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Have You Switched to a Low-Carbon Diet? The Ultimate Value of Low-Carbon Consumerism

Lin, Yu-Ling; Lin, Hong-Wen - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 2, pp. 105-119

Since the 1990s many governments around the world have been encouraging their people to participate in green or low carbon living. With the background of rising consumer awareness in environmental protection, green consumption, and green marketing are receiving growing attention from consumers...

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Value and Wastes in Manufacturing. An Overview and a New Perspective Based on Eco-Efficiency

Simboli, Alberto; Taddeo, Raffaella; Morgante, Anna - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 3, pp. 173-191

In the last century, the evolution of manufacturing was characterized by several innovations, concerning technologies, processes, but also entire production systems, with radical changes in strategies, product design, and management of organizations. Cost, time, and quality are the pillars on...

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An Institutional Perspective on Business Planning Activities for Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden and the US

Honig, Benson; Karlsson, Tomas - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 266-289

We compared nascent characteristics and behaviors leading to business planning activities in Sweden with the United States (US), examining the effects of institutional pressures exerted in the different countries. We analyzed institutional factors leading 362 Swedish and 347 US entrepreneurs to...

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Eco-innovative Practices for Sustainable Consumption and Production: What are the Possible Benefits for Companies?

Giacomo, Maria Rosa De; Loprieno, Arianna Dominici; … - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 3, pp. 242-275

. After a literature review on the actual importance of SCP and on the effects of eco-innovation tools and policies on … companies, authors present the developed eco-innovation practices in three focus areas related to sustainable consumption and … and competitive benefits and implement eco-innovation principles with a cooperative and shared approach. …

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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Administrative Sciences in 2013

Administrative Sciences Editorial Office - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 1, pp. 71-72

The editors of Administrative Sciences would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2013. [...]

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Role of Strong versus Weak Networks in Small Business Growth in an Emerging Economy

Kozan, M. Kamil; Akdeniz, Levent - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 1, pp. 35-50

weak ties for small business growth and innovation in emerging economies are discussed. The findings suggest that culture …

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Global Health Governance: Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the Doha Declaration, and Democratisation

Townsend, Belinda; Martin, Erik; Löfgren, Hans; Leeuw, … - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 2, pp. 186-202

Global public health agreements are heralded as a success for the affirmation of the right to health within a complex and contested political landscape. However, the practical implementation of such agreements at the national level is often overlooked. This article outlines two radically...

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Positioning in the Global Value Chain as a Sustainable Strategy: A Case Study in a Mature Industry

Albors-Garrigos, Jose; Molina, Blanca de Miguel; … - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 2, pp. 155-172

quality efficiencies or even innovation are no longer sufficient. These previous classical paradigms related competitiveness … either to costs or technology innovation and the resources of industry incumbents. However, the combination of adequate …

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Teleconference Use among Office Workers: An Interorganizational Comparison of an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model

Lo, Siu Hing; Breukelen, Gerard J.P. van; Peters, … - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 1, pp. 51-70

From a corporate social responsibility perspective, there are many reasons to promote teleconference use as an alternative to business travel. The present study examines psychosocial and organizational factors relevant to teleconference use. We tested an extended Theory of Planned Behavior model...

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Reflective Practice as a Fuel for Organizational Learning

Hilden, Sanna; Tikkamäki, Kati - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 3, pp. 76-95

Learning theories and their interpretations in management research recognize the role of reflection as a central element in the learning process. There also exists a broad consensus that organizational learning (OL) happens at three intertwined levels of the individual, the group and the...

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