Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ioannis Kostakis, Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis
Summary: This study analyzes the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation, socio-economic development, and circularity progress in the European Union countries. The empirical findings suggest that entrepreneurship, innovation, and socio-economic development significantly affect the circularity rate, while polluting entrepreneurship has a negative association with circularity. Research and development and economic growth also have positive impacts on circularity, and the human development index is important in the circularity process.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paola Federica Albizzati, Davide Tonini, Thomas Fruergaard Astrup
Summary: The use of food waste as feedstock in high-value product manufacturing shows promise for achieving circular economy goals. Animal feed production from food waste decreases global warming and socio-economic impacts. Biochemical manufacturing, however, incurs higher impacts and requires focus on improving technology readiness for sustainable competitive technologies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Geetanjali Yadav, Arpit Mishra, Parthasarathi Ghosh, Raveendran Sindhu, Vandana Vinayak, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Summary: This paper focuses on avenues of resource recovery from WWTPs, evaluating the potential for nutrients, water, and energy recovery from different types of wastewaters and sewage sludge. It discusses a variety of available and advanced technologies for resource recovery and considers the feasibility of these technologies from a sustainable standpoint, covering technical, economic, and environmental aspects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Javier Sierra, Angela Suarez-Collado
Summary: This study presents an innovative online simulation project designed to help students understand the challenges faced by countries and companies from the Global South in balancing economic, social, and environmental objectives under sustainability criteria. The results indicate the effectiveness of the methodology in helping students comprehend economic complexities and acquire key educational outcomes. The combination of role-play, collaborative-learning, and inquiry-based learning has proven valuable in higher education for addressing sustainability-related issues and developing 21st-century skills.
Article
Business
Alessandro Gandolfo, Lorenzo Lupi
Summary: Circular economy has gained attention for its potential to overcome harmful consequences of linear growth patterns. Businesses need to make significant changes to their production, technologies, and stakeholder management to adopt sustainable practices. More literature focusing on applying this paradigm to incumbent firms is needed.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carmen Ferrara, Valeria Migliaro, Francesco Ventura, Giovanni De Feo
Summary: The main aim of this study was to compare the environmental and economic performance of different wine packaging systems in Italy. Aseptic cartons and bag-in-box systems were found to be the most sustainable alternatives, while glass bottle systems had the poorest performance due to their high weight and energy consumption during production. The size of the containers was a key factor that impacted both the environmental and economic results.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chun-Chih Chen, Hsiao-Tien Pao
Summary: There is a causal relationship between circular economy and economic growth. Encouraging innovation investments and promoting material recycling can help achieve zero waste goals and stimulate economic growth.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Business
Edson Kuzma, Simone Sehnem
Summary: This research analyzes the relationship between innovation constructs, resource recovery practices, Circular Economy Business Models (CEBMs), and value creation in a fast-growing emerging economy. The study uses empirical data from 443 companies in the pet industry and finds that innovation has the potential for expansion through adherence to the innovation ecosystem and partnerships, supporting resource recovery practices and creating value.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Antonio J. Melendez-Martinez, Paula Mapelli-Brahm
Summary: The colorless carotenoids, phytoene (PT) and phytofluene (PTF), which were previously ignored, are now gaining attention for their potential health-promoting properties. This review highlights sustainable approaches to innovate in the production of colorless carotenoid-rich products, aligning with new challenges posed by international frameworks advocating for sustainability.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Moritz Boehmecke-Schwafert, Marie Wehinger, Robin Teigland
Summary: Based on interviews with ground-level experts, this paper develops a theoretical model of the role of blockchain in the transition to a circular economy. It reveals that while blockchain plays a moderating role, it is not a panacea for all challenges.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Atanu Sarkar
Summary: Mass production and insatiable consumption lead to global waste, pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change. Existing global environmental governance fails to address consumption patterns, especially in rich countries. An inclusive developmental policy integrating human behavior intervention, closed-loop material flow systems, and ecological economics principles is needed.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jean-Claude Boldrini, Nicolas Antheaume
Summary: The research presents a process and tools to facilitate the development of circular business models and contribute to building circular ecosystems by visualizing and connecting stakeholders. The claims have been tested in various contexts with 400 students and practitioners involved in 9 business cases.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Business
Leandro Silva da Nascimento, Juliana Ribeiro da Rosa, Athos Ribeiro da Silva, Fernanda Maciel Reichert
Summary: This paper aims to analyze how innovation capabilities, including Technology Development, Operations, Management, and Transaction, are interrelated with the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of sustainable companies. The study includes sustainable small enterprises from four industries: sustainable fashion, sustainable hosting, shared furniture, and renewable energy. The results show that each innovation capability has three dimensions: social, environmental, and economic. A conceptual framework is proposed, which intertwines the literature on innovation capabilities and sustainability. The findings can assist sustainable businesses to improve and traditional companies to build sustainable innovation capabilities.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alexandra Fratila (Adam), Ioana Andrada Gavril (Moldovan), Sorin Cristian Nita, Andrei Hrebenciuc
Summary: Maritime transport, related investments, and air pollution from maritime transport have a positive correlation with economic growth in EU countries. It is recommended that policymakers and stakeholders take action to reduce environmental impacts through green investments in port infrastructure and ecological ships in line with current European trends.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luiz C. Terra C. dos Santos, Adrielle Frimaio, Biagio F. Giannetti, Feni Agostinho, Gengyuan Liu, Cecilia M. V. B. Almeida
Summary: Several regions have faced challenges in defining and implementing strategic priorities for sustainability. The circular economy is seen as a way to achieve sustainable development that balances economic, social, and environmental goals. The G20 bloc has proposed action plans to support the transition to a circular economic model and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This study evaluates the sustainability performance of 19 G20 countries using a five-sector sustainability model and goal programming as a decision-making tool.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Gennaro Maione, Daniela Sorrentino, Alba Demneri Kruja
Summary: This study assesses the patterns of open government data during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italian regional governments and explores its future development as a mechanism of accountability. Findings suggest that current open data initiatives in Italian regional governments do not adequately address accountability concerns during exceptional times.
TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT- PEOPLE PROCESS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Business
Johan Arekrans, Sofia Ritzen, Rafael Laurenti
Summary: Circular economy is gaining importance in industrial firms, but there is an imbalance between exploitative and exploratory approaches. Solutions include adjusting norms, managing collaboration in the innovation ecosystem, and carefully considering the use of goals and measurements.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Xinfeng Jiang, Ahsan Akbar, Eglantina Hysa, Minhas Akbar
Summary: This study examines the relationship between environmental protection investment and enterprise innovation in Chinese listed firms. The findings suggest that environmental investments have a crowding-out effect on innovation-related expenditures, although this effect is less significant for state-owned and politically connected enterprises. These insights are important for regulators, managers, and stakeholders.
Article
Business
Otilia Manta, Mirela Panait, Eglantina Hysa, Elena Rusu, Maria Cojocaru
Summary: This paper offers a systematic analysis of current concerns in sustainable public procurement and explores ways to increase its contribution towards achieving sustainable development goals. The authors highlight the importance of considering all components of sustainability, especially the social aspect, and ensuring compliance with climate change procedures in the public procurement process. They emphasize the need for authorities to incorporate sustainability clauses in public procurement legislation when awarding contracts. The study examines national laws, opinions from researchers, and relevant studies from international organizations, and tests hypotheses using statistical data from the World Bank's Global Public Procurement Database.
AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Catalin Popescu, Eglantina Hysa, Alba Kruja, Egla Mansi
Summary: This study reviews earlier research on social innovation, energy transition, and circularity using the PRISMA technique. The study finds that implementing ESG practices requires social innovation, circularity, and energy transition. The study contributes by providing five cluster themes classification and potential future directions for firms and governments to pursue macro-level goals related to energy transition and circularity through social innovation.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Valentina Ndou, Eglantina Hysa, Ylenia Maruccia
Summary: This paper presents a methodological framework for creating a smart-tourism destination in the southeastern Adriatic-Ionian area. The area has a significant tourism advantage with distinctive cultural heritage, attractive natural landscapes, and rich culinary traditions. However, the full achievement of a smart destination requires a multidimensional strategy that leverages knowledge-intensive collaboration dynamics. The paper aims to explore the opportunities and implications of this framework for marketing and management of the Adriatic-Ionian smart destination.
Editorial Material
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Valentina Ndou, Eglantina Hysa, Vanessa Ratten, Vera Ndrecaj
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Business
Mirela Panait, Eglantina Hysa, Lukman Raimi, Alba Kruja, Antonio Rodriguez
JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
(2022)
Article
Economics
Sergio Destefanis, Naqeeb Ur Rehman
Summary: This study examines the effect of different forms of investment expenditure on employment in European NUTS2 regions from 2000 to 2016. R&D has a significant impact on employment only in regions with medium to high levels of innovation. Gross fixed capital formation is labor-friendly, but less so in highly innovative regions. As European regions move closer to the world's technology frontier, R&D expenditure becomes more capable of generating positive employment externalities. Among the European Structural and Investment Funds, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Cohesion Fund have especially significant effects.
STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2023)
Article
Management
Enkeleda Lulaj, Blerta Dragusha, Eglantina Hysa
Summary: This study examines the influence of qualified staff and investment in technology on the sustainability of profit in businesses through the investigation of accounting factors in audited financial statements. The findings indicate that qualified staff and technology investment have a significant impact on profit sustainability, particularly in financial items such as total assets, intangible assets, total liabilities, total income, and net financial income. Therefore, businesses should pay attention to total liabilities, improve the performance of total assets, net financial income, and total business income, as well as enhance worker skills and technological improvements. However, there are limitations in accessing financial statements and the limited number of variables in this study.
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Management
Bardhyl Ahmetaj, Alba Demneri Kruja, Eglantina Hysa
Summary: Women entrepreneurship is seen as an important phenomenon in the 21st century, especially in developing countries. Recent studies have focused on investigating the motivations and achievements of women entrepreneurs, as well as the different perspectives in different societies and cultures. This research specifically assesses the driving factors, challenges, and perspectives of woman entrepreneurship in a post-communist country context, using a survey conducted with female entrepreneurs in Tirana, Albania. The study reveals differences in support and inheritance factors for women entrepreneurs, and provides recommendations for policymakers to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Albania.
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Catalin Popescu, Eglantina Hysa, Mirela Panait, Arjona Cela
Summary: In recent decades, the impact of energy-related issues, such as energy poverty, energy transition, and energy security, has been widely discussed, especially after the Russia-Ukraine war. Few studies have reviewed earlier research to understand the conceptual development of this subject in the academic literature. Inspired by this interest and previous literature in this field, this study aimed to explore the past, present, and future advancements of critical issues in energy. Using the PRISMA method, the authors selected and analyzed review articles from databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and JSTOR, resulting in a total of 2615 valid articles for analysis. The study's key contribution was the classification of cluster themes and the identification of potential future directions, emphasizing the role of governmental policies in addressing energy poverty, energy transition, and energy security in our daily lives.
Article
Economics
Justice Gameli Djokoto, Eglantina Hysa, Egla Mansi
Summary: Divestment is an inevitable decision by businesses including multinationals. Its implication for domestic investment has not been investigated especially in Eastern European countries. We used data on 23 Eastern European countries from 1991 to 2019 to assess the effect of outward and inward foreign direct divestment on domestic investment. We found that both outward foreign direct investment and inward foreign direct investment as well as their corresponding divestments crowd out domestic investment. The impact of outward foreign direct investment and its divestment crowd out domestic investment more than the crowding out effect of inward foreign direct investment and its divestment. The results of this study call for efforts to attract and retain inward foreign direct investment. These should build the respective Eastern European economies to an extent that the outward foreign direct investment and their divestment will not impact domestic investment as much as has been found.
POST-COMMUNIST ECONOMIES
(2023)
Article
Management
Anisa Berisha, Alba Kruja, Eglantina Hysa
Summary: This study aims to highlight the factors that contribute to a successful implementation of PPPs in Albania, including proper project identification, financial capacity, trust, fairness between parties, negotiation, and defined revenue stream. The findings also emphasize the need for accountability mechanisms to ensure the public sector acts in accordance with the public interest.
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
