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Strategies of Sufficiency Under Institutional Complexity: A Study in the German Food Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizations face increasing institutional complexity as they navigate competing demands from their institutional environment regarding financial performance and environmental responsibility. In our study, we examine how 39 award‐winning organizations in the German food industry frame sufficiency, a sustainability strategy focusing on ...
Lena Leifeld, Simon Oertel
wiley   +1 more source

Can Hybrid Organisations Solve the Paradox of the Triple Bottom Line, and Does It Need Solving?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how B Corp certification enables hybrid organisations to integrate competing institutional logics of market and social purpose. Through a two‐stage qualitative design combining cross‐sector interviews with B Corps and an in‐depth case study, with a total of 30 participants, we analyse how certification supports hybrid ...
Ruth Cherrington, Amanda Ayliffe, Danielle Farrow, Constantine Manolchev   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Responses to Physical, Digital and Integrative Sustainability Strategies in the Apparel Industry: A Systematic Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The apparel industry is one of the world's most profitable sectors but also among the most environmentally damaging. Growing sustainability pressures have led companies to adopt diverse strategies to reduce their impact, yet no single study has systematically analysed these approaches or their consumer implications.
Maria Leonor Ferreira, João J. Ferreira   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart ultra-high-performance concrete under cyclic high compressive stress

Case Studies in Construction Materials
The self-stress sensing response of smart ultra-high-performance concrete (S-UHPC) under high cyclic compressive stress was investigated at different temperatures between 15 °C and 35 °C as a basic study for understanding the effects of temperature on ...
Min Kyoung KIM, Tae Uk KIM, Dong Joo KIM
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Course: Real‐World Application of Sustainability and Innovation Principles in the Portuguese Blue Economy Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a key sector for linking sustainability and innovation, yet existing research has largely overlooked how firms operationalize these processes in practice. This study addresses that gap by asking: How do Portuguese blue economy firms embed sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) into their strategies, and what ...
Jennifer Nicole Elston, Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto, Carla Filipa Sequeira Valente Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Supply Networks Influence Sustainable Innovation: Evidence From Ghana's Public Works Procurement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent environmental and sustainability standards in procurement increase short‐term production and operational costs to suppliers, which are often recouped by charging price premiums for innovative solutions. However, public buyers are less likely to pay such price premiums, resulting in a disincentive among suppliers to bid for innovation ...
Peter Adjei‐Bamfo, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Kerry Brown, Ferry Jie, Reza Kiani Mavi, Alain Neher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Columns Reinforced with Steel Strip Composite Ultra–High–Performance Concrete

Buildings
To enhance the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete (RC) columns, this study proposes a novel strengthening method that combines steel strips with ultra–high–performance concrete (UHPC).
Xianhui Liu, Wenlong Chang, Zihang Wang, Meiqing Pan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ono: an open platform for social robotics [PDF]

, 2014
In recent times, the focal point of research in robotics has shifted from industrial ro- bots toward robots that interact with humans in an intuitive and safe manner.
Saldien, Jelle, Vandevelde, Cesar
core   +1 more source

Experimentation and Learning in Business Model Innovation for Sustainability in Incumbent Firms: An Integrative Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pressure on corporations to contribute to sustainable development is increasing. It is widely recognised that the sustainable development goals and deadlines cannot be achieved without the support of incumbent firms. Business model innovation (BMI) is identified as a means for businesses to contribute to sustainable development.
Mercy Masaeli, Vasiliki Bamiatzi, Marianna Marra, Stephan Manning   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring strength and ductility responses of beam-column joints composed UHPC and UHPFRC employing concrete damaged plasticity

Fracture and Structural Integrity
Structures subjected to severe loads, such as earthquakes, often develop cracks at the beam-column joints, underscoring the significance of these regions in design. This study focuses on a comparative analysis of beam-column joints constructed with Ultra-
Guilherme Santos da Silveira, Carlos Nat� Zenatti, Gustavo de Miranda Saleme Gidr�o, R�bia Mara Bosse, Paulo Rog�rio Novak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source