Article
Environmental Studies
Darja Mihailova
Summary: Business as usual in the energy sector in the EU has become more challenging due to the inclusion of distributed energy technologies and supportive policies in the EU Energy Package. These changes have allowed new stakeholders, such as citizens, citizen collectives, and municipalities, to participate in the energy system in innovative ways, leading to social innovation in energy systems. This paper analyzes these socially innovative activities using a sustainability-oriented business model framework, and showcases the differences and extent of social innovation in the European context.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Business, Finance
Alessio Venturini
Summary: This article delves into how climate change could be a source of market risk, discussing the data needed to analyze climate risk drivers and how the equity market prices climate change and related risks. It compares top-down and bottom-up approaches to understand which climate risk is more likely to affect stock returns, and emphasizes on investors’ beliefs and asset pricing implications related to climate change risks. It concludes by suggesting further directions for empirical and theoretical research in climate finance.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fanran Meng, Andreas Wagner, Alexandre B. Kremer, Daisuke Kanazawa, Jane J. Leung, Peter Goult, Min Guan, Sophie Herrmann, Eveline Speelman, Pim Sauter, Shajeeshan Lingeswaran, Martin M. Stuchtey, Katja Hansen, Eric Masanet, Andre C. Serrenho, Naoko Ishii, Yasunori Kikuchi, Jonathan M. Cullen
Summary: Chemical products are important for modern lifestyles, but their production, use, and disposal have negative environmental impacts that threaten the industry's operation. This study presents seven sustainable pathways with investment costs of US$1.2-3.7 trillion, which can reduce global chemicals demand by 23 to 33% by 2050 through interventions in demand and supply.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krzysztof Kluza, Magdalena Ziolo, Anna Spoz
Summary: The study summarized the factors affecting sustainable business models of enterprises, finding that innovations generally have a positive impact on sustainable business models, while cultivating social capital also has a positive effect. However, there are difficulties and challenges in including environmental, social, and governance factors in the analysis.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Hail Jung, Junyoup Lee, Chang-Keun Song
Summary: This study examines the relationship between firm-level carbon productivity and volatility. It investigates whether firms with high carbon productivity are perceived as less risky by the market, given the growing interest in sustainable investing and the inclusion of carbon productivity in financial assessments. The findings show that carbon productivity is negatively associated with both total and idiosyncratic volatilities using U.S. firm-level carbon emission data. The results hold even when controlling for propensity score matching and coarsened exact matching, and are significant when considering intergovernmental regulations such as the Paris Agreement.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Wenqi Luo, Jiexian Cheng
Summary: This article focuses on the research of sustainable business models and climate change, examining their significance in the industry. Through a multiple-case methodology, the implementation of business sustainability capabilities is investigated. The findings indicate that financial literacy plays a substantial role in a company's sustainable business model, while innovation has a greater impact on low-leverage companies.
ECONOMIC CHANGE AND RESTRUCTURING
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Civil
Danyang Gao, Albert S. Chen, Fayyaz Ali Memon
Summary: Water, energy and food are essential for human survival and sustainable development. With the impact of climate change, the study of climate change's effects on the Water-Energy-Food nexus has become a growing area of interest. This review examines research articles from the past seven years that investigate the impacts of climate change on the Water-Food, Water-Energy, and Water-Energy-Food nexus. The methods, tools, spatial scales, and future climate scenarios used in these studies are summarized and analyzed. The review finds that physics-based modeling is the most commonly used method, and the studies cover scales ranging from site to global. Future research challenges include spatial scale and resolution, internal physical mechanisms, novel artificial intelligence models, extreme climate events, competition within nexus systems, and data and model uncertainties.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carolina Lopez-Nicolas, Jesus Ruiz-Nicolas, Enrique Mateo-Ortuno
Summary: The study found that the triple-layered canvas is applicable and useful for micro firms, but the process of designing sustainable innovative business models may be even more important. As a result, a new theoretical model was inferred and proposed to make the process of business model innovation more successful. Non-family firms introducing sustainable business model innovations in their economic, ecological, and social aspects move closer to family firms' distinctive behavior.
Article
Business
Simone Sehnem, Adriane A. Farias S. L. de Queiroz, Susana Carla Farias Pereira, Gabriel Santos Correia, Edson Kuzma
Summary: Studies on circular economy and innovation have been gaining increasing attention in academic literature, focusing on creating business models based on circularity premises through practices, tools, and mechanisms. These studies highlight eco-innovation and business model innovation, emphasizing the importance of activating dynamic, relational, and absorptive capabilities to achieve a transition to a circular economy.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim E. Sancak
Summary: This study develops a sequential sustainability transformation model based on Stouten, Rousseau, and Cremer's evidence-based steps in managing planned organizational change. It emphasizes the role of governance factor among environmental, social, and governance factors in sustainability transformation. The importance of developing robust metrics for measuring governance factors is also highlighted, along with the connection between change management and sustainability transformation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Philipp Rittershaus, Manfred Renner, Venkat Aryan
Summary: Although small and medium enterprises recognize the benefits of resource efficiency, waste reduction, and material loops, their adoption of circular economy principles is still in its early stages. Existing literature on circular economy lacks research focused specifically on small and medium enterprises and tends to be vague and overwhelming. Moreover, these enterprises lack the financial and organizational resources to implement systemic changes to their already optimized business models. This study presents a conceptual approach and tools to guide small and medium enterprises in generating business model innovations, narrowing down solution options, and evaluating trade-offs in their transition towards circular value creation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Markus G. Donat
Summary: Climate models provide accurate forecasts of warm ocean temperatures, which can guide decision-making in marine industries and conservation efforts. These models can predict seasonal anomalies in ocean temperatures.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patricia Calicchio Berardi, Renata Peregrino de Brito
Summary: The circular economy is a valid alternative to the current linear model, but requires significant development and innovation, and organizations must collaborate to find common solutions. Supply chain collaboration is fundamental to the advancement of a circular economy, but faces various constraints. The ability to select partners and build trusting relationships is crucial for successful collaboration.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Business
Patricia van Loon, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Ales Mihelic
Summary: This paper summarizes a 7-year journey of a large white goods manufacturer in developing circular business models, highlighting the challenges and obstacles faced during the process, as well as the potential profitable solution found. The transition to a circular economy is not only about product design but also involves issues such as customer relationships, return logistics, remanufacturing operations, and service contracts.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Ralitsa Hiteva, Timothy J. Foxon
Summary: This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of different types of innovations in digital energy services business models in the UK, focusing on how they create and capture social and economic values for users and the energy system. By using an Innovation Ladder and a co-evolutionary framework, the characteristics of business models at different levels are unpacked, revealing the role of collective action and institutional density in negotiating values for users and the energy system. The study highlights important value gaps in delivering social and environmental value across different levels of business models.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Denisa Vasilescu, Simona Andreea Apostu, Eva Militaru, Eglantina Hysa
Summary: This study investigates the opinions of European citizens on health policies and finds that citizens from southern and central European countries are more likely to support the development of a European health policy. The characteristics of citizens in favor of European health policies have changed from pensioners to young males with medium education between 2020 and 2021.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Valentina Ndou, Gioconda Mele, Eglantina Hysa, Otilia Manta
Summary: This article discusses how travel and tourism organizations have used technology tools to cope with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a bibliometric literature review, it provides evidence of how COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption and diffusion of various technologies in the tourism value chain, and how these technologies have been used to address the challenges posed by the pandemic. It also highlights the main research areas and offers insights into future directions.
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
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
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sema Uestgoeruel, Catalin Popescu
Summary: This study aims to examine the relationship between job satisfaction, life satisfaction, communication, and sexual satisfaction of healthcare employees. The findings show a positive relationship between job and life satisfaction in healthcare organizations. Additionally, communication skills and sexual satisfaction mediate the relationship between job satisfaction and life satisfaction among healthcare employees. These factors should be considered by healthcare organizations and implementing programs to enhance job satisfaction would benefit employees and the public.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(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
Computer Science, Information Systems
Bianca Oana Pop (Uifalean), Catalin Popescu, Manuela Rozalia Gabor
Summary: Change and innovation have a significant impact on company activities, especially in the automotive industry where they contribute to improving market position and economic performance.
APPLIED SYSTEM INNOVATION
(2023)
