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Positive Deviance for a Sustainable World: Linking Sustainability and Positive Organizational Scholarship
Hoffman, Andrew J. - 2010
This chapter examines the linkages between the positive organizational scholarship (POS) and the sustainability … contributions. POS can help sustainability make a shift from addressing “deficit gaps” to instead addressing “abundance gaps ….” Sustainability can help expand the scope of the POS research domain from explaining how people and organizations can flourish, to …
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The Capital Theory Approach to Sustainability: A Critical Appraisal
Stern, David I - 1995
This paper examines critically some recent developments in the sustainability debate. The large number of definitions … of sustainability proposed in the 1980's have been refined into a smaller number of positions on the relevant questions … account is taken of the uncertainty involved in sustainability analysis of any sort. In addition, by focusing on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451660
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The Barriers present in more developed countries and less developed countries slowing the implementation of substainability
Giovine, Luke - 1996
In 1996 the natural resource base of the world is being depleted at a rate far below the sustainable level. This is very evident in less developed countries (IDC), where raw limited natural resources are being poorly utilized and/or exported to more developed countries (MDC). The More Developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458734
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Predictive Modeling of Alumni Donor Behavior
Prue, Lauren - 2010
In recent years, college and universities have relied increasingly upon the charitable contributions of its previous graduates; as the costs of tuition rise substantially, development offices are facing the challenge of creating annual fund campaigns that are minimally expensive while providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450203
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Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia
Fisher, Josie; Bonn, Ingrid - 2009
sustainability and the appropriate strategies required to improve business sustainability. In addition, there are international calls … for educators to address sustainability in their programs. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which … business sustainability is being incorporated into undergraduate business and management courses in Australian universities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441710
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A Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Sampling Decisions in Aquifers
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Kuchibhatla, Ramana - 1995
No single set of sampling decisions is optimal for all monitoring programs. Cost-effective decisions will have to be made in an adaptive framework, constantly changing yet having a basic structure. The major objectives of this paper are to develop and illustrate such a model structure for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466049
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The Point-of-Use Water Treatment Industry: Expert Opinion on Regulation.
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Tobin, Graham A - 1990
Concerns over declining water quality have led many home owners to install point-of-use water treatment units to improve potable supplies. This industry has grown considerably in recent years. However, some questions have been raised regarding misleading advertising and improper claims being...
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The impact of selected higher education institutions on single family home values: A hedonic approach with GIS application
Stewart, Spencer Daniel - 2010
The presence of a college or university in a community can be a source of great pride and economic vitality. An institution's presence, however, may also generate unintended off-site impacts, such as traffic congestion, inadequate parking, heightened crime, insufficient taxable property, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438467
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Competitive advantage: The effect of market competition on the formation of strategy in small business school higher education
Richardson, Theodore R - 2006
A competitive advantage exists when either an organization's product or service offers the same benefits to consumers at a lower cost or exceeds those benefits (Porter, 1980). Well known business schools such as the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Harvard Business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438669
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Navigating in a building sea of change: Successful growth strategies of two private higher education institutions
Rooney, Jo Ann - 2005
There is much that continues to be written about the growing crises within higher education, both from those directly involved in its institutions and those viewing these institutions from outside of the academy. The changing environment and the need for higher education to adapt and change are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438799