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Using Systems Thinking to Educate for Sustainability in a Business School

open access: yesSystems, 2014
This paper explores what it means for a business school to embed systems thinking and sustainability into the curriculum by looking at both the application of systems thinking to the design of sustainable programmes and the teaching of system thinking to
Amanda Gregory, Susan Miller
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The business of business schools : putting strategic choice back on the agenda [PDF]

open access: yes
How times change. Writing in 2005, Eric Cornuel argued that “ in the future the legitimacy of business schools will no longer be questioned”. He developed the argument to say that that Business Schools had become “legitimised parts of society” and that ...
Wilson, David C., McKiernan, Peter
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A sustainable model for business schools?

open access: yesJournal of Management Development, 2012
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the financial models used by business schools, with a specific focus on the cost side of the model.Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically looks at sources of revenue and areas of expenditure under different business school models.Findings – The paper finds that the faculty ...
PETERS, Kai, THOMAS, Howard
openaire   +3 more sources

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural competence in marketing and sales recruitment advertising: Evidence from Austria and Sweden [PDF]

open access: yesStrategic Management
The Background: The globalization of the business world and the ongoing internationalization of many organizations have profound consequences for societies and economies.
Pantelić Darko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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