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The iron fist vs. the invisible hand: interventionism and libertarianism in environmental economic discourses
Maymin, Philip Z.; Lim, Tai Wei - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 358-374
Drawing from a broad range of sources, we define and discuss the two primary ways of contemplating issues related to environmental economics, namely, interventionism and libertarianism. We then interpret a cellular automaton as a model that allows for either approach, as well as anarchy, and...
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Case study: Lufthansa Cargo and their rights to fly over Russian territory
Sutton, Howard - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 2, pp. 212-228
On 27 October 2007 the Russian Federation revoked Lufthansa Cargo's rights to fly over Russian territory. The withdrawal came as a surprise to Lufthansa Cargo and shortly after the dispute started it evolved from an economic to a political conflict which awoke international interest. The...
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MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR THE RISK MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
HASSAN, OSAMA A. B. - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 12 (2010) 01, pp. 87-101
This article attempts to adapt the Monte Carlo method to the quantitative risk management of environmental pollution …. In this context, the feasibility of stochastic models to quantitatively evaluate the risk of chemical pollution is first … develop a Monte Carlo scheme for evaluating the pollution in a lake environment. It is shown that the results can be of …
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The nature and dimensions of autotelic capabilities in knowledge-intensive low-tech ventures: an introduction
Karagouni, Glykeria; Caloghirou, Yannis - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 9 (2013) 2, pp. 230-245
The autotelic capabilities framework based on a multiple-case exploratory research is a first endeavour to describe the nature and dimensions of the entrepreneurial capabilities, necessary for new low-tech but knowledge-intensive ventures to create strong and knowledge-based competitive...
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Holistic approach for diagnosing, prioritising, implementing and monitoring effective strategies through synergetic fusion of SWOT, Balanced Scorecard and QFD
Koo, L.C.; Koo, Hannah - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 3 (2007) 1, pp. 62-78
The integrative fusion of three powerful strategic tools yields obvious synergetic benefits for strategy planners. This holistic approach provides a pragmatic framework for developing a list of Key Success Factors (KSFs) and converting them into the respective internal strengths and weaknesses...
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Holistic approach for diagnosing, prioritising, implementing and monitoring effective strategies through synergetic fusion of SWOT, Balanced Scorecard and QFD
Koo, L.C.; Koo, Hannah - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 3 (2007) 1, pp. 62-78
The integrative fusion of three powerful strategic tools yields obvious synergetic benefits for strategy planners. This holistic approach provides a pragmatic framework for developing a list of Key Success Factors (KSFs) and converting them into the respective internal strengths and weaknesses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564329
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CONNECTING PRACTICE WITH THEORY
CHESSON, JEAN - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 15 (2013) 01, pp. 1350002-1
The desire to demonstrate performance with respect to sustainable development has led to a profusion of approaches. The widespread use of quantitative indicators often appears unconnected to any theory of sustainable development. One reason for this disconnect is that theoretical treatments have...
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Decoupling environmental certification programmes from core operations: firm performance reported by small and medium sized enterprises
Djupdal, Kari - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 4, pp. 484-501
Increasingly, firms engage in environmental certification programmes to reconcile external constituents and ensure financial viability. Some firms decouple the formal programme from core operations to obtain the signalling benefits of certification without investing scarce resources and time on...
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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN REGIONS
SÖDERMAN, TARJA; KOPPEROINEN, LEENA; SHEMEIKKA, PETRI; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 14 (2012) 02, pp. 1250008-1
The ecosystem services criteria for strategic decision-making combine conceptualisation and concretisation of ecologically sustainable development. A concrete basis for the measurement, valuation, and assessment of ecological sustainability was created through the development of two-level...
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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE LONG TERM?
BOND, ALAN - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 17 (2015) 01, pp. 1550006-1
This short paper makes the case that most impact assessment (IA) has sustainable development as the stated goal, but that it doesn't deliver sustainable outcomes. A key pillar of sustainable development is equity, both intra-generational (defined after Lamorgese and Geneletti (2013, p.119) as...
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