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Book SynopsisViele etablierte Unternehmen, die sich mit dem Thema Digitale Transformation beschäftigen, stehen bei der Entwicklung Digitaler Innovationen vor immensen Herausforderungen, da sie unter anderem wenig mit den sich verändernden Dynamiken in einer digitalen Welt vertraut sind. Technologiebasierte Startups hingegen bringen in der Regel Digitale Innovationen innerhalb kürzester Zeit hervor, die bestehende Produkte und Services etablierter Unternehmen aus dem Markt verdrängen können. Der Hauptgegenstand der vorliegenden Forschungsarbeit ist die Zusammenarbeit zwischen etablierten Unternehmen und Startups im Rahmen der Entwicklung Digitaler Innovationen. Anhand der empirischen Untersuchungen der fünf Studien wird verdeutlicht, dass die Zusammenarbeit zwischen etablierten Unternehmen und Startups trotz unterschiedlicher Kulturen im Digitalisierungswettbewerb profitabel sein kann.

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Book SynopsisJeder redet heutzutage von Digitalisierung. Und dass Unternehmen unter Digitalisierungsdruck stehen, ist ein geflügeltes Wort. Aber was heißt das konkret? Welche Aufgaben stellen sich Führungskräften und welche Lösungsansätze gibt es dafür? Um diese Fragen zu beantworten, klärt das Buch zunächst die Begriffe „Digitalisierung“ und „Management“. Auf dieser begrifflichen Grundlage werden dann wichtige Aspekte des Managements der Digitalisierung analysiert. Experten aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft zeigen, wie sich der Kundennutzen optimieren lässt, wie maschinelles Lernen das Entscheiden unterstützt und wie man virtuelle Realität im Unternehmen praktisch einsetzen kann. Vorgestellt werden außerdem neue Entwicklungen in Regulatorik und Berichtswesen sowie Möglichkeiten der IT-gestützten Wirtschaftsförderung. Führungskräfte erhalten so eine Fülle wertvoller Anregungen, um ihre Unternehmen längerfristig noch erfolgreicher zu machenTable of ContentsManagement der Digitalisierung.-Digitale Kundeninteraktionen empirisch erforschen.-Digitalisierung im Handel –Den Kundennutzen im Blick.-Machine-.-Learning-Verfahren in betriebswirtschaftlichenEntscheidungen im Kontext menschlicherVerantwortung.-ntelligentes Data Governance und Data Management –Neue Chancen für die Kundendatenbewirtschaftung.-Die Schaffung und Nutzung von Virtualität -Jederzeit denBlick auf das Wesentliche fokussieren.-Private versus Staatliche Digitalwährungen –eine interdisziplinäre Einordnung des Disruptionspotentials.-Digitalisierung der Finanzberichterstattung –Ist die Unternehmenswelt bald ein transparentes Dorf?.-Digitalisierung staatlicher Wirtschaftsförderung.-nnovative staatliche Außenwirtschaftsförderung für inländische KMU.​

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Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Problemerzeugende Trends und zentrale Begrifflichkeiten.- Das Untersuchungsproblem im Lichte theoretischer Grundlagen.- Methodik der empirischen Untersuchung.- Deskription der Fallstudien und einzelfallbezogene Analysen.- Integrative Diskussion der Fälle in der erklärenden fallübergreifenden Analyse.- Fazit.

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Book SynopsisA large part of our current linear economy consists of fast-moving consumer goods. After a short usage period the product becomes waste, which ends up in a waste treatment plant for recycling or incineration or, unfortunately, leaks into the environment on landfills or as plastic soup. Should we stop consuming these products? Can we live without packaging, consumables and fashion? We could do without them, but sometimes we do need packaging to protect a product and to prevent food waste. In order to stop producing more waste we need to rethink our approach to those consumables. We need a more circular approach, starting at the beginning of production and consumption: the design. Through circular business models and design strategies Products that Flow demonstrates how end-of-life products can become a resource for new ones instead of becoming waste. The book describes circular business models and design strategies to inspire designers, marketeers and business developers.

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Book SynopsisThe global business environment has undergone a major transformation that requires greater knowledge to address the social and environmental challenges of our time. Due to severe climate change and widening of gaps between socioeconomic groups, businesses are pressured to change normative management practices and operations towards development that is both inclusive and sustainable. While shareholders have a vested interest in financial economic returns, stakeholders are more broadly interested in business' objectives, policies and operations which may impact the global sustainability. In this context, the notion of socially responsible business (SRB) is gaining relevance. SRB is an approach in which for-profit businesses are proactively operating and undertaking projects that are aligned to achieving the long-term economic, social and environmental objectives of society. This book aims to increase the knowledge of policymakers and corporate leaders on SRB practices.

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Book SynopsisThis publication examines tourism in Asia and the Pacific, the impacts on it of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and how it might be reset to contribute more effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals.The report highlights six pathways for promoting systemic change in the sector: a value-driven approach, decarbonization, tourism-led regeneration, improved governance, and sustainable finance. It provides concrete recommendations on how policymakers and industry stakeholders can leverage tourism to foster sustainable development and a green recovery in Asia and the Pacific.

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Book SynopsisGreen is the colour of the nature. When we Go Green we use only green house products that are healthy for the environment and include no toxins, recycle to help save and fills, and do everything possible to live healthy and reduce the impact on our earth. By living green and going green can reduce any negative impact on the planet in all possible ways. Many green products are packaged in recycled packaging, are biodegradable, and contain no phosphates, chlorine, artificial fragrances, or artificial colouThe main goal of green cleaning is to use eco-friendly cleaning solutions, recycle, using organic when possible, and promote methods that keep our environment healthy. This valuable publication entitled 'Technologies for Sustainable Green Environment and I sure, this will be incredibly handy for the scientists, teachers, students and everyone in the dwelling motherland.Table of Contents01. Green Energy 02. Sustainable Landscape 03. Solid Waste Management 04. Green Business 05. Green Tourism 06. Greenscaping 07. Urban Forest 08. Mitigation of Pollution - The Plant way

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Book SynopsisTo ensure the well-being of the planet, we need marketing heroes on the barricades for a sustainable future. Research shows that more than 80% of consumers are looking at companies to take the lead in this transition. At the same time, it appears that less than 10% of the messages about sustainability are credible to the public. Speak up Now! helps companies seize this historic opportunity and shows how we can make the shift to a world where business success goes hand in hand with the survival of the planet.

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Book SynopsisBased on the 1st edition of China Energy Policy from National and International Perspectives: A Study fore-and-aft 19th National Congress published in 2014, this second edition has updated the current energy situation of China’s recent efforts. In addition, new chapter will cover the expected benefits and potential risks of energy cooperation under the “Belt and Road” initiative.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses key issues related to the choice between governments regulating and enforcing society’s sustainability and social responsibility objectives, and firms reporting on their sustainable and socially responsible activities so stakeholders can exert pressure on firms to achieve society’s goals. While these may be considered as the two endpoints of a continuum, it is clear that there are differing perspectives on the role of governments in sustainability and responsibility. At one end of this continuum are stakeholders who believe the only way to achieve a sustainable and socially conscious society is to establish and enforce regulations with the concomitant governmental organizations to oversee and enforce those regulations. At the other end are those who consider firms to be crucial organizations for achieving sustainability and socially responsible outcomes, and who feel it is the responsibility of stakeholders to determine the legitimacy of firms’ actions. It is probably not the case that any economies exist at either end of this continuum, but it is clear that the availability of reliable information is critical for any stakeholder to review the performance of either the governments or the firms. This book presents a varied set of papers that explore the issues that must be considered, regardless of which position a stakeholder takes.Table of Contents1.Background.- 1.1. CSR; In Pursuit of Sustainable Growth and Economic Development .- 1.2.Social Responsibility as a Factor of Convergence in Corporate Governance.- 2.Analytical Models.- 2.1.A Signaling Game between a Manager and Investors for Financial Disclosure.- 2.2. Converging the Shareholder And Stakeholder Theories: Writing An Explicit Corporate Objective Function.- 3.Market and firm Issues.- 3.1.Is Socially Responsible Investing More Risky?.- 3.2.Corporate Social Disclosures by Banks: Between Legal Institution and Cultural Dimensions.- 3.3.Social Reporting In A Health Care Organization: A Case Study Of A Regional Italian Hospital.

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Book SynopsisVolume 1: This volume is the culmination of many discussions among the editors over the years, especially at the Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference, related to the growth and institutionalization of environmental and social entrepreneurship. Research on these two forms of entrepreneurial action has tried to keep pace with what is occurring in the field. While the research is diverse, attracting scholars across many disciplines and from all parts of the world, it is still in the formative stages. This volume seeks to take stock of the literature and report the state of the art in environmental and social entrepreneurship. In particular, it seeks to explore new theoretical directions that blend traditional notions of economic efficiency and social welfare and new ways of measuring and empirically testing these phenomena. The chapters in this volume demonstrate the diverse philosophical, methodological, and theoretical techniques to studying these forms of entrepreneurship. We expect this volume will contribute to this burgeoning research and that researchers will engage in theory development for the foreseeable future, as new business models are developed, tested, abandoned, and evolved.Volume 2: This volume spotlights cutting-edge research, innovative methodologies, and provocative thinking by organizational scholars and leaders committed to advancing the global sustainability agenda. Each chapter focuses on advancing one or more United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The chapter sequence follows a general logic of SDG numerical order and breadth. Overall, this compendium provides critical insights, practical strategies and tools, and timely inspiration to motivate individual and collective engagement with and achievement of the SDGs. With a decade remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda, this volume supports sustainable development globally, through: identification of key challenges; theoretical, empirical, and practical exploration of potential solutions; and sharing of actionable findings. Each chapter makes an impactful contribution by spotlighting opportunities for advancing best-in-class efforts toward the achievement of the SDGs. Chapters represent diverse scholarly perspectives and include a representative range of focal SDGs, organizational contexts, applications, and initiatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and spanning national borders.Volume 3: Historically religious institutions have been at the forefront of social change, yet religion and spirituality are rarely discussed in contemporary entrepreneurship research. We challenge this oversight and argue that by ignoring the fundamental principles that define an overwhelming majority of people all over the world, our scholarship risks being partial, incomplete and thus misleading. This volume presents a selection of entrepreneurship perspectives — studies, essays and analyses — that integrate religion and spirituality with social change. We have deliberately sought chapters that are edgy and novel, to give different nuances on this integration of religion and spirituality with entrepreneurship for social change.

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Book SynopsisThe cooperative movement has played a vital role in economic development around the world. Cooperatives also contribute to the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They generate revenue for economic growth, support the development of communities and local culture and help protect the environment. Cooperatives in Asia have been leaders in their approaches with comprehensive and supportive policies. Across Asia, there are unique models of cooperatives — some of which can be replicated internationally. They utilise collectivisation as an economic model with the cooperation of their populations. Cooperatives from Bangladesh, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates are also well-known for their proactive approach to sustainability.This book seeks to document the governance, leadership and sustainable best practices of cooperatives, to pave the way for the development of cooperatives internationally, utilising the sustainable cooperatives of Asia as examples. Addressing the current gap in research about cooperatives, the chapters showcase lessons for the cooperative world in its movement towards sustainability through the examination of original case studies, as well as quantitative studies. The volume offers new insights to researchers and policymakers to understand the ecosystem surrounding cooperatives and actions to take to work towards their strengthening and welfare.

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Book SynopsisThis book is purposefully styled as an introductory textbook on circular economy (CE) for the benefit of educators and students of universities. It provides comprehensive knowledge exemplified by practices from policy, education, R&D, innovation, design, production, waste management, business and financing around the world. The book covers sectors such as agriculture/food, packaging materials, build environment, textile, energy, and mobility to inspire the growth of circular business transformation. It aims to stimulate action among different stakeholders to drive CE transformation. It elaborates critical driving forces of CE including digital technologies; restorative innovations; business opportunities & sustainable business model; financing instruments, regulation & assessment and experiential education programs. It connects a CE transformation for reaching the SDGs2030 and highlights youth leadership and entrepreneurship at all levels in driving the sustainability transformation.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Key Concepts and Terminology.- Chapter 3. Principles of Circular Economy (LCA, Supply Chain, Eco Design).- Chapter 4. Environmental Sustainability Governance (ESG).- Chapter 5. Design of Materials for Circular Economy.- Chapter 6. Case Studies- Food & Agriculture.- Chapter 7. Case Studies – WTE.- Chapter 8. Case Studies- Textiles.- Chapter 9. Case Studies – E-waste.- Chapter 10. Case Studies – Industry Manufacturing.- Chapter 11. Case Studies – Packaging Materials.- Chapter 12. Case Studies – Supply Chains.- Chapter 13. Industry 4.0 & Circular Economy (IoT, AI and Data Analytics).- Chapter 14. Circular Economy Investment Models.- Youth Leadership in Circular Economy.- Chapter 15. Future Outlook.

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Book SynopsisThis book reports the latest business practices, operations models, technologies and circular supply chain structure of the fast fashion companies and provides many important managerial insights on the sustainable operations management in the fast fashion era. Sustainability is a timely topic in both the academia and the business world. In the fast fashion era, there are considerable criticisms about its environmental pollution generated in the manufacturing and post-consumption processes. Over the past decades, many fast fashion companies, such as H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo, have implemented different sustainable programs to mitigate the negative impacts to the environment. Nowadays, the industry is moving one step further by addressing zero landfill through 3Rs principle (i.e., reducing, reusing and recycling), and pursuit of the circular supply chains. This book aims to reveal the exploratory, qualitative empirical and quantitative analytical studies on how to achieve the goal of being environmentally sustainable in the fast fashion era.Table of ContentsPart I Introduction and Exploratory Studies.- 1 Sustainable Operations Management in Fast Fashion Era: An Introduction (Hau-Ling Chan, Shuyun Ren and Na Liu).- 2 Sustainability in Fast Fashion Era: The Jan ‘N June Case (Daniela Candeloro).- 3 Sustainable Practices in Fast Fashion (Na Liu and Fengling Xie).- Part II Intelligent Fast Fashion Demand Forecasting.- 4 Fast Fashion Demand Forecasting Models: A Comparative Study (Yu Xiong and Lei Lin).- 5 Impact of Search Index on Fashion Demand Forecasting- Panel Data Based Analysis (Zhicheng He, Xiong Yu and Shuyun Ren).- Part III Theoretical Modelling Research, Reviews, and Research Agenda.- 6 Optimal Pricing, Green Advertising Effort and Advanced Technology Investment in Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management (Hau-Ling Chan, Shun-Mun Wong and Ka-Man Sum).- 7 The Multi-Methodological Approach for Sustainable Operations Management in Fashion (Tsan-Ming Choi).- 8 Overview and Research Agenda for Sustainable Operations Management in Fast Fashion Era (Hau-Ling Chan, Shuyun Ren and Na Liu).

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Book SynopsisIncreasing evidence of environmental deterioration in emerging markets, climate change, and consequences of environmental waste have compelled not only businesses but also consumers to reduce the environmental burden, mitigate waste and preserve resources for future generations. What actions, strategies, practices, and policies can be developed to sustain environmental sustainability in emerging markets? This book brings together fresh insights, ideas, and new research directions. This book consists of eleven chapters which examine environmental sustainability from consumer, organisation and policy perspectives. These chapters are contributed by emerging and eminent authors from different regions of the world including Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. This book provides an insightful and valuable compendium for sustainability researchers, businesses, educators, and policymakers, and readers concerned about socio-environmental issues and sustainable development. The book provides policymakers and businesses with information to assist the development of policies, strategies, and programs which will develop and encourage environmentally sustainable behaviours and practices in emerging markets and the wider global communityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Promoting Environmentally Friendly Behaviours in Emerging Markets: An Urgent Need Ninh Nguyen, Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University, Australia Hoang Viet Nguyen, Department of Research Administration, Thuong Mai University, Vietnam Clare D’Souza, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia Carolyn Strong, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Wales Environmental degradation is a pressing global problem. Notably, emerging and developing countries are the major contributors of climate change and air pollution owing to their rapid economic growth, large consumer base and unsustainable consumption. This chapter discusses the environmental problems facing emerging markets, hence the urgent need for encouraging consumer pro-environmental behaviour and corporate environmental strategies in such countries. Chapter 2: The Green Consumers in Emerging Markets: Who are They? Rambalak Yadav, Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, India Profiling green consumer segments is important for policy makers, marketers and socio-environmental organisations that seek to promote green purchase behaviour. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the profile of green consumers in several emerging markets with respect to socio-demographic variables such as gender, age, education, income and household characteristics. Chapter 3: Green Food Consumption in China Van Thac Dang, School of Business, Shantou University, China Jianming Wang, School of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, China Xiangzhi Bu, School of Business, Shantou University, China Green food consumption is a core issue that contributes to solving environmental pollution and achieving sustainable development. This chapter aims to investigate the antecedents of green food consumption, which in turn might enhance consumer wellbeing. Data were obtained from urban Chinese consumers. The chapter’s findings enrich the extant literature relating to green food consumption and have practical implications for business managers and policymakers. Chapter 4: Key Determinants of Green Purchase Behaviour in Vietnam Tan Vo-Thanh, La Rochelle Business School – Excelia Group, France Bach Khoa Nguyen, Faculty of Marketing, Thuongmai University, Vietnam Fostering the purchase of green products makes an important contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, especially those relating to sustainable production and consumption. This chapters examines the factors that may enhance or impede consumer intention to purchase green products in the context of Vietnam. Implications for managers and policymakers are also discussed. Chapter 5: Sustainability in Adventure Tourism: Lessons from Nepal Muhammad A. Saleem, Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University, Australia Naveed Akhtar, Faculty of Management Sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Pakistan Adventure tourism contributes heavily to the national economies of many emerging markets. Nepal is one of the largest recipients of adventure tourists in the mountain climbing sector as it is home to 09 out of 14 world’s eight thousand meters high mountains. More recently, mountain climbing has gained huge popularity and the number of mountain climbers visiting Nepal has increased exponentially. With the revenues these climbers bring to Nepal, there is a growing challenge of deteriorating ecological health of adventure tourist sites, resulting from unsustainable practices of the climbers who intend to summit these mountains each year. This chapter intends to shed light on some of the growing challenges facing the key adventure tourist sites within Nepal and proposes interventions to reinforce sustainable behaviours for improving tourist site value. Chapter 6: Predicting Household Recycling Behaviour in an Emerging Market Economy Malliga Marimuthu, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia Ji Lu, Department of Business & Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, Canada Encouraging recycling is important for environmental sustainability since non-recycled waste contributes to air pollution and water pollution, putting human and animal lives at risk. This chapter examines the determinants of recycling behaviour and provides implications for governmental agencies and socio-environmental organisations in educating and promoting recycling behaviour. Chapter 7: Water Conservation Practices: The Roles of Personal Characteristics and Socio-economic Factors Ngoc Bao Le, Faculty of Marketing, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Vietnam Lester Johnson, Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Developing countries are most affected by water scarcity and poor water quality. This chapter determines the roles of personal factors and socio-economic factors in explaining water conservation practices. Based on the chapter’s findings, implications are drawn for planning effective intervention campaigns. Chapter 8: A Comprehensive Model of Energy Saving Behaviours Antonio Lobo, Swinburne Business School Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Steven Greenland, Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University, Australia Energy consumption creates serious environmental problems and is expected to rise by one-third from current levels through to 2040. Energy management – the monitoring, control and optimisation of energy use – is therefore an important corporate social responsibility, with energy efficiency an imperative concern. This chapter develops and validates a comprehensive model of energy saving behaviours in the context of an emerging market economy. Chapter 9: Dealing with Environmental Problems on Social Media Platforms Le Van Huy, University of Economics—The University of Danang, Vietnam Hoang Long Phan, University of Economics—The University of Danang, Vietnam This chapter aims to investigate travellers’ trust and attitude toward green destinations through studying their ability, motivation, and opportunity in using social media platforms. The chapter is important to add to the current knowledge in tourism, especially sustainable development goals in tourism that has been getting attention by researchers and policy makers. Chapter 10: Eco-friendly Export Business Strategies Adopted by Seafood Processing Firms Binh Do, Department of Strategic Management, Thuongmai University, Vietnam Uyen Nguyen, Department of Strategic Management, Thuongmai University, Vietnam There is growing awareness about the adverse impact of seafood production and processing on the ecosystem. This includes overfishing of endangered species, increasing waste materials, water pollution and ecological disruption. Promoting more eco-friendly seafood processing is therefore imperative for environmental sustainability. This chapter aims to develop and validate a comprehensive model of institutional – stakeholder drivers of eco-friendly business export strategies in the seafood processing sector and their consequences on export markets. Chapter 11: Market Orientation and Sustainability of SMEs in the Food Industry in Indonesia Marthin Nanere, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia Mokhamad Arwani, Universitas Muria Kudus, Indonesia SMEs are a growing industry in Indonesia. However, protective policies like reservation scheme for SMEs have distorted manufacturing prospects within these firms, more than supported, adoption of appropriate technologies among SMEs. These firms are faced with many impediments, including a lack of capital, skills, and technology, which creates poor competitiveness. More recent studies have suggested that SMEs engagement in green practices is more by the intrinsic values of the owners with strong morality-based motives than the organisational need for competitive advantage. This chapters aims to systemize a cohesive model that identifies the critical success factors and barriers for sustainability processes adopted by SMEs. This model was then validated by obtaining data from Indonesian SMEs in the food industry. Chapter 12: CSR Practices of Textile Firms: Empirical Evidence from an Asian Emerging Market Thi Thu Hien Phan, University of Economic - Technology for Industries, Vietnam Simon Pervan, RMIT Business School, RMIT, Australia The textile and apparel industry has been criticized for its heavy use of labour and large amount of waste discharged into the environment. This chapter comprehensively investigates the direct and indirect effects of CSR practices on financial performance in the Vietnamese textile sector. The findings provide fresh insights into the usefulness and effectiveness of CSR practices as well as encourage firms to adopt such practices for financial improvements and sustainable development. Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development Menuka Jayaratne, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia Clare D’Souza, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Australia The sustainability movement drives entrepreneurs introducing new sustainability-derived products and services to help sustain nature and communities. This chapter contributes to an understanding of sustainability entrepreneurs as those who emerge from consumer concern to introduce innovative sustainability derived products, processes, and services for gain, where gain includes economic and non-economic gain to individuals, the economy, and society. Chapter 14: Sustainability Strategies for Urban Mass Transit – Case of Pakistan Asif Yaseen, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan Muhammad A. Saleem, Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University, Australia The transportation sector enjoys a central stage in the growth of any economy. Particularly for emerging economies, the access to jobs, health, and education has improved considerably with investment in urban mass transit infrastructure. In Pakistan, Rapid Bus Transit System, launched in four metropolitan cities, funded through considerable international debt, has remained in debate for its environmental sustainability and economic viability issues. This chapter provides a detailed overview of Urban Mass Transit System in Pakistan and proposes models/strategies to improve its environmental and economic performance. Chapter 15: Environmentally Sustainable Behaviours: Strategies and Policies for Mitigating Barriers in Emerging Markets Ninh Nguyen, Asia Pacific College of Business & Law, Charles Darwin University, Australia Bach Yen Tran, School of Economics, Can Tho University, Vietnam Hoang Viet Nguyen, Faculty of Research Administration, Thuongmai University, Vietnam This chapter aims to identify key barriers to consumer purchase of eco-friendly products and later suggests intervention strategies and policies to mitigate such barriers in developing countries. It would be of interest to key stakeholders including policymakers, marketers and social-environmental organizations in the development of more effective green strategies.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the current innovative tendencies characteristic of multifaceted scientific research and practical developments in the field of international business development and sustainable management. This book shows how companies are forced to change development strategies and business models, which actualizes new priorities for scientific research in the field of international business and sustainable management. Therefore, completely new subject areas of research are being formed; management guidelines are being transformed; new business development tools are being developed; the very system of academic research is changing. This book “Innovative Trends in International Business and Sustainable Management” is devoted to the discussion of these and other issues related to all major areas of international business development and sustainable management. This book systematically describes multidimensional trends, challenges, and opportunities for the development of international business and sustainable management in the context of a global pandemic. In this sense, it is unique and relevant for both scientific researchers and modern business practitioners. This book uniquely highlights new priorities of scientific and practical research in the field of international business and sustainable management that require a systematic knowledge of the ongoing transformations of trends, challenges, and opportunities for the development. Aimed at scholars and practitioners, the book provides illustrations of international best practice for conducting business beyond borders. The main goals of the book are firstly to provide opinions on current innovative approaches and technologies for solving modern problems of international business, as well as on the formation of a multi-level system of sustainable management of the socioeconomic systems’ development, secondly, to integrate research from academia, as well as practitioners in order to form priorities, approaches and models of company management in the context of globalization, strategies for the development of management systems in the context of the “new reality”, thirdly, to find the most relevant new areas of research, the results of which can be useful to companies for making management decisions, and concludes to analyze new tools for the development of international business, their capabilities, and areas of applicationTable of Contents1. Rivza Baiba (Ed)Latvia University of Agriculture LLUFaculty of Economics and Social developmentDoctor of Business AdministrationE-mail: baiba.rivza@llu.lvORCID 0000-0002-8719-3102 CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESThe change in the paradigm of business development in the context of a global pandemic and digitalization has an impact not only on the process of economic management itself but also directly on management methodologies and tools. It is characteristic that the transformation of the economy within the framework of management encompasses both separately functioning leading companies of developed countries and each type of activity, sector, and direction. The transformation affects not only the development of international management but also approaches to staffing and interaction with human resources. The values of entrepreneurship are changing - from purely financial aspects to value and customer-oriented results. The new economy is a response to the processes of resource conservation and the implementation of the concept of lean production, which requires the use of innovative solutions to maintain competitiveness in the context of globalization.2. Elena Lazareva (Ed)Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, RussiaE-mail: elazareva@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0001-5829-5372 THE SUSTAINABILITY FORMULA: A HUMAN-CENTERED STRATEGY FOR MANAGING ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE CONTEXT OF ESG-TRANSFORMATIONThe relevance of this study is determined by the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has become an unprecedented challenge for the entire planet, requiring a comprehensive response, combined efforts of government and business. In general, the pandemic gave an important impetus to humanity's awareness of the important role of humans and ESG-factors in economic activity. Effective strategic management of human capital is a key condition for increasing the sustainability of innovative development of the economy and society. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the ways of installing human capital, which perform a significant reproduction function in the economy of sustainable innovative development, into the strategic management system. To achieve the goal of the study, the article has solved the problem of systematizing fundamentally new approaches to the strategic management of socio-economic systems, aimed at increasing human resources; the systems of human capital characteristics that affect the degree of sustainability of socio-economic trajectories are structurally presented; the specificity of the innovation-reproduction function of human resources is revealed, the strategies for the increment of human capital in the management system for the sustainable-innovative development of the economy are substantiated and empirically verified. The novelty of the author's approach lies in the substantiation of the directions of integration of the structural model of human capital as an important resource-reproductive component of sustainable and innovative development of the economy into the strategic management system. The results of approbation of the author's developments can serve as the basis for the formation of an effective regulatory mechanism that ensures an increase in the degree of stability of the trajectory of innovation-oriented economic development in the context of fluctuations in the world socio-economic system.3. Anton Murzin (Ed), Chang ShanyiSouthern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, ChinaE-mail: admurzin@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0001-9190-8919 MODELING THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN BORDER CHINA'S PROVINCES BASED ON THE SOLOW MODELAs the concept of green development is becoming more and more popular today, the driving factors of regional economic growth significantly affect the high-quality and sustainable development of the regional economy. Taking the Solow growth model as the basic framework, using the economic development data of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Heilongjiang in three provinces in China since 2010 to carry out empirical research to measure the contribution rate of various factors such as capital input and labour input to economic growth; The model is expanded to study the long-term driving forces of economic growth in several provinces, and explain the current and long-term kinetic energy conversion. At this stage, capital investment is still the main driver of economic output in several provinces. Several provinces should focus on scientific and technological innovation, optimize and adjust the industrial structure, integrate technological factors into the capital and labour supply side, comprehensively deepen technology-based improvements, and accelerate the transformation of economic growth power.4. Elena PopkovaMoscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, VolgogradE-mail: 210471@mail.ruORCID: 0000-0003-2136-2767 STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE: PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLDThis study identifies the key problems that humanity faced in the first two decades of the 21st century and will actively fight until 2030: climate change, the suspension of economic growth and the need to accelerate it, rethinking globalization, the need to improve the quality of life and ensure security. The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals confirmed the global recognition of their priority. Science must outline and propose means for modernizing security systems.This study identifies the prospects for the implementation of urgent tasks of economic sciences to solve the key problems of humanity noted based on the capabilities of the digital economy and Industry 4.0. The study is based on a progressive methodology for conducting dataset research, which allows, based on current international statistics, to carry out economic and mathematical modeling of the current state and best practices, as well as to conduct a strategic analysis of the prospects for the development of the world economy. The target focus of scientific research carried out in the 2020s is outlined. A new scientific vision of the growth strategy of developing countries was proposed, and the scientific foundations for the application of advanced digital technologies of Industry 4.0 to solving urgent problems of economic science in the interests of humanity were developed.5. Jeddy ShahriarCommercial Expert, Tehran, IranE-mail: jeddy.shahriar@gmail.comORCID: 0000-0003-1967-9490 REVIEWING THE EFFECTS OF IMPEDIMENTS OF INTENTION TO TRUST FOR PURCHASING ONLINE PRODUCTSIn Iran, during recent years there has been a quantitative and qualitative increase in online business sectors. However, despite the daily growth of virtual business networks, Iranian consumers regrettably did not trust such deals in a way that should be expected but were still willing to purchase the products in person through traditional channels. Trust and security of websites are considered to be the most important factors for the users as such businesses are under the category of B2C, and thus the satisfaction, as well as trustworthiness for the consumer, is on the priority. The purpose of this research is to investigate and review the Effects of Obstacles of Intention to Trust for Purchasing Online Products. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model was used for the analysis of data by means of Partial Least Squares (PLS) Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The population sample size for the study was 71 persons examined by an online survey. The findings revealed that there was positive significance between lack of integrity, lack of benevolence, lack of competency and intention to trust. In the meantime, intention to trust was significant with the intention to purchase. Consequently, it was suggested that e-tailers should try to enhance the dimensions of their trustworthiness to e-clients.6. Nadezda GriskjaneDaugavpils University, Daugavpils, LatviaE-mail: nadezhda.grishkyane@gmail.comORCID: 0000-0002-9532-8441 SOCIALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY IN LATVIAThe smart economy is the new direction of economic development that can be characterized by intellectualization, institualization, ecologization and socialization. To manage the smart economy is necessary to analyze all these characteristics in global, makro, mikro and mezo levels. A modern economy is an economy that focuses on the everyday context of people's lives. Therefore, in the transition to a smart economy, it is necessary to study and analyze individual characteristics of the population, as well as its lifestyle. This is the socialization of the economy. In the world, subjective assessment is mainly used to analyze the socialization of the economy, but in this article the author makes an objective assessment of the socialization of the economy in Latvia and its regions, taking into account official statistics.This article describes and analyzes the indicators of socialization of the economy, as well as their impact on the well-being of the population in Latvia and its regions.7. Ankita GuptaColliers International, Mumbai, IndiaE-mail: guptaankitain@gmail.comORCID: 0000-0001-9542-3417 ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR COST ESTIMATION OF BUILDING PROJECTS IN INDIAIn Construction Management, it is difficult to predict the cost estimate during the preliminary stage of the project. The difficulty stems from limited information and unknown factors. This paper aims to use Artificial Neural Networks to predict the cost estimate for construction projects. Due to their self-organizing nature, they can be used to solve problems even with low-level programming. This makes them useful in interpreting and generalizing inadequate input information. ANN's are crude derivatives of the biological neural network with a single-layered or multi-layered neuron in the form of the input layer, hidden layer and output layer. The neural network first has to undergo training from historical data to make predictions or show results. The size of the data set, the number of hidden neurons and the neural network architecture determines the success of the results. For the purpose of cost estimation, cost drivers were taken as inputs and their estimated costs were taken as the target value. The cost drivers were selected carefully through literature review and survey to provide accurate results for the estimate. Pareto analysis was performed to identify the most important cost drivers in a construction project. A problem was formulated based on these drivers and the data set was trained with a neural network using the MATLAB software. The training was carried out till the greatest correlation and least Mean Squared Error was obtained after multiple iterations. This trained data was used to predict the cost for a new project.8. Aibek TursunovHigher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, RussiaE-mail: atursunov@hse.ruORCID: 0000-0002-4875-611X СLUSTER NETWORKS MANAGEMENT: INTER-CLUSTER BENCHMARKING MODELS FOR EAEUThe inter-cluster cooperation and collaboration tie formation or a cluster network establishment could serve for a deep understanding of cluster policy development potential and effective innovative development management in the Eurasian countries, including achieving strategic goals. In this paper, we had studied new inter-cluster tie possibilities and drawn up a Eurasia cluster network concept. By examining common factors of all clusters located in EAEU, analyzing influencing effects on new inter-cluster tie formation and outlining significant factors. According to revealed factors, management tools were benchmarked in order to highlight the Eurasian cluster network concept. Since, the practice on such network, the cluster policies of Eurasian Union countries and cluster organizations management instruments were taken into account in the delivered concept, we conclude with a wide description of the concept that has practical implementation and highly likely could be adapted in Eurasian economic realities.9. Tatyana KocherginaRussian Customs Academy Rostov Branch, Rostov-on-Don, RussiaE-mail: tpodgurskaya@mail.ruORCID: 0000-0002-0972-5652 ASSESSMENT OF COUNTRY RISK IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENTCountry risks determine the environment for doing international business in a particular country. The business environment is characterized by the action of political, economic, technological, socio-cultural and other factors. To assess country risk, these factors must be taken into account, as they affect the final result of a business transaction. Country risk assessment is carried out by collecting information, processing it taking into account the chosen methodology, identifying risks, developing a strategy for the company's behaviour in the external market in order to minimize risks external for the company. The information base for assessing country risks is the data of international ratings, for example, the Global Competitiveness Index, the Doing Business Index, the Country Risk Rating (WMRC), and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) ratings. In modern conditions, the methods for determining the positions of countries in the rating data are criticized, which necessitates adjusting the methodological approaches to determining the rating indicators. The information collected in the form of indicators of international rankings represents a large amount of data. The processing of this data set presupposes the presence of certain software products developed in accordance with the selected risk assessment methodology. Risk assessment methods and risk indicators are independently determined by the firm following its strategy for organizing and conducting international business.10. Yuri KolesnikovSouthern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, RussiaE-mail: yakolenikov@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0002-4057-0943 TAX INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATIONIn the Russian Federation and European countries, there are national strategies and programs for the digitalization of the economy and society. Even though the state goals and objectives are similar in most cases, the approaches, in turn, to the implementation of the policy are somewhat different. Thus, the digital economy is characterized by economic activity, the key factor of which is IT production with data in digital form, contributing to the formation of information and telecommunications infrastructure. The degree of digitization of the economy allows us to predict the dynamics of GDP indicators in many countries of the world. It is worth noting that according to the growth rates of digitalization implementation in the economy, Russia is among the TOP 5 countries. Scientists agree that the digital economy is the only possible option to meet the needs of society in the XXI century. Digital technologies are transforming not only business within the country, but also pose new challenges to the tax system. Thus, this paper considers the tools of tax incentives that accelerate the process of digitalization of the economy. Digitalization of all spheres of life requires the state to exercise balanced tax supervision and take decisive actions in the national tax policy, providing the participants of the tax system with benefits and subsidies for the formation of the competitiveness of the Russian economy on the world market.11. Alla KiselevaSouthern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, RussiaE-mail: avkiseleva@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0002-6252-0429 IDENTIFYING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO THE USE OF INDUSTRY 4.0The report substantiates the inextricable link between financial, economic and constitutional construction. The author believes that the main obstacles for a long time, as well as the opportunities for the successful implementation of the 4:0 industry in the Russian Federation, lie in public legislation: constitutional and financial. The main trend of the fourth industrial revolution is the supposed clarification of a person from the production process, the replacement of human labour with robotic processes and programs. States, on the one hand, carrying a social function, cannot and do not want to allow unemployment, which can lead to upheavals in the political system, and will also inevitably lead to a reduction in the sources of tax revenue of the budget, which, in turn, undermines the foundations of statehood. On the other hand, market capitalist economies are a one-way road. Each of the economically active subjects makes the production process as efficient as possible in order to maximize consumption. Constitutions in the modern sense arose precisely to protect capital, reflecting the results of the political victory of the new economically powerful class – the bourgeoisie. The new values recognized by the world community are expressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and are related to the future of humanity as a whole.12. Roman Revunov, Sergey RevunovSouthern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don; South-Russian State Polytechnic University, Novocherkassk, RussiaE-mail: rrevunov@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0002-5089-4204 MODELING A UNIFIED EDUCATIONAL SPACE OF EURO-ASIAN STATESAnalysis of the main trends in the world labour market shows that the basic requirements for the level of education and training of job seekers are constantly increasing. The relevance of the work is due to the need to create favourable socio-economic conditions for attracting and retaining foreign citizens on the territory of the Russian Federation that meet the needs of the Russian labour market in qualified personnel, as well as the potential willingness to apply the knowledge gained in the Russian education system to carry out highly productive work within their own countries. One of the primary tasks is the search for a universal and effective mechanism for managing human capital with modern means of infocommunications in the context of an export educational model. The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategic directions of personnel training for the Russian economy, the development of human capital by increasing the competitiveness of Russian education, and the identification of factors to stimulate the export of educational services. The achievement of the goals set by the study is predetermined by the analysis of the main measures for the introduction of progressive digital tools into the export model of education, the formation of conditions for the effective self-realization of participants in the educational process, regardless of their territorial location. An analysis of empirical data shows that at the present stage, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan have the potential for integration in the educational space, which allows, using digital tools, to form an effective environment for training highly qualified specialists for various sectors of national economies. The predicted results of our study can be considered the development of a set of socio-economic, organizational and technological recommendations aimed at increasing the human capital index and, as a consequence, the quality of life of all participants in the educational system (both in the model of its export and for an effective strategy for the development of education within the country).13. Evgeny MartishinSouth-Russian State Polytechnic University, Novocherkassk, Russia.E-mail: martishin@bk.ruORCID: 0000-0001-8595-2155 EVOLUTIONARY MANAGEMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTThe article reveals the tools and use of new areas of management: evolutionary management, DNA management, etc., shows their role in managing economic growth and sustainable strategic development of the economic system. The principles and tools of DNA management are being expanded and applied in macroeconomic research.The structure and mechanisms of evolutionary management, DNA management, new evolutionary-genetic and institutional factors, sources of economic growth and their management are highlighted. The article substantiates the systematic and interdisciplinary methodology, the principles of its use, the logical and semiotic nature of economic genes and genotype, the content of semiotic methodological tools, first of all, the structure of genotypic concepts and logical forms of economic genes, the influence of these mechanisms on economic growth and sustainable development. The economic genotype sets the direction of the functioning and development of the economic system. Hence, based on evolutionary and genetic principles, a prognostic basis for the strategy of economic growth and sustainable development, programs for its practical implementation and their monitoring are created. In managing the implementation of strategic forecasting and planning, it is important not to unambiguously or probabilistically anticipate development scenarios, but to establish, first of all, a logical sequence of the stadiality of economic evolution. Strategic management involves the implementation of the goals of socio-economic development and priorities of socio-economic policy. Such goals at the macro - and micro-levels are, as it is justified, the content of genotypic concepts of the economic system. From the standpoint of the evolutionary-genetic approach, the management of economic growth and sustainable development involves the activation and stimulation of economic genes and genotypic structures, the elimination of socio-economic negative mutations in the development process.14. Taiwo T. LasisiSouthern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia; School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bahcesehir Cyprus University, North Cyprus, Turkey.E-mail: lasisi@sfedu.ruORCID: 0000-0003-1912-5391 MODELLING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATURAL RESOURCE RENT, URBANIZATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND CARBON EMISSIONS: DOES ECO-INNOVATION MATTER?Even though Luxembourg is flourishing economically, the annual carbon emission of the country is still experiencing an upward trend, which indicates that their economic growth achievements are not sustained simultaneously with their environmental quality. Therefore, this study analyzed the effect of economic growth, urbanization, total natural resource rent, and eco-innovation on the carbon emissions of the country. Data spanning from 2003 to 2016 was used and several econometric methods were used to determine the impact of these variables. Findings revealed that economic growth and natural resource rent significantly increase carbon emissions while urbanization also increases carbon emissions but is not statistically significant and eco-innovation was found to reduce carbon emissions both in the short and long run. Based on these findings, it is recommended that policies are put in place in Luxembourg to promote environmental-related technologies to ensure environmental sustainability.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a collection of teaching cases that study and emphasise how twenty-first-century businesses address and satisfy the needs and wants of socially conscious consumers while remaining profitable. This book explores the practise of marketing for societal benefit through real-life case studies. It provides a critical understanding of marketing approaches such as social marketing, sustainability marketing, and other practises of a similar nature. This book is made up of both long and short real-life cases from various industries, with varying degrees of difficulty.Table of ContentsSection 1: Introduction.- Section 2: Key Principles and Concepts.- Section 3: Current Developments (Review of extant literature).- Section 4: Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpreting progress towards circularity are provided. This work caters to a broad readership inclusive of governance, basic research, engineering, and business stakeholders. The conclusion signifies the role of consumer community in achieving circularity. Table of ContentsPart 1. How to Assess Circularity? – Setting the Foundation.- Chapter 1. Circularity Assessment: Developing a Comprehensive Yardstick.- Chapter 2. Lessons from ESG Evaluation for Circularity Assessment.- Part II Assessing Circularity at Various Systemic Levels.- Chapter 3. Circularity at Macro Level: The Urban & National Perspectives.- Chapter 4. Circularity at Meso Level: A Sector Perspective.- Chapter 5. Circularity at Micro Level: A Business Perspective.- Chapter 6. Circularity at Nano Level: A Product/Service Perspective.- Part III Towards a Circular Future – Consumers for Granular Circularity.- Chapter 7. Consumer-centric Circularity: Conscious Changes in Lifestyle Towards a New Normal.

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Book SynopsisThe term sustainability has become one of the most significant in the current era. It seems to be ubiquitous amongst academics, politicians, business leaders, media personnel and even the general public. It is no exaggeration to state that it is considered all over the world to be the most pressing issue to be addressed for the long-term future of the planet and its inhabitants. The topic is of course complex, and the issue of sustainability is under much debate as to what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is completely certain that the resources of the planet are fixed in quantity and, once used, cannot be reused except through being reused in one form or another. At present, much of the discourse of sustainability has focused upon the environment and in particular upon climate change and the effects that this is having. Thus, the discourse has tended to be about mitigation.Sustainability of course requires all three pillars of the triple bottom line—economic, environmental and social—to be addressed. Indeed, it might be considered that the effects upon the social, and how we choose to live our lives, might well be the most profound effect of achieving sustainability. This book therefore focuses upon some of the many aspects of the social and how we can adapt our lives to accommodate the requirements of sustainability. it therefore takes a very different approach to addressing the issues of sustainability, while of course not ignoring the other pillars.This book therefore sets out to examine various aspects of the changes to personal, corporate and institutional behaviour which may have to come about in our search for sustainability. It is tended to address some of the issues and how they are being dealt with in various parts of the world. As always, our concept is to share best practice and thereby enrich both the discourse and our progress towards sustainability. Thus, we focus upon the current situation while also considering the extent to which the focus is changing so much that we need to think about new approaches to our understanding of behaviour and differing effects in practice. The international origins of the contributors to this book make this an original contribution taking some of the best ideas from around the world.This book therefore addresses these issues from a perspective not generally addressed by researchers, or even by politicians and the press. It therefore provides fresh perspectives upon the important issue of our common future. As always, this approach is based on the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network srrnet.org (a worldwide body of scholars with membership of several thousand), which in its 20-year history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as inter-related and relevant to business. This tradition has always been to explore the subject widely and to seek relevant solutions, while also sharing best practice. This book is based primarily upon some of the contributions from the network at our recent conference and shows both commonality and diversity in approaches and effects.Table of ContentsPart 1 Changing practice: 1. Fostering digital sustainability in higher education through e-learning concepts Khoyratty Bushra & Bheekharry Normada Devi.- 2. Intrapreneurship: a competent method toward organizations' sustainability Najwa Ashal, David Crowther & Fayez Albadri.- 3. Media Regulation in Mauritius: A Critical Analysis Ambareen Beebeejaun.- 4. Greenstraw: A social enterprise practicing and promoting sustainability Srushti Govilkar, Kritika Jaiswal, Ruchi Tewari & Aatman Shukla.- Part 2 Managing sustainability: 5. Sustainability Reforms and Corporate Disclosure: The Case of a Small Island Developing State Dineshwar Ramdhony.- 6. Contribution to the Implementation of SDG 4 – the case of Université des Mascareignes, the youngest public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius Vimi Neeroo Lockmun-Bissessur, Martin Samy & Swaleha Peero.- 7. The Impact of Leadership on Engagement at Work: A Comparison Between Temporary and Staff Workers Maria João Santos & Flávio Oliveira.- Part 3. Preparing for the future: 8. The Sustainability Reporting in the Municipalities: A Study in Portugal Cristina Gois.- 9. School Citizen Assemblies: Developing educational and civic engagement ecosystems of action and social change Chris McLean.- 10. Improving corporate governance practices in the Catholic Church's dioceses José Lázaro Oliveira Nunes, Marcia Juliana d’Angelo & Raysa Geaquinto Rocha.- 11. Relationships among the New Facet Leadership Style, quality of work life, satisfaction and performance in the secondary schools of Mauritius Subrun Veerunjaysingh.

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