‘This extremely timely publication addresses an important knowledge gap in this era of shifting economic power and global imbalances. Entrepreneurship is central to the growing success of the wider African economy and understanding the importance of trust within developing relationships can...

Part I -- 1 Introduction -- Aim and Contribution -- Case Study Approach -- References -- 2 The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development -- Agriculture for Development -- Agricultural Development -- References -- 3 The Role of the State in Agricultural Development -- Agricultural Policies --...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers offers technical analyses, policy recommendations and an overview of success stories to date. Each carefully selected...

1. Introduction -- 2. Crop and Livestock Production Responses to Rainfall and Temperature Variation in West Africa -- 3. Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa: Assessing the Feasibility of Realizing the UN SDG 2 -- 4. Improving Agricultural Production and Farm Management Practices and its...

Chapter 1: Digitization of business; Need for recombination during COVID-19 -- Chapter 2: Phases of possible recovery of digital enterprises in new normal business for Living with COVID-19 times: Opportunities for a new era in sustainable development goals -- Chapter 3: Taking steps to help the...

Green Businesses for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future in Africa -- Constraints and Opportunities for Innovation in Green Enterprises: Implications for Land and Water Management in Rural Uganda -- An Analysis of Factors in Influencing Green Entrepreneurship -- Analysis of Crop Yield Volatility...

Sustainable excellence and continuous improvement approaches in SMEs -- Sustainable excellence and continuous improvement approaches in SMEs -- Achieving environmental excellence through Lean and green in SMEs -- Lean six sigma and sustainability: from total quality to total sustainability --...

This volume explores the ways in which knowledge and innovation impact business and economic sustainability, offering a wide-ranging and richly illustrated study of knowledge, innovation and sustainability of organizations from a dynamic capabilities perspective. In organizational theory,...

Overview over Formal management systems, intrinsic CSR, and the role of culture in management -- Honourable Merchants as a Role Model for Responsible Leadership. History and Perspectives -- Company Case Study 1 - To (crafts)man up: how Swiss SMEs cope with CSR in harsh times -- Company Case...

This book introduces readers to the main types of corporate sustainability practices. The first section examines both the ratings provided by international agencies and the various ESG (Environmental, Social and Government) indexes existing at 2021. In turn, the second part empirically...