Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to identify the main determinants of the development of the neighbourhood electric vehicle (NEV) industry in China, including influences from private stakeholders as well as the government, and domestic as well as foreign interest groups. Particular...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the real situation of Enterprise's Sustainable Innovation (ESI) in China. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper analyzes the practice of Chinese ESI in the past 30 years, and then reviews research results of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the specific challenges with which resource‐based cities are faced when they begin along the path of industrial transformation and to employ empirical studies to determine whether relevant reforms in resource‐based cities (taking Pingxiang,...

Purpose – To highlight possible synergies between total quality management (TQM) and sustainable development (SD). Design/methodology/approach – These synergies are viewed based on a management system framework consisting of values, methodologies and tools. Based on common values the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to present a longitudinal case study of Ontario Hydro – an industrial organization that used sustainable development as the basis for a strategy of social and organizational transformation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the complex factors...

Purpose – To identify the applicability of social auditing as an approach of engaging stakeholders in assessing and reporting on corporate sustainability and its performance. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing upon the framework of AA1000 and the social auditing studies, this paper links...

Purpose – The paper seeks to propose the concept of sustainable enterprise simulation models. The social, environmental and economic models are developed and simulated using iThink in the context of a warehousing and distribution company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper has leveraged...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study sustainability of the global business model of software outsourcing with perspective of Indian vendors. Design/methodology/approach – In order to obtain results as per the stated purpose, the authors have done an extensive literature review...

Purpose – In May 2010, a new collaborative initiative was launched between the Portsmouth Business School and Hewlett Packard, wherein trained Black Belts (BB) were enabled to pursue an MSc in strategic quality management. Five years on from its commencement, the purpose of this paper is to...