Companies which manage global supply chains face a high level of complexity with a large number of suppliers in diverse socio-economic contexts and growing expectations by customers and standardization schemes to control social and environmental aspects. In the context of sustainable development...

PART I: Introducing the need for a Green and Circular Economy -- Chapter 1. The Anthropocene Age and a Sustainable Living -- Chapter 2. Climate Change and Energy Consumption -- Chapter 3. Land use and the spread of humans -- Chapter 4. Resource scarcity -- Chapter 5. The green transition and a...

Research on supply chain strategy has emphasized the importance of ensuring the supply chain for a product is appropriately aligned with the characteristics of that product and the market for which it is intended. The current study synthesizes theory from supply chain management,...

Corporate venturing is an important avenue of growth for many large established firms, but its results remain mixed. Previous studies suggest that ventures can be best managed through a separate unit that is responsible for all phases in the venturing process. That is for incubation, validation...

The success of the bioenergy industry will depend, in part, on enough feedstock being grown. To increase the reliability of the supply of bioenergy, a government can offer two types of subsidy program: a farmer subsidy program (FSP) and a bioenergy producer subsidy program (PSP). We develop...

In recent years, researchers and practitioners have increasingly paid attention to food waste, which is seen as highly unethical given its negative environmental and societal implications. Waste recovery is dependent on the creation of connections along the supply chain, so that actors with...

One of the solutions to improve auto manufacturers’ performance is forming alliances with their competitors. Recent researches imply that if these alliances follow entrepreneurial activities it will lead to the creation of a new construct: “alliance entrepreneurship”. Carrying out this...