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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristina Lin-Lian, Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, Jose Luis Montes-Botella
Summary: Spain has supported entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on studying the functions of business incubators in enhancing sustainability of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The research demonstrates that business incubators play a crucial role in driving entrepreneurship, growth, and economic sustainability in society.
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Engineering, Manufacturing
Lingxiu Dong
Summary: Agriculture value chains are shifting from efficiency-driven industrial agriculture to resilience-focused eco-friendly agriculture. The impact on the environment is significant, and researchers aim to explore opportunities for operations and supply chain researchers to participate and contribute to this paradigm shift.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Forestry
Bohwi Lee, Hakjun Rhee, Sebin Kim, Joon-Woo Lee, Seungmo Koo, Sang-Jin Lee, Phayvanh Alounsavath, Yeon-Su Kim
Summary: The study highlights the significance of bamboo in agroforestry and compares two different bamboo utilization models in a rural community in Laos. It reveals that the new model of producing bamboo handicraft products can significantly increase income for villagers and promote sustainable use of bamboo resources, compared to the existing model of selling semi-processed raw materials.
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Business
Lara Schilling, Stefan Seuring
Summary: Financial service innovations open avenues for inclusion and empowerment of micro-businesses in emerging economies. This paper analyzes how mobile financial services enable sustainable value creation in emerging economy supply chains through a case study approach. The study shows that mobile business transactions address constraints faced by micro-entrepreneurs and contribute to value creation along supply chains in emerging markets, strengthening the understanding of the interplay between local conditions and technological innovations.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anja Eisenreich, Johann Fueller, Martin Stuchtey, Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez
Summary: This study contributes new knowledge on the implementation of a circular economy by analyzing the implications of circular solutions for a company's value chain processes. It proposes a circular value chain model to reflect circular business practices, which integrates insights from management and circular economy research. It supports strategic decision-making in a circular economy context.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Business
Simon Norris, Julia Hagenbeck, Stefan Schaltegger
Summary: The existing literature on sustainable business models emphasizes value creation through resources exchanged in relationships between a company and its stakeholders. While this focus has been on direct relationships, the importance of sustainability issues in supply chains has not been extended to indirect relationships with stakeholders of suppliers. This article proposes a framework to manage value-creating relationships between a firm, its suppliers, and stakeholders of suppliers, beyond just direct relationships.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marcella De Martino
Summary: This paper presents a theoretical framework for sustainable port development strategies, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and stakeholder interaction. It structures the relationships between the port business operator and stakeholders at two levels: the supply chain and the institutional environment. However, it also identifies gaps in current port research and calls for further exploration.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lisa Bunclark, Luciano Barcellos-Paula
Summary: This article discusses the significant impacts of companies' operations on their supply chains and the importance of sustainability reporting in identifying potential social and environmental impacts. A qualitative approach was used to investigate a Corporate Sustainability and Reporting for Competitive Business program in Peru, revealing that the social dimension was the most reported with the majority of SMEs meeting sustainability reporting requirements.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hassan Keshavarz, Akbariah Mohd Mahdzir, Hosna Talebian, Neda Jalaliyoon, Naoki Ohshima
Summary: In the era of Big Data, many businesses spend significant time on data analysis, but only a few companies are able to utilize Big Data analytics applications to improve processes and strategies, resulting in a lack of widespread adoption of BDA. This study focused on the BDA Pillars with the aim of increasing revenues and cost savings, addressing the challenges faced by businesses in leveraging Big Data effectively.
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Business
Karolina Baehr, Alexander Fliaster
Summary: Although digital technology offers opportunities for sustainable business models, their potential is often overlooked. This study explores how companies in the German energy sector frame innovative digital technology and how it impacts their value propositions and energy transition. The research identifies differences in value propositions between companies with single-focused technological frames and those with twofold digital and sustainable technological frames. Overall, companies with a twofold frame contribute more to the energy transition as renewable energy enablers or system supporters.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jaakko Siltaloppi, Markus Jahi
Summary: This paper highlights the complexities and interrelationships in transitioning to sustainable plastics across the value chain, identifying core conundrums and suggesting solution mechanisms. It emphasizes the need to shift focus from bulk material supply to material solutions and from price competition to competition based on sustainability benefits for a system-wide impact.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Engineering, Industrial
Mingfeng Tang, Grace Sheila Walsh, Cuiwen Li, Angathevar Baskaran
Summary: This study explores the business models and strategies implemented by next generation TBIs in the Zhongguancun region of Beijing, framed in the resource-based view. It contributes to the literature by analyzing the fit between each incubator's business model and their respective strategy, and how varying availability of resources guide incubator strategy.
JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Arunima Malik, Matthew Egan, Michael du Plessis, Manfred Lenzen
Summary: This paper explores the potential of a practical sustainability accounting roadmap that combines financial accounting with national input-output data to assess the environmental and social impacts of organizations' supply chains. The findings suggest that the accounting profession should play a greater role in promoting and facilitating the adoption of related methods and tools for organizations to measure and report on broader aspects of performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maarten van Keulen, Julian Kirchherr
Summary: The research explores a business model experimentation in the value chain of a coffee importer in Amsterdam to address the gaps in sector-specific understanding of barriers and enablers in the Circular Economy (CE). It identified coherence in governmental policies, industry silo thinking, and circular design standardization as major barriers, while common awareness, vision, and solid business models were crucial enablers. Additionally, the study highlighted the sensitivity of companies' identity and market perception, the importance of fact-based communication, and the clear interaction between barriers and enablers in the adoption of CE initiatives. This research complements existing literature on CE with a sector-specific perspective from the coffee industry.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Juhi Gupta, Moni Kumari, Arti Mishra, Swati, Mohd Akram, Indu Shekhar Thakur
Summary: Agroforestry waste not only produces a significant amount of residues and products, but also holds important implications for the economy and environment. Effective management of waste collection, transportation, and recycle or valorization is key to maintaining a circular sustainable bioeconomy, requiring the employment of appropriate pretreatment technologies. Additionally, the introduction of appropriate policies and global initiatives are crucial in addressing the challenges faced by the agroforestry sectors.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
K. T. Parthiban, R. Jude Sudhagar, C. Cinthia Fernandaz, N. Krishnakumar
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Economics
A. Rohini, C. Cinthia Fernandaz, V. Karthick, K. T. Parthiban
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT
(2017)