern lean enterprise and its current evolution. A range of innovative topics are covered, with individual chapters addressing the combinations of lean with hoshin kanri, green management, IT, organizational learning, flow accounting, system thinking, problem solving, internationalization aspects, luxury industry, and product innovation. Since the term “lean” first entered contemporary operations management language in 1990 to describe a set of practices proven to deliver superior performance over mass production systems, the lean approach to waste reduction and value generation has moved from vehicle production to other manufacturing sectors. It has reshaped the support functions of manufacturing businesses and has evolved from...

Individuals in B2B Marketing

Autor: Maria Ivanova-gongne , Lasse Torkkeli , Nikolina Koporcic , Wilhelm Barner-rаsmussen

Número de Páginas: 219

The business world consists of interlinked entities, which require acting cooperatively in order to reach the desired aims. Individuals are at the core of business-to-business (B2B) marketing and are responsible for making decisions, negotiating, networking, branding, and all other of the firm’s vital processes. Especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the role of individuals is important, as those in charge of the SMEs are often the face and the mind of a company. However, the role of the individual in B2B marketing literature has often been overlooked. This book covers the gap by providing a variety of novel perspectives that involve individuals as central figures in the B2B marketing environment. This book will provide practical implications on the topics in focus, which will bring the role and importance of individuals to the fore in the understanding of how B2B marketing works. It introduces readers to the role of embedded individual managers in developing and changing business systems and networks and consists of three core sections: cognition (individual sensemaking within a business environment), action (decision-making in business networks), and finally, ...

New Perspectives on Applied Industrial Tools and Techniques

Autor: Jorge Luis García-alcaraz , Giner Alor-hernández , Aidé Aracely Maldonado-macías , Cuauhtémoc Sánchez-ramírez

Número de Páginas: 530

This book disseminates the current trends among innovative and high-quality research regarding the implementation of conceptual frameworks, strategies, techniques, methodologies, informatics platforms and models for developing advanced industrial tools and techniques and their application in different fields. It presents a collection of theoretical, real-world and original research works in the field of applied industrial tools and techniques. The text goes beyond the state-of-the-art in the field of industrial and software engineering, listing successful applications and use cases of studies of new approaches, applications, methods, techniques for developing advanced industrial tools, methodologies and techniques and their application in different fields. The topics covered in this book are of interest to academics, researchers, students, stakeholders and consultants.

Complexity Approach To Sustainability, A: Theory And Application (Second Edition)

Autor: Angela Espinosa , Jon Walker

Número de Páginas: 583

Business sustainability and sustainable development are of great importance in modern-day socio-economic study. Despite this, the impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing these issues has not yet filtered down into effective practice. This book argues that there is a need for urgency in the application of analytical tools which embody the principles of complexity management in sustainability research, in particular in the context of the global climate change. The approach presented is based on the concept of clusters of whole systems coming together through collaboration, in order to create larger wholes capable of dealing with the issues facing our socio-economic environmental systems.In this updated second edition, the authors further clarify the viability and sustainability (V&S) approach, and the criteria and framework needed for sustainable governance. It includes a more detailed perspective on the implications of the V&S approach to businesses and networks towards changes in structure, strategy and processes, inspired by specific case studies. Key additions include a criteria for designing more viable and sustainable self-governed...

Circular Economy and Sustainability

Autor: Alexandros Stefanakis , Ioannis Nikolaou

Número de Páginas: 698

The concept of circular economy is based on strategies, practices, policies, and technologies to achieve principles related to reusing, recycling, redesigning, repurposing, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recovering water, waste materials, and nutrients to preserve natural resources. It provides the necessary conditions to encourage economic and social actors to adopt strategies toward sustainability. However, the increasing complexity of sustainability aspects means that traditional engineering and management/economics alone cannot face the new challenges and reach the appropriate solutions. Thus, this book highlights the role of engineering and management in building a sustainable society by developing a circular economy that establishes and protects strong social and cultural structures based on cross-disciplinary knowledge and diverse skills. It includes theoretical justification, research studies, and case studies to provide researchers, practitioners, professionals, and policymakers the appropriate context to work together in promoting sustainability and circular economy thinking. Volume 1, Circular Economy and Sustainability: Management and Policy, discusses the content...

Supply Management Research

Autor: Ronald Bogaschewsky , Michael Eßig , Rainer Lasch , Wolfgang Stölzle

Número de Páginas: 321

Der achte Band „Supply Management Research“ stellt wissenschaftliche Fortschritte in den Bereichen Einkauf, Materialwirtschaft, Supply Chain Management und Logistik vor. Er ist zugleich Tagungsband des an der Universität Würzburg durchgeführten „8. Wissenschaftlichen Symposiums Supply Management“. Wissenschaftliche und anwendungsnahe Beiträge fördern die qualifizierte Auseinandersetzung im Themenbereich und bereichern den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis.