Innovation: The Key to Achieve Organizational Sustainability Introduction Currently‚ the theory of sustainability has gained an international popularity not only in the more macro social and ecological level‚ but also in the relatively micro organizational level. To be more specific‚ now it has become the primary goal of an organization to sustain a healthy and long-term development‚ or sustainable development. The role of innovation in the organizational sustainability‚ however‚ is not yet decided partly
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainability _______________ Karan GIROTRA Serguei NETESSINE 2013/64/TOM Business Model Innovation for Sustainability Karan Girotra* Serguei Netessine** * Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD‚ Boulevard de Constance 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex‚ France. Email: karan.girotra@insead.edu ** The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation‚ Professor of Technology and Operations Management at
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TERM ASSIGNMENT #2: Environmental Sustainability And Economic Development Environmental sustainability and economic development can be considered contending imperatives. We as humans have a burning desire for economic growth and prosperity‚ while at the same time we have a need for the resources the planet provides us. Typically in order to grow our economy it requires that we deplete natural resources such as lumber‚ oil and minerals by means of deforestation‚ drilling and mining
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accountability and participation (Hofkes 1996‚ p. 342).These three aspects of sustainability make the originally simple definition of economic development more complicated or more precise‚ in other words. Sustainability from an economic perspective Despite on these complications‚ three principles‚ outlined above have resonance at a common-sense level. According to viewpoint of neo-classical economic theory‚ sustainability can be defined in terms of the maximization of welfare over time (Sabau 2010
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As the Earth becomes more populated and humans experience increased life expectancy‚ there has also been an increase in carelessness. As far as concerns for the environment‚ humans have been lacking in the practice of sustainability‚ recycling‚ and self-sufficiency‚ and this has become a major issue. Due to these deficiencies‚ humans have drastically lost their intimate connections with the planet’s natural materials and geographical landmarks. That being said‚ it is crucial that the public starts
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What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections? Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays‚ the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections‚ third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays‚ in our society‚ which is mostly democratic‚ everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the
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Given that sustainability reporting is not currently required of companies‚ what do you see as the possible benefits and disadvantages of sustainability reporting? Using the information in the case‚ the summary data reported in Tables 4 and 5‚ and Johnson & Johnson’s most recent sustainability report (available at http://www.jnj.com/connect/caring/?flash=true)‚ what aspects of sustainability reporting seem to be a priority for the company‚ and why? Provide examples from the 2008 sustainability report
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524 Sustainability: Consumer Perceptions and Marketing Strategies Seonaidh McDonald1* and Caroline J. Oates2 1 Aberdeen Business School‚ The Robert Gordon University‚ UK 2 Management School‚ University of Sheffield‚ UK ABSTRACT Studies of green consumer behaviour‚ in particular purchasing and disposal‚ have largely focused on demographics and/or socio-demographics‚ with mixed and frequently contradictory results. To move the debate forward‚ we investigated a wide range of 40 sustainability activities
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In what ways can success and ambition be dangerous? Since our birth‚ we are encouraged to go forward‚ to reach farther and to shoot for higher goals in life. In the words of Donald Trump: “Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff.” But‚ are ambition and pursuit for success turning into an obsession nowadays? The authors Lotte Bailyn‚ Karen Heller and William Zinsser agree that they are‚ and unfortunately‚ I have to endorse their idea. All three authors’ view that‚ as Heller put it “…there’s
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The Relationship between Community and Sustainability In recent years there has been an increase amount of awareness in terms of how sustainable our world has to be‚ in order to maintain the civilization of all people. The question becomes‚ is it already too late to fix our immoral behaviors‚ as we observe the number of failing state increasing all over the world‚ whether it in china‚ Africa and so forth. Throughout this paper‚ I will offer a summary on the ideal of a sustainable community and the
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