What Can We Learn from Pope Francis About Change Management for Environmental Sustainability? A Case Study on Success Factors for Leading Change in Change-Resistant Institutional Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 503-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Nelson ◽  
Johannes M. Luetz
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Institutional Environments ◽  
Leading Change ◽  
Pope Francis

scholarly journals The Role of Incubators and Accelerators in the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study of Canada

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1066
Author(s):  
Robert Newell ◽  
Lenore Newman ◽  
Zsofia Mendly-Zambo
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
Stakeholder Interview

The fourth agricultural revolution has resulted in technologies that could significantly support global efforts toward food security and environmental sustainability. A potential means for accelerating the development of these technologies is through business accelerator and incubator (BAI) programs. Using Canada as a case study, this study examines considerations around building agritech BAI capacity for supporting transitions to sustainable, resilient food systems. The research employs expert stakeholder interview and thematic coding methodology to identify opportunities, success factors, challenges/barriers, and actions/approaches for increasing agritech BAIs in a region/country. The study also identifies findings that are broadly applicable to BAIs in general and those that are specific to sectoral (i.e., agritech) and place-specific (i.e., Canada) contexts. The analysis identified four opportunities themes, seven success factors themes, eight challenges/barriers themes, and eight actions/approaches themes. Of the four thematic areas, success factors were the most broadly applicable to different sectoral and place contexts, and challenges/barriers were most specific to the agritech and (to a lesser degree) Canadian contexts. The study elucidates roles, challenges, and ways forward for building agritech BAI capacity in regions and countries for harnessing the opportunities presented by the fourth agricultural revolution and transitioning to sustainable and resilient food systems.

Change Management Strategies for ERP Implementation in SME and a Case Study in Turkey

2010 ◽  
pp. 499-511
Author(s):  
Özalp Vayvay ◽  
Ilhan Derman ◽  
Ergin Beceren
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Critical Success

SMEs differ from large firms in terms of environmental uncertainty, dependency, centralization, specialization, strategy, systems, resources and flexibility. Because of these distinguishing characteristics, the results of research carried out in large firms cannot be transferred directly to small firms. This is particularly true of the critical success factors for change management and technology implementation. Generally, SMEs tend to adopt new technologies after large firms. The case study in Turkey, represents the change management activities on ERP implementation by a consultancy firm (ABH) on an international corporation’s Turkey located SME.

Effects of Financial Inclusion on Startup Establishment in OECD Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinh Thi Thanh Van ◽  
Nguyen Thuc Trang
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Financial Index ◽  
Enterprise Survey

Financial inclusion and startup are two topics, which recently get attention of academic researchers and policy makers in Vietnam. One of the important factors for setting up a successful startup is the financial capability of the owners. Therefore, financial inclusion has a strong correlation with startup establishment. This article tested the effects of several factors in financial index (findex) developed by World Bank on startup establishment in some OECD countries. The result showed that borrowing from friends and relatives along with from credit institutions and opening a debit account at banks have  significant impacts on startup establishment in these countries. Finally, the article presented several recommendations for policy makers to stimulate the startup growth in Vietnam in the next time. Key words startup, financial inclusion, startup establishment References 1. Colman Msoka (2015), “Financial inclusion and microfinance in Tanzania”, Inclusive growth: Tanzania Country Report2. Endeavor-GEM, 2011, “High-Impact Entrepreneurship Global Report”3. Eric Ries, 2012, “The Lean Startup” book”, http://www.stpia.ir/files/The%20Lean%20Startup%20.pdf 4. European Startup Monitor, 2015, “European Startup Monitor 2015”, http://europeanstartupmonitor.com/fileadmin/presse/download/esm_2015.pdf 5. Jennifer Dahlin Ivarsson (2014), “Mobile-banking and entrepreneurship: Is there a link? A case study on South Africa”, Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Box 7082, ISSN 0283 – 15896. Maher Al-Mahouq (2010), “Success factors of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs): The case of Jordan”, Anadol University jourmal of social sciences, Cilt/Vol.: 10 – Say/No:1-16 (2010)7. Mohammed S.Chowdhury (2013), “Success factors of entrepreneurs of small and medium sized enterprises: Evidence from Banladesh”, Business and Economic Research, ISSN 2162 – 4860, 2013, Vol.3, No.2.8. OECD, 2015, “Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2015”9. Roman Angela, 2011, “SME’s sector access to finance: An overview”10. Yao Wang, 2014, “What are the biggest obstacles to growth of SMEs in developing countries? An empirical evidence from an enterprise survey”, JED 210 Paper

scholarly journals Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Flash Geothermal Power Plants—A Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 15262-15283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Bruscoli ◽  
Daniele Fiaschi ◽  
Giampaolo Manfrida ◽  
Duccio Tempesti
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Geothermal Power

A Kind of Change Management Method for Global Value Chain Optimization and Its Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Guangyu Xiong ◽  
Huaiyu Wu ◽  
Petri Helo ◽  
Xiuqin Shang ◽  
Gang Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Management Method

scholarly journals The Ecuadorian Banana Farms Managers’ Perceptions: Innovation as a Driver of Environmental Sustainability Practices

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Alicia Ramírez-Orellana ◽  
Daniel Ruiz-Palomo ◽  
Alfonso Rojo-Ramírez ◽  
John E. Burgos-Burgos
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Policy Incentives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

This article aims to explore the perceptions of banana farms managers towards environmental sustainability practices through the impact of innovation, adoption of information systems, and training employees through a case study in the province of El Oro (Ecuador). Furthermore, the paper assesses how farmers’ perceptions could guide public policy incentives. PLS-Structural Equation Modeling are used as the framework by which the constructs is represented within the model. The model explained 59% of the environmental sustainability practices of Ecuadorian banana farms. The results indicate that environmental sustainability practices were positively influenced mainly by training employees, innovation, and adoption of information systems. Additionally, both the adoption of information systems and training employees indirectly influenced sustainable practices through innovation as a mediator. We may conclude that in the Ecuadorian banana farms, changes in environmental practices are derived from innovation strategies as an axis of development of useful information and training employees in public policies.

scholarly journals Quantifying Environmental Sustainability of Denim Garments Washing Factories through Effluent Analysis: A Case Study in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 125740
Author(s):  
Md. Shamsuzzaman ◽  
Md.Abul Kashem ◽  
Abu.Sadat Muhammad Sayem ◽  
Adnan.Maroof Khan ◽  
Sayed.Md. Shamsuddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability
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