European corporate sustainability framework for managing complexity and corporate transformation

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel van Marrewijk
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Managing Complexity ◽  
European Corporate Sustainability Framework ◽  
Sustainability Framework

Barriers to the use of integrated project delivery (IPD): a quantified model for Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Durdyev ◽  
M. Reza Hosseini ◽  
Igor Martek ◽  
Syuhaida Ismail ◽  
Mehrdad Arashpour
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
The Body ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Integrated Project Delivery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Integrated Project ◽  
European Corporate Sustainability Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify the barriers to the use of integrated project delivery (IPD), as assessed by 115 construction professionals in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Barriers recording highest citation amongst researchers worldwide were collated in the form of a conceptual model. This model was validated via a partial least squares structural equation modelling technique. Findings Findings advance the body of knowledge on IPD by providing original insights into the nature of key barriers, quantifying the relative importance of each barrier. Research limitations/implications Despite the above-mentioned contributions, and before drawing any conclusion, it is prudent to acknowledge limitations, particularly the chosen research approach in focusing on the Malaysian context. Therefore, caution must be exercised in direct application of findings to other contexts; research findings should be seen through the lens of moderatum generalisations (see Payne and Williams, 2005). Practical implications Apart from contributions to the body of knowledge, for the world of practice, conditions impacting a transition to IPD are discussed, with a recommendation for change management through a tested mechanism like the European Corporate Sustainability Framework. Originality/value Being the first empirical study undertaken to quantify the relationship among the identified barriers and IPD, the present study contributes to the field by addressing the gap in IPD research in Malaysia, as an exemplar of a developing country; it creates knowledge to inform further improvements in project performance through facilitating IPD use. The study also offers insight to construction stakeholders in other developing countries for tackling issues that hinder the adoption of an IPD approach, and it also points to major barriers such that resources for tackling barriers may be allocated properly.

scholarly journals The Linkage between Sustainability and Innovation Performance in IT Hardware Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Michelino ◽  
Antonello Cammarano ◽  
Andrea Celone ◽  
Mauro Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Hardware Industry

This work investigates the relationship between sustainability and innovation performance. Despite the relevance of the issue, few contributions deepen such a relationship after both a conceptual and a quantitative perspective. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to suggest a measure of sustainability for innovation processes and to define which innovation strategies can lead to more sustainable processes. The role of ambidexterity within the corporate sustainability framework is underlined: Ambidextrous organizations are able to improve the innovation performance and better use their resources, improving the sustainability of research and development (R&D) processes. By employing patent data and testing the framework on a sample of worldwide top R&D spending companies in the IT hardware industry, this work suggests which optimal value of ambidexterity will lead to more sustainable innovation. In addition, R&D processes with non-optimal levels of ambidexterity can be managed in a better way. Indeed, results show the usefulness of open innovation adoption to improve the performance of exploration processes. Moreover, R&D activities based on a preponderance of exploitation strategies are more sustainable if they fall into technological domains in which the focal company is highly specialized. The work also contributes to the conceptualization of sustainability and to definition of patent-based metrics related to sustainability.

scholarly journals Linking Cluster Characteristics and Organizational Capabilities for Sustainability—Framework Development and Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1068
Author(s):  
Maria Clara da Cunha Bezerra ◽  
Cláudia Fabiana Gohr ◽  
Sandra Naomi Morioka
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Research Propositions ◽  
Framework Development ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sustainability Framework

Despite previous research in the literature indicating the relationship between corporate sustainability, organizational capabilities and industrial clusters, this interconnection has not yet been satisfactorily explored and requires further investigation. Therefore, this paper proposes a theoretical framework that relates five cluster characteristics (CC) in developing seven Organizational Capabilities for Sustainability (OCS), which are identified in the literature review. To refine the theoretical framework, seven companies were inserted in a Brazilian footwear cluster. Out of the 29 proposed relationships in the theoretical framework, 16 were evidenced and they generated our research propositions. This study primarily expands the literature by providing theoretical and empirical evidence for the role that clusters can have in enabling companies to develop OCS and in turn improve their corporate sustainability.

Corporate Sustainability: Challenge to Managerial Orthodoxies

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Dunphy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Sustainability Management

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the issue of corporate sustainability. It examines why achieving sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital issue for society and organisations, defines sustainability and then outlines a set of phases through which organisations can move to achieve increasing levels of sustainability. Case studies are presented of organisations at various phases indicating the benefits, for the organisation and its stakeholders, which can be made at each phase. Finally the paper argues that there is a marked contrast between the two competing philosophies of neo-conservatism (economic rationalism) and the emerging philosophy of sustainability. Management schools have been strongly influenced by economic rationalism, which underpins the traditional orthodoxies presented in such schools. Sustainability represents an urgent challenge for management schools to rethink these traditional orthodoxies and give sustainability a central place in the curriculum.

Millennials, learning, and development: Managing complexity avoidance and narcissism.

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Giambatista ◽  
J. Duane Hoover ◽  
Lori Tribble
Keyword(s):  
Learning And Development ◽  
Managing Complexity

What is Green Chemistry? An Overview

Think India ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Debarati Das Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Core Competencies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
High Water ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Policy ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
Marine Products ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Corporate Social

ITC Limited is a multi-business conglomerate that has, among its business portfolio Agri-Business, that has grown since its inception in 1990 to be one of Indias largest exporters of agricultural products, with core competencies in select commodities like feed ingredients, food grains, marine products, processed fruits, contributing 56% of nearly US$ 5.4 billion of ITCs foreign exchange earnings over the last ten years (2013). However, the very nature of the business makes it highly dependent on water, a scarce natural resource. Infact, in a research done by the United Nations Population Fund (November 6, 2003), as much as two-thirds of the worlds population is predicted to be under high water stress in 2025. To meet these qualms, ITC has formulated an innovative model - the Soil and Moisture Conservation Programme. This Situational Case Study, targeted towards management students, studying Corporate Governance, Strategic Management, Business Environment, Business Policy, aims to identify the embedded sustainability model of ITCs Agri-business division, analyse it in terms of its challenges and impact, and initiate discussion about Corporate Sustainability vis-a-vis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This original work may also be undertaken for developmental related workshops/ training programmes for students and working professionals of innovation, CSR, sustainability and shared, among others, in various Chambers of Commerce and Academic forums on the same. It is, however, not intended to serve as an endorsement, source of data, or illustration of effective or ineffective management. Certain names and information could have been disguised for confidentiality.

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