Sustainable business digital technology-based model: BikePoa case study as an example

Environmental disasters attributed to global warming, strong media pressures towards an ecologically sustainable consumption, give path to alternative forms of green and sustainable consumption, like the sharing economy, a rising pattern in consumption behavior, based on accessing and reusing products to utilize idle capacity. The sharing economy holds the potential to bring effectiveness toward widespread sustainable business practices.The research objective is to propose a sustainable business technology-based model using technology as mediator among the shared economy agents under the lens of Actor Network Theory (ANT). We have chosen, as a sample, BikePoa bicycle sharing system has 40 stations and more than 2,000 bikes, throughout the city of Porto Alegre, in Brazil. The research methodology followed Kozinets’s (2006) participant-observational netnography. It was done 23 personal interviews with users and 7 with employees’ provider, and later through Google Docs 251 questionaries’ were selected. Findings point for two different factors consumers’ inductors and providers ‘connection factors.

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Sustainable development and sharing economy: A bibliometric analysis

Problems and Perspectives in Management ◽

10.21511/ppm.19(4).2021.01 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Ruihui Pu ◽

Xiang Li ◽

Pujiayi Chen

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Smart Grids ◽

Business Models ◽

Sustainable Consumption ◽

Sharing Economy ◽

Research Trend ◽

Urban Mobility ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Sustainable Business Models

Sustainability promotes a feasible strategy to achieve a continuous development of the economy, society, and environment. This study aims to analyze the growing efforts on researches made by academic communities in exploring the sharing economy as a potential approach to promote sustainable development. A bibliometric approach with VOSviewer and COOC analysis was applied. A total number of 975 published articles were analyzed in this study. As a result, it was found that few studies have shed light on collaborative and sustainable consumption, climate change, and bioeconomy in the sharing economy by country, such as renewable resources and business models, circular economy in China, and life cycle assessment, particularly taking evidence from the urban mobility services in China. It was also revealed that there is a new indiscipline research trend in the field of sustainable development such as sustainable business models, game theory, blue economy, peer-to-peer accommodation, smart grids, and electric vehicles. Other trend concentrates on technological advancements and policies to promote sustainable development in the sharing economy.

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Sustainability of Waste Materials in Affinity with Ecologically Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Kosovo

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S ◽

10.1515/eces-2018-0019 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 279-293

Author(s):

Bujar Bajçinovci

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Consumption ◽

Capital City ◽

Waste Materials ◽

Empirical Observation ◽

High Rise ◽

Urban Waste Management ◽

Urban Strategy ◽

Ecologically Sustainable ◽

The City

Abstract Using our natural resources, we produce much waste that can be recycled as a useful resource, which further contributes to climate change. Kosovo, generally produces a huge amount of waste, particularly Prishtina as the capital its capital city. The study presented in this paper investigated the high-rise buildings in Ulpiana neighbourhood of the city of Prishtina and waste disposals in Kosovo, focusing on the challenges of urban waste management, particularly on the recycling of high-rise urban generated waste. The research methods consist of empirical observation through urban spatial zone. Researched model of high-rise buildings, surveyed the land use, and recycling process of a total generated waste of 778.8 kg daily/per one structure. According to the conceptual and calculated findings strengthened with awareness for sustainable consumption, and proper urban strategy for implementing the recycling waste materials, it is indicated that the waste amount can be decreased and recycled for about 25 % from the total waste generated daily.

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Theoretizing A New Sustainable Business Event: Extension of Mair and Jago Model

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research ◽

10.24191/jeeir.v3i2.9059 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Norol Hamiza Zamzuri ◽

Khairil Wahidin Awang ◽

Yuhanis Abdul Aziz ◽

Zaiton Samdin

Keyword(s):

Social Impact ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Knowledge Resources ◽

Business Events ◽

And Performance ◽

Event Based

The growth of the event sector is underpinned by the demand of organizing a business event. Thus, it leads to an increase in economic and social impact. However, the problems from the growth of this sector potentially results from the use of several event materials, transportation and infrastructure development. Organizing a green event is seen as one of the strategies to reduce the environmental impact. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the issues involved throughout the process of greening an event by applying Mair and Jago Model. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with event managers from six Malaysia business event companies that encourage green practices during their event. Findings suggest that impact, initiative, support and performance motivates event organizers in organizing a green event. It has also been found that knowledge, resources and behaviour are the barriers faced by event organizers throughout the process of organizing a green event. Based on the findings it appears that two important factors have emerged from the data collection and analysis that showed a deviation from the Mair and Jago Model, namely “impact” for the motivation element and “support” for the barrier element. The main limitation of this study was the scope of the study; as it only focuses on business events. However, as the main purpose of this study is to explore the issues of organizing a green event, it has been found that there are other issues need to be explored in other contexts and geographical area. Apart from this, as this is a case study, it can only replicate according to the circumstances of this case study. However, this study can be generalized in terms of the theory that has emerged from it. It is suggested that further research should explore more issues in other contexts and geographical areas.

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Post-digital prosumption and the sharing economy of space: The pay-per-minute cafe

Journal of Consumer Culture ◽

10.1177/14695405211022080 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 146954052110220

Author(s):

Alexandra Kviat

Keyword(s):

Consumer Culture ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Sharing Economy ◽

Digital Culture ◽

Cultural Impact ◽

Pricing Policy ◽

Digital Platforms ◽

Brick And Mortar ◽

Physical Spaces

Although prosumption and the sharing economy are currently at the cutting edge of consumer culture research, little attempt has been made to explore the theoretical relationship between these concepts and approach them with a pluralistic, dynamic, nuanced and ethnographically informed lens moving beyond the dichotomies of capitalism versus anti-capitalism, rhetoric versus reality, exploitation versus empowerment and traditional versus digital consumer culture. This article addresses these gaps by focusing on the phenomenon of pay-per-minute cafes – physical spaces inspired by digital culture and meant to apply its principles in the brick-and-mortar servicescape. Drawing on a multi-site, multi-method case study of the world’s first pay-per-minute cafe franchise, the article shows a multitude of ways in which prosumption and the sharing economy, both shaped by different configurations of organisational culture, physical design, food offer and pricing policy, are conceived, interpreted and experienced by the firms and customers across the franchise and argues that conflicts and contradictions arising from this diversity cannot be reduced to the narrative of consumer exploitation. Finally, while both prosumption and the sharing economy are typically defined by the use of digital platforms, this article makes a case for a post-digital approach to consumer culture research, looking into the cultural impact of digital technology on traditional servicescapes.

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Using Enterprise Architecture to Integrate Lean Manufacturing, Digitalization, and Sustainability: A Lean Enterprise Case Study in the Chemical Industry

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13094851 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 4851

Author(s):

Ming-Hui Liao ◽

Chi-Tai Wang

Keyword(s):

Chemical Industry ◽

Lean Manufacturing ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Business Transformation ◽

Lean Enterprise ◽

Architecture Framework

The chemical industry has sustained the development of global economies by providing an astonishing variety of products and services, while also consuming massive amounts of raw materials and energy. Chemical firms are currently under tremendous pressure to become lean enterprises capable of executing not only traditional lean manufacturing practices but also emerging competing strategies of digitalization and sustainability. All of these are core competencies required for chemical firms to compete and thrive in future markets. Unfortunately, reports of successful transformation are so rare among chemical firms that acquiring the details of these cases would seem an almost impossible mission. The severe lack of knowledge about these business transformations thus provided a strong motivation for this research. Using The Open Group Architecture Framework, we performed an in-depth study on a real business transformation occurring at a major international chemical corporation, extracting the architecture framework possibly adopted by this firm to become a lean enterprise. This comprehensive case study resulted in two major contributions to the field of sustainable business transformation: (1) a custom lean enterprise architecture framework applicable to common chemical firms making a similar transformation, and (2) a lean enterprise model developed to assist chemical firms in comprehending the intricate and complicated dynamics between lean manufacturing, digitalization, and sustainability.

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A Regenerative Business Model with Flexible, Modular and Scalable Processes in A Post-Covid Era: The Case of The Spinning Mesh Disc Reactor (SMDR)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126944 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6944

Author(s):

Emma Anna Carolina Emanuelsson ◽

Aurelie Charles ◽

Parimala Shivaprasad

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Low Cost ◽

Sustainable Manufacturing ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Capital Costs ◽

Implementing Change ◽

Chemical Manufacturing ◽

Manufacturing Techniques ◽

Flexible Operation

With stringent environmental regulations and a new drive for sustainable manufacturing, there is an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate novel manufacturing techniques. Recent political and pandemic events have shown the vulnerability to supply chains, highlighting the need for localised manufacturing capabilities to better respond flexibly to national demand. In this paper, we have used the spinning mesh disc reactor (SMDR) as a case study to demonstrate the path forward for manufacturing in the post-Covid world. The SMDR uses centrifugal force to allow the spread of thin film across the spinning disc which has a cloth with immobilised catalyst. The modularity of the design combined with the flexibility to perform a range of chemical reactions in a single equipment is an opportunity towards sustainable manufacturing. A global approach to market research allowed us to identify sectors within the chemical industry interested in novel reactor designs. The drivers for implementing change were identified as low capital cost, flexible operation and consistent product quality. Barriers include cost of change (regulatory and capital costs), limited technical awareness, safety concerns and lack of motivation towards change. Finally, applying the key features of a Sustainable Business Model (SBM) to SMDR, we show the strengths and opportunities for SMDR to align with an SBM allowing for a low-cost, sustainable and regenerative system of chemical manufacturing.

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Institutionalized Education: Journalism and Mass Communication Education in Pakistan

Asia Pacific Media Educator ◽

10.1177/1326365x211009631 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1326365X2110096

Author(s):

David Bockino ◽

Amir Ilyas

Keyword(s):

Network Theory ◽

Mass Communication ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Actor Network Theory ◽

Power Structures ◽

Communication Education ◽

Organizational Field ◽

The World ◽

Mass Communication Education

This article uses an examination of journalism and mass communication (JMC) education in Pakistan as a case study to explore the consequences of increased homogenization of JMC education around the world. Anchored by a qualitative method that relies heavily on actor-network theory, the study identifies key moments and people in the trajectory of five Pakistani programmes and explores the connection between these programmes and the larger JMC organizational field. The study concludes by questioning the efficacy of the current power structures within the supranational JMC organizational field before discussing how these influences could potentially be mitigated moving forward.

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The consumer goods sector and the sustainability agenda in Ghana: a review of sustainability commitments

Discover Sustainability ◽

10.1007/s43621-021-00037-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammed Abubakari ◽

Bessy Thuranira

Keyword(s):

Consumer Goods ◽

Sustainable Consumption ◽

Academic Community ◽

Concerted Effort ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Sustainable Development Goal ◽

Development Goal ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Consumption And Production ◽

Qualitative Literature

AbstractCorporate entities are expected to show a great commitment to the sustainability agenda in response to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-12—‘Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns’ by 2030. This study, therefore, analyses the sustainability commitments of two major consumer goods companies in Ghana; Unilever Ghana Limited, and PZ Cussons Ghana Limited. It uses the traditional qualitative literature review approach to identify and evaluate the varying commitments of the two entities through an analytic lens of the Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes. The findings indicate that of the eight archetypes, Unilever Ghana Limited is committed to four of the archetypes—1, 3, 6, and 8—whereas PZ Cussons Ghana Limited’s commitments align with five of the archetypes—1, 2, 5, 6, and 8. This indicates a defining step in their sustainability commitments moving forward, however, the translation of the commitments of the two companies into actualities calls for a concerted effort involving the State, civil society, the academic community, and the entities themselves.

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