An Introduction to the Green IT Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic IT Management System

2011 ◽  
pp. 126-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulia Wati ◽  
Chulmo Koo
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Green It ◽  
Environmental Aspect

This chapter introduces the Green IT Balanced Scorecard by incorporating an environmental aspect of technology into the scorecard measurement method. The authors conceptualized the Green IT balanced scorecard as “a nomological management tool to systematically align IT strategy with business strategy from an environmental sustainability perspective in order to achieve competitive advantage.” The objectives of the Green IT balanced scorecard include the measurement of technology performance via the effective integration of environmental aspects, the investigation of both tangible and intangible assets of Green IT investment, the alignment of IT performance and business performance, and the transformation of the results into competitive advantage. This concept offers a new possibility for both practitioners and researchers to translate their sustainable business strategies into Green IT actions.

scholarly journals Faktor-faktor Penentu Keberhasilan Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) di Kota Yogyakarta

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Eny Sulistyowati ◽  
Nining Sofiati Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Performance Variables ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Medium Businesses ◽  
The City ◽  
Variable Performance

<p><span class="fontstyle0">This research was conducted with the aim to explain the influence of the characteristics of the owner/manager of the business strategy, describes the influence of business strategy on business performance, explaining the influence of the characteristics of the owner/manager of the business performance. Variables used in this research is variable owner/manager, business strategy (independent variable) and variable performance or Small Bussinis Performance (dependent variable). The results obtained show that a direct influence on the performance characteristics of the manager of small and medium businesses in the </span><span class="fontstyle0">city of Yogyakarta strong with R2 values of 0.224, or 22.4%, the effect of business strategies on business performance </span><span class="fontstyle0">of small and medium businesses in urban areas with R2 values of 0,049 or 4.9%. Meanwhile, indirectly influence the characteristics of managers' business performance through business strategy in the city of Yogyakarta only has value R2 value of 0.080 or 8.0%.</span></p>

Five Drivers of Eco-Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1515-1537
Author(s):  
Yudi Fernando ◽  
Wah Wen Xin ◽  
Anisha Banu Dawood Gani
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Parsimonious Model

Today, firms are faced with a number of environmental challenges such as pollution, scarcity of natural resources, global warming a growing demand for environmentally friendly products. Complexity of sustainability issues in operations management leads this study to determine a parsimonious model of eco-innovation. Most of the research findings have emphasized the effect of innovation on company's economic benefits. However, there are inadequate studies in respect to eco-innovation and its impact to business and environmental sustainability. This paper focuses on determinants of drivers of eco-innovation and its outcome on sustainable business performance. Content analysis is used in order to explain the phenomena of eco-innovation in operations management and categorize the determinants of drivers. The unit of analysis of this study is driver or factor of eco-innovation which are commonly found in entire articles reviewed. The scope of review encompassed articles published between the years 1994 to 2012. Results indicate that a parsimonious model of eco-innovation consists of five drivers. More comprehensive and robust findings could be obtained by testing this model and broadening the scope of study.

Reverse Logistics in the Electronics Waste Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 1664-1680
Author(s):  
Berk Ayvaz ◽  
Ali Görener
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
World Population Growth

Recently, due to the rapid world population growth, decreasing of natural resources and raw materials, increasing environmental awareness, interesting for wasting raw materials, using produced products more efficiently, and reusing of sources is rapidly increasing. Nowadays, reverse logistics as an important business strategy for profitable and sustainability is becoming important. The effective implementation of reverse logistics gives companies a competitive advantage in sectors. Due to mentioned reasons firms intend to incorporate reverse logistics activities such as the recovery, remanufacturing, recycling or disposal. Reverse logistics has become increasingly important as a profitable and sustainable business strategy. Therefore, more and more manufacturers have adapted the practice of recovering value from returned products and integrate product recovery activities into their processes. The electronic industry is one of the fastest growing manufacturing industries and the main purpose of this chapter is to explore the opportunities for waste returns within this sector.

scholarly journals Competitive Strategies of Croatian Small Familyrun Hospitality and Catering Enterprises

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Davor Perkov ◽  
Zvonko Merkaš ◽  
Kenan Crnkić
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Term Administration ◽  
Special Area ◽  
The Government ◽  
Family Entrepreneurship

Abstract The subject of this paper is examining ways of creating strategic competitiveness in Croatian small family-run catering enterprises. Competitive advantage is necessary if the enterprise wants to survive on the market. Selection of a business strategy is an important factor because a company’s positioning is determined by profitability that can be above or below the industry average. Economic reality of the largest number of the world’s economies is characterized by domination of family-run businesses. This is followed by the growing interest in determining the importance of family-run businesses to national economies, the ways of their participation, and finding problems which they have to deal with. Family entrepreneurship represents a special area of small entrepreneurship in Croatia. This work presents core characteristics of entrepreneurship in Croatia, defined as family-run enterprise, along with its features, with special interest on some of the more important characteristics of family entrepreneurship. The main goal of this paper is to examine and analyze all the features of business strategies that generate a competitive advantage. An empirical online survey was conducted in 2015 among sixty Croatian small family-run catering enterprises. Over 40% of respondents believe that the government should facilitate an easier and more long-term administration for entrepreneurs. Research has also shown that the sustainability of competitive advantage lies in adapting to guest wishes.

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 An Augmented Reality Symbiosis Software Tool for Sustainable Logistics Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10929
Author(s):  
Vasileios Sidiropoulos ◽  
Dimitrios Bechtsis ◽  
Dimitrios Vlachos
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Production Lines ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
Industrial Operations ◽  
Real Time Location System

Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology in the Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 contexts with an important role in man–machine symbiosis scenarios. Practitioners, although already acquainted with AR technology, are reluctant to adopt AR applications in industrial operations. This stems from the fact that a direct connection that is important for the management of sustainability goals is missing. Moreover, such a connection with economic, social, and environmental sustainability parameters sparsely appears in the AR literature. The proposed research, on one hand, presents an innovative architecture for a stable and scalable AR application that extents state-of-the-art solutions and, on the other hand, attempts to study AR technology within the framework of a sustainable business strategy. The developed system utilizes the Robot Operating System (ROS) alongside an AR mobile application to present an employee navigation scenario in warehouses and production lines. ROS is responsible for mapping the industrial facility, while the AR mobile application identifies the surrounding environment, along with a Real-Time Location System localizes employees in the facility. Finally, ROS identifies the shortest path between the employee and the destination point, while the AR mobile application presents the virtual path for reaching the destination.

scholarly journals Implementing a business strategy with supply chain management in a management system and management control to improve the performance of the hotel business

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harin Tiawon ◽  
I Wayan Gede Supartha
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Electronic Payments ◽  
Marketing Systems

Supply chain management is very important in improving the business system in the management sector to improve the regional economy. Based on the hotel business strategy at Lovina Beach by implementing e-payments is very important as a transaction tool starting from purchasing needs or marketing systems to the end of room payments and activities to implement the health protocol for the COVID-19 period. The research was conducted at 100 star hotels on Lovina beach Bali, regarding the importance of the main influence of social capital in driving digitalized payment systems and sharing information with microeconomic theory in improving business performance. The results obtained from simple linear quantitative statistical analysis, based on the r-square value of 63.8%, social capital can encourage electronic payments and knowledge sharing can improve hotel business performance in Lovina Beach Bali Indonesia. Research implications for applying social capital, electronic payments, sharing knowledge in improving business performance during the COVID 19 period and making business strategies to increase consumer confidence in hotels on Lovina Beach Bali.

scholarly journals Generic Strategies and Firm Performance: An Investigation of Informal Sector Micro-Enterprises in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Mungai ◽  
Madara Ogot
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Strategic Groups ◽  
Generic Strategies ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Micro-enterprises (MEs) have been shown to collectively be the largest employer in most developing countries thus playing a significant role in the countries economies. Using informal sector micro-enterprise furniture makers (wood and metal) in Nairobi, Kenya and based on Porter's competitive business strategies typology, this study sought to determine if the strategies employed by the informal sector MEs fit within the typology framework, and if membership within the strategic groups in the typology are a predictor of better business business performance. From the study, although membership within the two focus strategic groups of differentiation and low cost was confirmed, unlike studies done with medium and large enterprises, membership was not found to be a predictor of better business performance. Porter's typology may therefore not adequately capture the competitive business activities relevant to and directly by MEs, presenting an opportunity for research into the development of competitive business strategy typologies directly derived from their activities and therefore applicable to them.

Developing Sustainable Marketing Strategy for Electric Vehicle (EV) - Automotif

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Rajesh N. Pahurkar ◽  
Parag Metha
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Value Chain Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Barriers To Change ◽  
Sustainable Advantage ◽  
Sustainable Marketing

Future of urban mobility is electric vehicle (EV) and there is no doubt about it. At the same time, it is considered as a new product among the automobile industry. However, entire EV industry is evolving and lot of R&D is going to get major lead in this industry.This project puts forward and determines sustainable business strategy for EV by doing external environment analysis using PESTEL and Porter’s five forces and mapping of opportunities and threat which effects company’s direction as well as to locate potential sources of competitive advantage from a perspective that encompasses the internal, external, and dynamic fit of strategy.Project give the assessment of the strategic impact of the moves of competitors and how to maintain competitive advantage, understand the general drivers that create and sustain competitive advantage using Porter’s Generic strategy, and how to identify organizational barriers to change using Ansoff’s Matrix and Value Chain Analysis. It also tries to analysis market using segmentation, targeting and positioning based on conducted survey. It also provides overview of distribution and suggests omnichannel approach.This project aimed to use as an assessment and redesign of steps of current strategy and develop plans for effective implementation to give firm a competitive advantage.Maintaining a competitive advantage takes more than great timing or a single solution. Sustainable advantage requires a well-designed and well-executed strategy. This project covers analysis of various tools and frameworks that can be used to develop and execute a successful strategy.

Environmental Sustainability in the Computer Industry for Competitive Advantage

2018 ◽  
pp. 110-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayem Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Computer Industry ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainability Management ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Supply Chain Process ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

The computer industry is quite often blamed for excessive energy consumption, carbon emissions, and e-waste. Shipment of e-waste to developing countries where it is often disposed of in unsafe ways is another major issue. Implementation of an end-to-end computer and related products sustainability management strategy by incorporating the reuse of existing technology can make a major impact on the environment. Organizations can take sustainability programs as part of business strategies to achieve competitive advantage in the industry. This chapter discusses different aspects of a sustainable computer industry program and proposes that computer makers take ownership of disposing of e-waste by following safety standards. The chapter also proposes adopting a reverse supply chain process for possible reuse, recycle, or disposal of computers. The author also points out that adopting strategic sustainability initiatives can help an organization to achieve competitive advantage.

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