Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach [PDF]
, 2009 Summary: This paper presents a scenario planning effort carried out in order to identify the possible futures that construction industry and construction IT might face.
Abbott, C +3 more
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A Situational Analysis and an Action Strategy for the Circular Economy in the Textile Industry
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the transition from the traditional Linear Economy to the Circular Economy model, focusing on the Spanish textile industry. Given the sector's significant environmental impact, characterized by pollution, excessive water consumption, high waste generation, and the use of harmful materials, circularity emerges as a crucial ...
Salvador Perez‐Canto +1 more
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BUILDING INTERNAL INNOVATION CAPACITY IN LARGE ENTERPRISES: A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE [PDF]
Business Excellence and ManagementThis paper explores the necessity for large enterprises to develop robust internal innovation capabilities as a strategic imperative for sustaining long-term competitiveness.
Alexandra POPESCU-ZORICA
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Deposit Insurance, Regulatory Forbearance and Economic Growth: Implications for the Japanese Banking Crisis [PDF]
An endogenous growth model with financial intermediation is used to show how public deposit insurance and weak prudential regulation can lead to banking crises and permanent declines in economic growth. The impact of regulatory forbearance on investment,
Kenneth Kletzer, Robert Dekle
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Uncovering Semantic Patterns in Sustainability Research: A Systematic NLP Review
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study maps how Natural Language Processing (NLP) contributes to sustainability. Using a PRISMA‐guided review of 131 English‐language articles from Web of Science (2018–2025), we combine bibliometric co‐word mapping with BERTopic to derive complementary structural and semantic views. Four themes emerge: Topic 0—Climate Change Discourse and
Ehsan Tashakori +3 more
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IE WP 23/04 Prospective Voluntary Agreements to Escape Carbon Lock-in [PDF]
The paper looks for co-evolutionary policy responses to carbon lock-in – a persistent state that creates systemic market and policy barriers to carbon low technological alternatives.
Gregory C. Unruh +2 more
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Between Strategy and Survival? How Agri‐Food SMEs Navigate Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In a context of increasing regulatory pressure and ambiguity around sustainability reporting, this study analyses small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) motivations and challenges in relation to the voluntary adoption of such practices. Using a sector‐based approach, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 26 agri‐business leaders from ...
Pablo Gomez‐Carrasco +3 more
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The Landscape of Foresight Theory and Practice: Between Strategic and Transformational Orientation
Foresight and STI GovernanceForesight researchers, like other professional communities, are evolving to more sophisticated theories and practices that address complex problems at new levels, requiring a holistic view of complex social, economic, technological and environmental ...
Marcus Anthony
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Industrial policy for the medium to long-term [PDF]
, 2014 This report reviews the market failure and systems failure rationales for industrial policy and assesses the evidence on part experience of industrial policy in the UK. In the light of this, it reviews options for reshaping the design and delivery of
Crafts, N. F. R., Hughes, Alan
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The Tax Avoidance Industry: Accountancy Firms on the Make [PDF]
, 2013 The focus of the paper is upon the financial sector and, more specifically the involvement of global accountancy firms in devising and selling tax avoidance schemes euphemistically marketed as `tax planning?. Commenting upon some of the ?entrepreneurial?
Sikka, P, Willmott, H
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