Governance and Management of Sustainable Innovation

Governance and Management of Sustainable Innovation
Author: Mattia Martini
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030467503

Sustainable innovation (SI) is considered to be a key driver of societal progress in an era of enormous economic, environmental and societal challenges, and the uncertainties and future consequences that come with them. This book provides evidence, insights and reflections related to specific issues of governance, the management of sustainable innovation and applying a multi-level, multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable innovation analysis. Building on the European Commission (EU) funded research project “Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for the Assessment and Management of Sustainable innovation” (CASI), it presents tools for assessing and managing sustainable innovation, and reflects on SI-related policies as well as citizens’ aspirations. The book is intended for scholars in the field of sustainable innovation, as well as to policymakers, innovators, students and citizens.

Policy and Governance of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Policy and Governance of Science, Technology, and Innovation
Author: Gonzalo Ordóñez-Matamoros
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030808327

This volume explores the governance and management of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in relation to innovation policy and governance systems, highlighting its goal, challenges, and opportunities. Divided into two sections, it addresses the role of governments in promoting innovation in Latin-American contexts as well as barriers and opportunities for STI governance in the region. The chapters tackle the role of institutions, innovation funding, technological trajectories, regional innovation policies, innovation ecosystems, universities, knowledge appropriation, and markets. Researchers and scholars will find an opportunity to grasp a better understanding of innovation policies in emerging economies. This interdisciplinary work presents original research on science, technology and innovation policy and governance studies in an understudied region.

Sustainability, Innovation and Participatory Governance

Sustainability, Innovation and Participatory Governance
Author: Hubert Heinelt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351773798

Title first published in 2003. This book focuses on whether participatory governance can lead to sustainable and innovative outcomes. Using an empirical analysis of the development, implementation and review of an EU environmental management system - the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), it examines under which circumstances participatory governance might encourage sustainability and innovation.

Innovation in Sustainable Management and Entrepreneurship

Innovation in Sustainable Management and Entrepreneurship
Author: Gabriela Prostean
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 714
Release: 2020-05-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030447111

This book analyses state-of-the-art techniques in business process management as drivers of advanced entrepreneurship, financial management, supply chain management, and sustainability management. The role of management in a rapidly-changing environment and the use of innovative methods and techniques to address and solve key management problems are also explored.

Handbook of Sustainable Innovation

Handbook of Sustainable Innovation
Author: Frank Boons
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788112571

The Handbook of Sustainable Innovation maps the multiple lineages of research and understanding that constitute academic work on how technological change relates to sustainable practices of production and consumption. Leading academics contribute by mapping the general evolution of this academic field, our understanding of sustainable innovation at the firm, user, and systems level, the governance of sustainable innovation, and the methodological approaches used. The Handbook explores the distinctiveness of sustainable innovation and concludes with suggestions for generating future research avenues that exploit the current diversity of work while seeking increased systemic insight.

Science, Technology, and Higher Education

Science, Technology, and Higher Education
Author: Luis Antonio Orozco
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030807207

This volume explores the governance and management of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in relation to social inclusion and sustainability, highlighting its goal, challenges, and opportunities. Divided into two sections, it addresses the goals and institutional arrangements around sustainable development in the context of Latin American countries as well as the challenges of developing absorptive STI capacities for inclusion in the higher education institutions and systems. The chapters tackle the important role of citizen science, science diplomacy, peace building, mission-oriented policies, public innovation, institutional entrepreneurs, and policy networks. Researchers and scholars will find an opportunity to better grasp several topics and methodologies in knowledge development in the governance of STI. This interdisciplinary work presents original research on science, technology and innovation policy and governance studies in an understudied region.

Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems. Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT

Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems. Managing the Transfer and Diffusion of IT
Author: Markus Nüttgens
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2011-09-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642241484

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.6 International Working Conference on Governance and Sustainability in Information Systems, held in Hamburg, Germany, in September 2011. The 14 revised full papers and 16 research in progress and practice papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The full research papers are organized in the following topical sections:governance, sustainability, design themes, customer and user integration, and future subjects.

Sustainable Business Management

Sustainable Business Management
Author: Dietmar Ernst
Publisher: UVK Verlag
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2023-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3739882018

This comprehensive textbook gives an insight into all relevant aspects of business administration, as they are all subject to fundamental changes due to the transformation to a more sustainable economy. It starts with the background on sustainability and the scientific classification of sustainable business administration. Next, it sheds light on the boundary conditions regarding environmental economics and social responsibility. The next section deals with management functions, from strategy and international management to change management, legal implications and HR management. The last part focuses on value creation. Here, the authors shed light on the influence of sustainability in all areas of the corporate value chain, from procurement on to production and ending with marketing and sales. Also addressed are expert functions such as environmental management or sustainable product design, which are essential in driving sustainable innovation in a dynamically changing environment.

Reflexive Governance for Sustainable Development

Reflexive Governance for Sustainable Development
Author: Jan-Peter Voß
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1847200265

This book deals with the issue of sustainable development in a novel and innovative way. It examines the governance implications of reflexive modernisation - the condition that societal development is endangered by its own side-effects. With conceptualising reflexive governance the book leads a way out of endless quarrels about the definition of sustainability and into a new mode of collective action.

Innovation Management and Corporate Social Responsibility

Innovation Management and Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Reinhard Altenburger
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2018-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319936298

This book provides readers with in-depth insights into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability strategies, as well as their impacts on product and process innovation, business models and social innovation around the globe. It explains how resource issues, climate change, the impacts of pollution and economic activities, and emerging social challenges inevitably lead to changes in the business environment, cost structure and competitive advantage. Further, it highlights how these changes influence the process of innovation, and how companies can gain an edge by integrating stakeholder groups in their innovation process, and by considering sustainability and the needs of society at large. The book reflects the immense strides made in recent years in the discussion about the relationship between business and society, and demonstrates the increasing impact on innovation management.