A Systematic Literature Review of The Importance of Sustainable Business Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 829-839
Author(s):  
Kurniawan Kurniawan ◽  
Yusuf Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
The Status

This study undertakes a systematic review of the literature concerning the importance of a sustainable business strategy for any business. While systematic reviews are a vital source of information and are widely utilized in the health sciences, they are seldom employed in sustainability research. Systematic reviews are a type of scientific research that aims to integrate the results of empirical studies objectively and systematically to determine the status of the question in its field of study. This study provides a brief survey of literature reviews in sustainability in business and proposes a systematic review as a method of recovering, analyzing, evaluating, and appraising relevant literature on sustainability in business. This systematic review of the literature suggests that interest in sustainable business practices has increased in recent years. It discusses the subject of sustainability in the perspective of business.

Role of Positive Emotions in Organisational Coping

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2and3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vibhuti Gupta ◽  
Devalina
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Charismatic Leadership ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Support Layout

The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions postulated by Barbara L. Fredrickson proposes that emotions like joy, interest, contentment, and love enable an individual to broaden his/her patterns of thinking and acting, which in turn build the personal coping resources, whether intellectual, physical, social, or psychological, by way of creating novel ideas, actions or social relationships. This paper is a review of 15 empirical studies carried out during 1998-2012 that support the contributions of this theory to the creation of a healthy workplace by fostering positive emotions in employees. Positive emotions were found to be pivotal in enhancing employee performance, encouraging innovation and creativity that result in sustainable business practices, helping organizations make good decisions, facilitating work-flow and motivation, developing authentic and charismatic leadership styles, job enrichment, better team performance, and satisfactory customer relations. A link between positive emotions and an upward spiral of personal and organizational resources has also been established where positive self-evaluation, development of resilience, a climate of social support, layout of clearer goals, high quality social-interaction, good health and productivity of workers have been found to promote effective coping.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Perceptions on Environmental Citizenship: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2622
Author(s):  
Yiannis Georgiou ◽  
Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis ◽  
Demetra Hadjichambi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Environmental Citizenship ◽  
Individual Dimension

As we are living amid an unprecedent environmental crisis, the need for schools to empower students into environmental citizenship is intensifying. Teachers are considered as the main driving force in fostering students’ environmental citizenship. However, a critical question is how teachers conceive environmental citizenship and whether their perceptions of environmental citizenship are well-informed. There is an urgent need to investigate teachers’ perceptions, considering their crucial role in the formation of students’ environmental citizenship. This study examines teachers’ perceptions of environmental citizenship through a systematic review and thematic analysis of relevant empirical studies. The selected studies (n = 16) were published in peer-reviewed journals during the timespan of the last twenty-five (25) years (1995–2020). The thematic findings of this review revealed that teachers’ perceptions: (a) manifest a relatively decreased understanding of environmental citizenship, (b) are narrowed down to the local scale, individual dimension and private sphere, (c) affect teaching practices, (d) are multi-dimensional, defined by inter-related components, (e) vary according to teachers’ educational/cultural background and personal identity, (f) affect other environmental constructs defining teachers’ professional identity, (g) can be enhanced during teacher education, (h) can be also improved during professional development initiatives. These findings bear significant implications for researchers, policymakers, as well as for teacher educators in the field of Environmental Education.

scholarly journals The lifecycle of heuristics as managerial proverbs

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radu Atanasiu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Process Step ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper proposes a theory-based process model for the generation, articulation, sharing and application of managerial heuristics, from their origin as unspoken insight, to proverbialization, to formal or informal sharing, and to their adoption as optional guidelines or policy.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual paper is built using systematic and non-systematic review of literature. This paper employs a three-step approach to propose a process model for the emergence of managerial heuristics. Step one uses a systematic review of empirical studies on heuristics in order to map extant research on four key criteria and to obtain, by flicking through this sample in a moving-pictures style, the static stages of the process; step two adapts a knowledge management framework to yield the dynamic aspect; step three assembles these findings into a graphical process model and uses insights from literature to enrich its description and to synthesize four propositions.FindingsThe paper provides insights into how heuristics originate from experienced managers confronted with negative situations and are firstly expressed as an inequality with a threshold. Further articulation is done by proverbialization, refining and adapting. Sharing is done either in an informal way, through socialization, or in a formal way, through regular meetings. Soft adoption as guidelines is based on expert authority, while hard adoption as policy is based on hierarchical authority or on collective authority.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are theory-based, and the model must be empirically refined.Practical implicationsPractical advice for managers on how to develop and share their portfolio of heuristics makes this paper valuable for practitioners.Originality/valueThis study addresses the less-researched aspect of heuristics creation, transforms static insights from literature into a dynamic process model, and, in a blended-theory approach, considers insights from a distant, but relevant literature – paremiology (the science of proverbs).

scholarly journals Factors that Influence the Adoption of Contact Tracing Applications: A Protocol for a Systematic Review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiemute Oyibo ◽  
Kirti Sundar Sahu ◽  
Arlene Oetomo ◽  
Plinio Pelegrini Morita
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Barriers And Challenges

UNSTRUCTURED Digital contact tracing apps (CTAs) have become prevalent worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in the first quarter of 2020. Specifically, they have been developed to fast-track the identification and self-isolation of individuals who must have been exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus by being in close contact with infected persons. However, their uptake has been low and slow due to a number of factors, which have been speculated in the gray and academic literature, for example, privacy concerns, lack of trust, poor persuasive design, etc. However, there is little understanding of the overall factors that hinder or facilitate the acceptance and adoption of CTAs from the viewpoint of the users. According to Zhang et al., “There is a dearth of evidence [especially based on systematic reviews] regarding the barriers and facilitators to uptake and engagement with COVID-19 digital contact tracing applications.” Although a handful of systematic reviews have been carried out, the majority of them were not related to technology acceptance. Moreover, they were conducted at the early stage of the pandemic in 2020 when only few peer-reviewed empirical studies had been conducted and published. Specifically, systematic reviews such as Braithwaite et al., Davalbhakta et al. and Juneau et al. were not particularly focused on technology acceptance aimed to uncover the facilitators and barriers militating against CTA adoption. Hence, a systematic review of the existing literature is necessary to understand users’ perceptions, including the factors that facilitate the adoption of CTAs, the barriers and challenges militating against their adoption, the measures being taken to tackle the challenges, and the moderating effect of demographic/human factors. The findings will uncover available opportunities to increase the design, adoption and effectiveness of CTAs in future iterations.

scholarly journals sustainable business strategy during the new normal era: lesson for Indonesian academic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-285
Author(s):  
Abdul Samad Arief ◽  
Mulyadi Mulyadi ◽  
Fahrina Yustiasari Liriwati
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Business To Business

This study examined ten sustainable business strategies that more experts have advised use running a business in the new normal era. Many findings went publication on a variety of profitable business strategies. However, very little has discussed in a balanced proportion between gaining profitable business and design with high sustainable value. Conditionally, running a business requires a variety of strategic approaches that are sustainable following the policy of the COVID-19 protocol. Understanding which strategies align with the above expectations, we have conducted a series of online literature studies using qualitative methods based on a phenomenological approach. Then, they were analyzed using the conceptual framework of higher education research skills. Through this process, the authors ensured that these findings are valid and reliable. Finally, we summarized ten relevant, sustainable business strategies that are relevant to be applied in the new normal business era in Indonesia. They include continuity strategy, business to business, opportunity strategy, rethinking, lesson learned strategies, working from home, affected policies, new thinking patterns, flexibility strategies, and understanding of new processes. Therefore, these findings will provide profound insight for business people and academicians to work on business practices' sustainability to facing the pandemic disruption.

scholarly journals Optimum Imaging Strategies for Advanced Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (17) ◽  
pp. 1963-1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edouard J. Trabulsi ◽  
R. Bryan Rumble ◽  
Hossein Jadvar ◽  
Thomas Hope ◽  
Martin Pomper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Advanced Prostate Cancer ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Imaging Modalities ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Abdominal Radiology

PURPOSE Provide evidence- and expert-based recommendations for optimal use of imaging in advanced prostate cancer. Due to increases in research and utilization of novel imaging for advanced prostate cancer, this guideline is intended to outline techniques available and provide recommendations on appropriate use of imaging for specified patient subgroups. METHODS An Expert Panel was convened with members from ASCO and the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, American Urological Association, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Urologic Oncology to conduct a systematic review of the literature and develop an evidence-based guideline on the optimal use of imaging for advanced prostate cancer. Representative index cases of various prostate cancer disease states are presented, including suspected high-risk disease, newly diagnosed treatment-naïve metastatic disease, suspected recurrent disease after local treatment, and progressive disease while undergoing systemic treatment. A systematic review of the literature from 2013 to August 2018 identified fully published English-language systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses, reports of rigorously conducted phase III randomized controlled trials that compared ≥ 2 imaging modalities, and noncomparative studies that reported on the efficacy of a single imaging modality. RESULTS A total of 35 studies met inclusion criteria and form the evidence base, including 17 systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis and 18 primary research articles. RECOMMENDATIONS One or more of these imaging modalities should be used for patients with advanced prostate cancer: conventional imaging (defined as computed tomography [CT], bone scan, and/or prostate magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) and/or next-generation imaging (NGI), positron emission tomography [PET], PET/CT, PET/MRI, or whole-body MRI) according to the clinical scenario.

Determinants of the Citizen Engagement Level of Mayors on Twitter

2022 ◽  
pp. 917-930
Author(s):  
İbrahim Hatipoğlu ◽  
Mehmet Zahid Sobaci ◽  
Mehmet Fürkan Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
The Status ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Today, politicians like other political actors use social media to interact with their audiences. In the relevant literature, studies on the use of social media by politicians focus more on how politicians use social media for political communication during the election periods and its impact on the election results. Furthermore, these studies mainly focus on national politicians. Few studies focus on the use of social media during a non-election period by the local politicians, and these studies analyse the purpose of using social media. Therefore, in the relevant literature, there is a need for empirical studies to measure the citizen engagement level of local politicians during the non-election period and analyse its determinants beyond the purpose of using social media. In this context, this study aims to analyse the relationship between some factors and the level of citizen engagement of the mayors on Twitter in Turkey. The findings of the analysis show that there is a relationship between the status of municipalities and the engagement level of mayors.

A Systematic Review of the Literature: Lean-Performance Empirical Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 8524-8529
Author(s):  
Norasmiha Mohd Nor ◽  
Raja Zuraidah Rasi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Violência contra pessoas idosas: um olhar sobre o fenómeno em Portugal

2019 ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Correira Dias
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks

No presente artigo parte-se do reconhecimento do abuso de idosos como um fenómeno complexo e multidimensional. Dá-se conta da diversidade de molduras teóricas e de evidência empírica que tem marcado a análise deste fenómeno em Portugal, diversidade que se acredita explica algumas das inconsistências que continuam a marcar as tentativas de avaliação da extensão do mesmo. O artigo baseia-se numa revisão sistemática da literatura quer ao nível teórico, quer ao nível dos estudos empíricos realizados em Portugal.This article starts by recognizing elder abuse as a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. It showcases the diversity of theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence that have marked the analysis of this phenomenon in Portugal, a diversity which is believed to explain some of the inconsistencies that continue be present on the attempts of evaluating its’ extent. The article is based on a systematic review of the literature both at a theoretical level, as well as at the level of the empirical studies carried out in Portugal.

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