...David Anthony Kirby; Iman El-Kaffass Purpose The article is intended to consider how entrepreneurship needs to adapt if it is to address the global sustainability challenge. The intention is to propose a new business model that recognises the interconnectedness of the global ecosystem. Design...

...Muhammad Ali Purpose This paper reviews the literature available on sustainable entrepreneurship along with the terms used interchangeably (as the context demands) and explores the themes research have undertaken to explain the concept across multidisciplinary avenues. The purpose...

...Ilker Yilmaz Purpose The purpose of the article is to examine the relationship of corporate sustainability to firm financial performance by presenting international data. Design/methodology/approach The sample includes non-financial companies from five emerging economies known as BRICS...

...Ariful Islam; Sazali Abd Wahab Purpose SMEs that manage more sustainability focused initiatives into their core business strategy can possibly benefit from lower expenses, reduced threats and new business opportunities, but in Malaysia most of the SMEs are still far off in terms of adapting...

... could lead to the problem of financial sustainability. Although from the history of trial and error in the management of water supply systems (Macharia et al., 2015), the community management model was designed to improve upon the management of community water supply projects...

...Antonios Panagiotakopoulos Purpose The study explores the reasons why talented people leave Greece and go abroad using a qualitative approach to data collection in order to get a deep understanding on the actual reasons of brain drain in Greece, which affects the sustainability of domestic...

...Donnemore Majukwa; Susan K. Fan; Rocky J. Dwyer Purpose This qualitative multiple-case study aims to explore strategies that owners of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe use to sustain their businesses. Design/methodology/approach The participants of this study consisted...

... for sustainable franchising. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was used to collect this study’s qualitative data from a study population of sub-franchisor organizations in Uganda. Statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Findings Part of the authorized distributors...

..., that elucidates the actual value-creating elements. By focusing on traditional industrial organizations that are facing changes and transformation caused by the increase in digitalization, the purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of the characteristics of creating sustainable customer value...

... towards entrepreneurship development, it presents some flaws and limitations in the design and implementation process, which may challenge sustainable economic development. Hence, there is a need to explore the millennials empowerment paradigm in light of three key complementary action-oriented approaches...

... at: v.ratten@latrobe.edu.au Sustainable development Sustainability Technology transfer in the global economy is being transformed by innovative and sustainable methods of production, which enable patent technology to interlink environmental policy with business need (Audretsch et al...

... objectives and motivates innovative formulation and implementation of ecologically beneficial firm policies and activities that simultaneously advance market positions and create revenue © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainability...

..., and investors. The purpose of this paper is to compare founders’ views – “what they say” – about sustainable business practices to their described business models – “what they do.” Design/methodology/approach – An opinion survey of prospective business start-up founders, along with a content analysis...

... to pay more for green hotel rooms despite the fact that some of them did not understand why green hotels cost more. Sustainability Tourism Management In this date and age, as global environmental concerns are growing, environmental laws are increasing in number and pressures from...

... involved in the supply chain. Unless it is given precedence, the benefits of GSCM will continue to elude us. This study provides an opportunity to study a model which has met with critical success, rejuvenate it and consequently mandate its adoption in efforts to attain sustainability. Wang and Gupta...

...Lana Brackett; B. Nathaniel Carr II Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether US-only hotels and US-based international hotel chains similarly promote sustainability marketing. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative exploratory research study reviewing the web site...

...Carol-Ann Tetrault Sirsly Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provoke a reflection on how sustainability may be measured to predict future performance to inform diverse stakeholders in their assessment of organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual. Findings...

...Lara Bartocci Liboni; Luciana Oranges Cezarino Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest the application of systemic methodologies, such as Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), to develop sustainability strategies and solve problems involving the sustainability of organizations...

...Phillip T. Manno; Jesus Bravo; Mark Manfredo; Rafael C. Leon Purpose – Water availability and usage in agriculture suggests increasing scarcity. To ensure the long-term sustainability of water resources, efficient pricing and distribution methods must be considered. The role that market-based...

...Seleshi Sisaye Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the integration of sustainability into the accounting curriculum. Compared to many disciplines in the social and administrative sciences, the greening of the curriculum in accounting is a recent phenomenon. Nevertheless, there has...