scholarly journals SDGs: A Responsible Research Assessment Tool toward Impactful Business Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 14019
Author(s):  
Kathleen Rodenburg ◽  
Vinuli De Silva ◽  
Julia Christensen Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business School ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
School Research ◽  
School Faculty ◽  
On Line ◽  
Development Goals

An alternative research assessment (RA) tool was constructed to assess the relatedness of published business school research to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The RA tool was created using Leximancer™, an on-line cloud-based text analytic software tool, that identified core themes within the SDG framework. Eight (8) core themes found to define the ‘spirit of the SDGs’: Sustainable Development, Governance, Vulnerable Populations, Water, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Food Security, Restoration, and Public Health. These themes were compared to the core themes found in the content of 4576 academic articles, published in 2019, in journals that comprise the Financial Times (FT) 50 list. Their relatedness to the SDGs was assessed. Overall, 10.6% of the themes found in the FT50 journal articles had an explicit relationship to the SDG themes while 24.5% were implied. Using themes generated from machine learning (ML), augmented by researcher judgement (to account for synonyms, similar concepts, and discipline specific examples), improved the robustness of the relationships found between the SDG framework and the published articles. Although there are compelling reasons for business schools to focus research on advancing the SDGs, this study and others highlight that there is much opportunity for improvement. Recommendations are made to better align academic research with the SDGs, influencing how business school faculty and their schools prioritize research and its role in the world.

Marketing Scholarship and the Sustainable Development Goals: Thoughts on Moving Forward

2021 ◽  
pp. 183933492110526
Author(s):  
Al Rosenbloom
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Boundary Spanning ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Original Boundary ◽  
Sustainable Consumption And Production ◽  
Development Goals

This article is a commentary on how marketing scholarship can be more relevant as it tackles the human development challenges presented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The commentary argues that as businesses are transforming themselves into purpose-driven organizations, marketing needs to be a part of that transformation. SDG 1 No Poverty and SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption and Production are discussed within the article. The commentary also tackles the institutional barriers that work against path-breaking SDG marketing scholarship: normative promotion and publication expectations along with the practitioner-academic research divide. Without realigning the incentives that reward original, boundary-spanning SDG marketing scholarship, the marketing discipline will be stuck in a cycle of rewarding one behavior while hoping for another.

scholarly journals Faculty Perceptions Of Resource Constraints In Business Academic Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas P. Dotterweich ◽  
Sharon Garrison
Keyword(s):  
Business School ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Research Support ◽  
School Faculty ◽  
Faculty And Administrators ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Type Of School

Administrators and faculty are grappling with the relative importance of teaching and research by professors in higher education. While various opinions exist, both faculty and administrators will likely agree that research will remain prominent in the near future. Faculty frustration can result from inadequate support for research. A national survey of business school faculty examines support adequacy by type of school. Of the ten categories of research support studied, six are receiving less than adequate support. Administrators who allocate their limited research budgets based on the findings of this study will likely remove many of the obstacles their faculty members face in meeting the research objectives of their institutions.

scholarly journals The convergence of environmental sustainability and ocean cruises in two moments: in the academic research and corporate communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Ramoa ◽  
Luiz Carlos da Silva Flores ◽  
Bernd Stecker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Corporate Websites ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Main Dimension

Concerns for world peace, freedom, and the future of people and the planet have led to several United Nations Conferences, generating discussions on global sustainable development. These efforts resulted in the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposed Goal 14 reflects the concern for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. In this context, the research objects of this study are ocean cruise ships and the main dimension surveyed is environmental sustainability. Firstly, the study sought to identify through the convergence of the dimensions of sustainability and cruises the contributions to the cruise industry that promote the SDGs. To this end, we carried out a bibliometric analysis of scientific production on cruise ship environment, narrowing the research focus on environmentally sustainable practices. The second research objective is to examine cruise companies’ strategic inclination to provide information on environmental initiatives to the market. The results show little scientific research focused on the convergence of the two topics studied, environmental sustainability and cruises. Only 12 scientific articles were identified. Regarding the information on environmentally sustainable practices, the findings show that only 22.6% of the 31 cruise companies surveyed provide this information on their corporate websites.

scholarly journals ENDORSEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) IN ENERGY-RESEARCH SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Fadhil Md. Din ◽  
Santhana Krishnan ◽  
Din Yu-You Li ◽  
Yu Qin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Smart Power ◽  
Coal Fuel ◽  
Development Goals

The renewable energy industry is instrumental to the achievement of all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the urgency and scale at which renewables must be deployed to meet the world’s sustainable development and climate goals, it is critical that the industry understand its potential impact on all of the SDGs [McCollum et al., 2019]. This mini revision of energy and its relationship with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is mainly towards the agenda of Decarbonize by Mid-Century, Roadmap to 2050, as the aspiration of the “The World in 2050” (TWI 2050), which transformational of six exemplary to achieve SDGs in long-term period [Stanford et al., 2017]. The Roadmap 2050 dreams for six pillars, which are (1) Zero-Carbon electricity, (2) Electrification of end users, (3) Green Synthetic Fuels, (4) Smart Power Grids, (5) Material Efficiency, and (6) Sustainable Land-use. This pillar is only emphasizing the most intensified sectors that could threaten future society, which are Power, Industry, Transportation and Buildings [Khanna et al., 2019]. However, this update only describes the most related topic on Energy (or Power) as the subject matter. Currently, the recent attention of the common energy sector is to promote the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI), minimizing the coal-fuel or fossil-fuel burning system in energy and transportation sectors, and implementing the Renewable Energy initiatives [Anderson et al., 2018]. SDGs and all impose materials (indicator, measurement, impact and outcome) is not only strategize to make further improvement in life and planet, but beyond the prosperity of humanity in the future with the emphasize of “No One Left Behind”. Energy-research based is the contemporary engagement with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), industry-driven, community translational project and government policy. The aims of this interesting topic are concurrent with the ASEAN Renewable and Energy Roadmap under the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the agenda 2030. Therefore, the initiative by “The Hitachi Global Foundation” is recruiting more youth program in the assessment of “promoting of academic research, science and technology” since 2015 for the purpose of pioneering research in society [Hitachi report, 2019]. One of the important enabling sustainability activity is “Energy, Environment” as the contribution to the international community and provide solution to the various issues and challenges. Any research related to the energy will bring back the concepts of SDGs, which combining the 5Ps (Prosperity, People, Partnership, Peace and Planet). Numbers of researchers participating the utmost inspiring “research and empowerment of society” program is being selected based on scientific knowledge, creativity and contribution to the publics. One of the global outcome is a similar targeted by “Roadmap to 2050”, with the clause supporting the RD activities that should aims for continuous process of decarbonisation society and lock-in the solution in long run. Thus, as one of the influential contribution in the roadmap and TWI 2050, The Global Hitachi Foundation is a one step ahead to engage more researchers in the SDGs implementation.

scholarly journals Translating Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Interdependencies into Policy Advice

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Breuer ◽  
Hannah Janetschek ◽  
Daniele Malerba
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy Coherence ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Do So

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, and their 169 targets, are interdependent and interlinked. The successful implementation of all SDGs will rely upon disentangling complex interactions between the goals and their targets. This implies that implementing the SDGs requires cross-sectoral processes to foster policy coherence. Over recent years, academic research has produced a number of different proposals for categorizing the SDGs, systematically mapping the linkages between them, and identifying the nature of their interdependencies. The aim of this review article is to provide ideas of how to move from generic appraisals of SDG interdependencies towards translating these interdependencies into policy action. To do so, the article first provides an overview of existing frameworks for the systematic conceptualization of the SDGs and the interlinkages and interdependencies between them. Secondly, the article critically discusses advantages and limitations of these frameworks, with a particular focus on methodological weaknesses, practical applicability to specific contexts, and utility for the development of policy strategies for coherent SDG planning and implementation. Based on this discussion, the article proposes a roadmap for how research on interdependencies can meaningfully provide orientation for policy action.

scholarly journals Supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: reconceptualising a ‘sustainable development assessment tool’ for the health and care system in England

2018 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hewitt ◽  
Petra Molthan-Hill ◽  
Richard Lomax ◽  
Jerome Baddley
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Assessment

Aim: As one of the biggest organisations in the world, the National Health Service (NHS) in England can contribute considerably to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN’s SDGs). In order to optimise this, this study evaluated and reconceptualised a sustainable development assessment tool for health and care settings in England. Methods: A quantitative survey and user/expert discussion panels were conducted to evaluate and reconceptualise the existing sustainable development assessment tool used by the NHS in England, the so-called ‘Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Tool’, including potential improvements such as the integration of the UN’s SDGs. Results: A reconceptualised self-assessment tool integrating the UN’s SDGs was developed and implemented online as the ‘Sustainable Development Assessment Tool’ (SDAT). Further improvements included a process-oriented redesign and the creation of new modules and cross-sections aligning them with the leads responsible for the implementation of key initiatives in NHS organisations, which would contribute to achieving the targets of the SDGs. Conclusion: User/expert involvement has enabled an informed approach to a reconceptualisation of a sustainable assessment tool for health and care settings. The tool will support organisations to build their mandatory Sustainable Development Management Plans, as part of the National Public Health Outcomes Framework. Alignment of the tool to the UN’s SDGs provides an opportunity for health and care organisations to demonstrate accountability and progress against the UN’s set of transformational goals. Furthermore, the tool could be adapted to other public service providers.

scholarly journals Mapping a university’s research outputs to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Asha Mistry ◽  
Hannah Sellers ◽  
Jeremy Levesley ◽  
Sandra Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Mathematical Text ◽  
Develop Software ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Automated Software ◽  
The University

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework to achieve sustainable development and fulfilling these Goals will take an unprecedented effort by all sectors in society. Many universities and businesses are using the Goals within their strategies and sustainability reporting. However, this is difficult as there is currently no standard methodology to map the 17 goals, 169 targets and 232 indicators. Work at the University of Leicester has focused on developing a robust methodology to map a higher education institution’s (HEI’s) research contribution to the Goals. We have integrated this unique methodology into an automated software tool to measure a university’s academic contribution to the Goals using mathematical text mining techniques. Our ability to quickly and effectively map institutions’ research contributions has boosted our ambitions and efforts to develop software to map the full operations of an HEI or business.

scholarly journals Responsible Ferry, Happy Employees, and Quality Services: The Study of Fair Transport in the Ferry Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Carmen Sum ◽  
Yui Yip Lau ◽  
Cristina Dragomir
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government

In the context of ferry industry, fair transport is a new concept and under-researched in the academic research and industrial practitioners. The ferry operators overlook responsible ferry, happy employees, and quality services are crucial to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The role of fair transport is still ambiguous and unawareness of the society. Also, the government bodies, policymakers, and international organizations implement ineffective measures to support the idea of fair transport in a ferry industry. The paper mainly review the current ferry industry context for the new fair transport concept, and investigate the key roles of ferry operators and international organizations in the fair transport.      

The academic triathlon – bridging the agora and academia

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 854-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Iñiguez De Onzoño ◽  
Salvador Carmona
Keyword(s):  
Business School ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
School Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
School Faculty ◽  
Internal And External Validity

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the lack of relevance of business school research and how the potential gap between research and practice may be related to the lack of interaction between faculty members and non-academic stakeholders (e.g. industry, professions, society). Design/methodology/approach – The review of the extant literature in this area is combined with the experiences and discussions with business school leaders from around the world. Findings – The problematization of the lack of relevance of business school research leads us to conclude that it is a case of reward folly; the authors hope for relevance to external stakeholders but the authors reward for relevance to academic stakeholders. Drawing on Stokes’ (1997) research taxonomy, the authors conclude that business-school research should combine internal and external validity, which would involve business school faculty performing rigorous and relevant research, and interacting with practitioners; that is, an “academic triathlon”. Social implications – Faculty members should conduct research and teaching activities as well as interact with industry, and act to disseminate their research findings among external stakeholders. Consequently this should have implications for both the academic structure at business schools and the resources available to faculty members. Proceeding in this way will result in the narrowing of the gap of understanding between faculty members and management, and ultimately, to bridge the gap between contemporary versions of the Agora and the Academe. Originality/value – The authors provide a taxonomy of stakeholders of business school research and outline changes in the structure of business schools, resources provided to faculty members and impact on accreditation agencies.

Mobile Services for Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 342-354
Author(s):  
Alan Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Mobile Services ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Development Goals

This chapter discusses the impact of mobile services in developing nations. It focuses on the opportunities for academic research to improve the services which contribute to the lives of citizens in the developing world and make progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. In many instances, the business models used in the developing economies serve to make the services more sustainable, and relieve some of the burden on governments which have traditionally been responsible for health, energy, sanitation, education and other basic services. This article also investigates the key role of co-creation in defining and developing the services that contribute to development. It concludes with a set of research challenges for furthering the progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals through the use of mobile technologies.

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