Need for Lean and Green Business Practices in an Economic Downturn

2013 ◽  
pp. 13-36
Keyword(s):  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Lean And Green

Green Business Practices: Doing Good and Looking Good

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea R. Willness ◽  
Derek S. Chapman ◽  
David A. Jones ◽  
Stephan Dilchert
Keyword(s):  
Business Practices ◽  
Green Business

Attracting Talent Through "Green" Business Practices: A Theoretical Model

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Jones ◽  
Chelsea R. Willness ◽  
Stephan Dilchert
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Green Business

scholarly journals Sustainable Waste Management Innovations in Africa: New Perspectives and Research Agenda for Improving Global Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6646
Author(s):  
Frederick Ahen ◽  
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Waste Management ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Incorrect Diagnosis ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Research Questions

The need for green business practices and green innovations underscores a growing recognition that climate change is now an existential threat not just to population health but also to the survival of businesses that are unable to embrace green practices with a sense of urgency. This paper contributes to the literature on market violence as an inhibitor of green innovations for sustainable waste management to curb the unneeded health effects of wastes in Africa. Our purpose is to problematize received wisdom, unquestioned assumptions, and incorrect diagnosis of the sources and health consequences of various forms of wastes in Africa. Much of the discourse on this issue remains ahistorical, and that risks leaving aside a vital question of exploitative extraction. By including this ‘out-of-the-box’ explanation through major case references, we are able to shed light on the critical issues that have hitherto received limited attention, thus enabling us to propose useful research questions for future enquiries. We propose a framework that delineates the structural composition of costs imposed by market violence that ranges from extraction to e-waste disposal. We advocate for the engineering of policies that create conditions for doing more with less resources, eliminating waste, and recycling as crucial steps in creating sustainable waste management innovations. Additionally, we highlight a set of fundamental issues regarding enablers and inhibitors of sustainable innovations and policies for waste management worth considering for future research. These include programmed obsolescence, irresponsible extraction, production, and consumption, all seen through the theoretical lens of market violence.

Strategic Planning and Sustainable Innovation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 52-59
Author(s):  
Moses Waiganjo ◽  
Danijela Godinic ◽  
Obrenovic Bojan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Content Relevance ◽  
The Subject

The COVID-19 crisis posed an opportunity for entering new avenues and market segments for large and financially viable enterprises, whilst SMEs lacking resources for such maneuver required cost-effective and quick-fix solutions. In this literature review, we reflect on the drivers of sustainable development of SMEs compared to their larger counterparts during major disasters. We have analyzed prior studies drawing from the concept of “sustainability“ during COVID-19, published between 2020-2021, as well as relevant studies from the domains of crisis management, sustainability, enterprise sustainability, digitisation effects on sustainability, sustainable business practices. Each research was screened to check for the content relevance to the subject matter. The paper suggests that radical sustaining innovation in service delivery combined with diversification could be fostered to mitigate risks and ensure SMEs survival in times of economic downturn. The paper adds to the existing body of organizational knowledge on entrepreneurial sustainability deriving from multiple perspectives on the subject. The conceptual framework developed in this article was designed to provide pragmatic recommendations for SME owners, entrepreneurs, managers and academicians. We find that there are grounds for SMEs to concentrate on innovating in the context of products and services that are considered revenue-generating for same-industry large enterprises, considering this strategy allows SMEs to align their interests and engage in cooperation with competition.

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