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Weissbrod, Ilka. "Business experimentation for sustainability." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/47961.

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Carbon emissions and natural resource depletion are associated with urgent, linear timelines and irreversible damage. In contrast, the commercialization of radical innovations is associated with timelines of 20-40 years. These two timelines are at tension with each other and a shortening of the organizational radical innovation timeline is needed to address urgent sustainable development challenges through new product and service offers. This transdisciplinary PhD research investigates the practice of radical innovation in large firms. It generates insights on how firms pursue explorative inno

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Fillingim, Wayne A. "Small Business Sustainability Strategies." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5702.

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Small businesses provide 48% of private-sector jobs in the United States and play a vital role in the country's economic growth and development. Only half of U.S. small businesses survive for longer than 5 years. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore sustainability strategies managers of small oilfield service companies used to sustain their business for longer than 5 years. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 10 managers--one manager from each of 10 different oilfield service companies located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States a

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Nelson, David, and Renée Lazarowich. "Health and Strategic Sustainability : Business to Business." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4027.

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This is a study of how businesses might influence other businesses to move towards sustainability. Two health club businesses in North America actively participated and were selected because of their private ownership structureand their similar size and services. One health club had significant experience with working towards sustainability, and the other had little or no such experience. This is a descriptive study that applied an Active Research model in which researchers andbusiness management teams all actively participated. Five cycles of learning and adaptation are documented, including

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Adoukonou, Victor K. "Strategies for Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6501.

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Small businesses represent more than 99% of all employers in the United States, but more than 50% of small businesses have failed before 5 years. Climate change, digitization, and social media contribute to a paradigm shift in consumers' habits, as more consumers have become environmentally and social justice conscious. Business leaders who are unable to follow the consumers' trends and changes of habit may not succeed in sustaining their businesses. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies owners of small businesses in the District of Columbia use to sustain their bus

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Basch, Richard J. "Capitalization Strategies for Small Business Sustainability." Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10684791.

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<p> Over the past 15 years, privately held small businesses generated nearly two-thirds of the net job growth in the United States, yet much of what scholars know regarding the capitalization challenges faced by small businesses is limited to data from large corporations. In 2013 alone, business bankruptcies numbered 33,212, and each year approximately 10% to 12% of U.S. small businesses close. Ineffective capitalization strategies coupled with a limited understanding of funding options frequently results in unsustainable business practices. In this multiple case study, the capital budgeting t

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Gallotta, Bruno. "Implementing sustainability initiatives in business processes." Thesis, University of Derby, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623074.

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Purpose – The sustainability topic has been receiving a growing importance in the corporate environment in recent years. More and more companies are adopting sustainability practices in all their organisational levels, operations and business process as a whole; however, they have still failed to achieve the anticipated goal. Existing roadmaps, frameworks and systems do not comprehensively support sustainable business transformation. This research proposes a four phases framework, based on BPM, to help organisations to implement sustainability practices in the organisation business processes a

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Sanders, Maddison. "Sustainability Certifications and Impacts on Business." The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623463.

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Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project<br>Sustainable certifications are expanding in popularity within the built environment as the construction industry is progressing towards sustainability, while benefits are becoming more valuable to the businesses that reside in sustainably certified spaces. These benefits, such as thermal comfort and natural daylighting, not only translate to enhancing employee’s health, but employers within sustainably certified buildings have found greater retention rates in employees, improved business recruitment, as well as higher productivity in em

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Basch, Richard. "Capitalization Strategies for Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4500.

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Over the past 15 years, privately held small businesses generated nearly two-thirds of the net job growth in the United States, yet much of what scholars know regarding the capitalization challenges faced by small businesses is limited to data from large corporations. In 2013 alone, business bankruptcies numbered 33,212, and each year approximately 10% to 12% of U.S. small businesses close. Ineffective capitalization strategies coupled with a limited understanding of funding options frequently results in unsustainable business practices. In this multiple case study, the capital budgeting theor

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King, Stetson Samel Jacque's. "Marketing Strategies for Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6052.

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The restaurant industry is the second largest employer in the United States; however, only 33% of restaurant owners sustain profits longer than the first 5 years from inception. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore marketing strategies that owners of small business restaurants use to sustain profitability for longer than the initial 5 years. Aaker's brand equity model was the conceptual framework used to ground this study. Purposeful criterion sampling was used for the study. Participants included 3 owners of small restaurants operating in the southern United States. Data ana

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Guy, Tywon. "Strategies to Improve Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7386.

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Small businesses are considered the backbone of the U.S. economy with significant contributions in the areas of job creation and economic development. However, 79% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years. This multiple case study aimed to explore strategies and knowledge of resources that owners of small businesses used to sustain business operations for longer than the first 5 years. The population included 5 minority owners of small businesses in Texas. Chaos theory formed the conceptual framework. The data collection process included semistructured interviews, member checks, field

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Andersson, Pernilla. "The Responsible Business Person : Studies of business education for sustainability." Doctoral thesis, Södertörns högskola, Miljövetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29400.

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Calls for the inclusion of sustainable development in the business curriculum have increased significantly in the wake of the financial crisis and increased concerns around climate change. This has led to the appearance of new initiatives and the development of new teaching approaches. This thesis explores business education at the upper secondary school level in Sweden following the inclusion of the concept of sustainable development in the curriculum. Drawing on poststructuralist discourse theory, the overarching purpose is to identify the roles of a responsible business person that are arti

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Wassie, Tsegaye Mezgebu, and Melkamu Getahun. "Sustainability and Sustainability driven Innovation in case of LEGO." Thesis, Business and Economics, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-7635.

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Smith, Eric. "Business Sustainability Strategies of Small Technology Companies." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7338.

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Each year, almost 12% of small technology companies fail to survive, and the risks associated with high-tech startups are high for business failure due to the introduction of new technology, similar competitor technology, and the short product life cycle of new products. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the business sustainability strategies that some owners of small technology companies used to remain in operation for longer than 5 years. The population for the study was the owners of 5 small technology companies located in the southeast region of the United States. The

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Alxneit, Thorsten Julius. "Sustainability reporting process model using business intelligence." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3255.

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Sustainability including the reporting requirements is one of the most relevant topics for companies. In recent years, many software providers have launched new software tools targeting companies committed to implementing sustainability reporting. But it’s not only companies willing to use their Business Intelligence (BI) solution, there are also basic principles such as the single source of truth and tendencies to combine sustainability reporting with the financial reporting (Integrated Reporting) The IT integration of sustainability reporting has received limited attention by scientific rese

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Zadeh, Ali Sayyadi. "Sustainability of family business : overcoming generational issues." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2015. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20332/.

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This research contributes to bridging the gap in the existing knowledge on sustainability of family businesses. It provides understanding that enables engagement with the theoretical processes underpinning transition. It is grounded in the context of Iranian family businesses, a field in which generational issues have not really been considered before. Furthermore, this research provides understanding of the process of transition from the perspectives of different generations. It thereby enhances family businesses' knowledge of how to grow their business across generations. In both advanced an

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Johnson-Hilliard, Militea. "Small Business Sustainability in the Salon Industry." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1712.

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Small businesses fail at high rates; 51% fail to succeed in business beyond the first 5 years. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the strategies that salon business owners used to succeed in business. The sample comprised of 2 salon business owners in Savannah, Georgia who have been in business more than 5 years. The conceptual framework was based on the general systems theory. Data were collected from conducting semistructured interviews with each business owner, a review of company business plans, direct observation of participants during client interaction in the salo

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Bede, Abdulkadir. "Strategies for Immigrant Minority Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5825.

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Immigrant entrepreneurs play a significant role in the economic development of the United States. However, some small business immigrant entrepreneurs are less successful than nonimmigrant entrepreneurs. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies that immigrant small business owners use to grow and sustain their businesses longer than 4 years. Using a purposeful sampling technique, the population for this study consisted of 4 small business immigrant entrepreneurs who have sustained and grown businesses for a minimum of 4 years in Minnesota. The conceptua

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Stamler, Wayne Philip. "Closing the Innovation Gap for Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2507.

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Senior business leaders may deliberately impede innovation or inadvertently fail at creating a culture of innovation to foster new product development. The gap between desired and achieved levels of innovation is cause for concern. Addressing the innovation gap may require new ways of thinking from senior executives and a departure from a locked-in mindset to make the linkage between innovation, branding, and financial performance. In this quantitative research study, multiple regression analyses were used to examine and analyze the relationship between innovation rankings, brand valuation, an

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Barnes, Tawny. "Success Factors for Minority Small Business Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6398.

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Minority small business owners significantly contribute to national and local economies. Only 50% of small firm owners sustain their businesses longer than 5 years. The purpose of the multiple case study was to explore the management strategies that minority small business owners used to sustain their businesses for longer than 5 years. The study's population consisted of 4 minority small business owners in the midwestern region of the United States to explore management strategies necessary for maintaining minority small firm operations. The conceptual framework for the study was general syst

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Hubbard, Lyle John. "Small Business Restaurant Marketing Strategies for Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4921.

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Approximately 52% of food and accommodation businesses survive 5 years or more. Small business restaurant owners face greater challenges in marketing and sustainability than larger and well-established chain restaurants. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the successful marketing strategies of small business restaurant owners who sustained their businesses 5 years or more. The population was small business restaurant owners in Eugene, Oregon. The conceptual framework for this study was Porter's 5 forces. Data collection included semistructured interviews with 4 business own

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Williams, Alisa. "Sustainability Strategies for Small Business Restaurant Owners." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4579.

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Half of new businesses in the United States cease to exist after the first 5 years of operations, and the failure rate continues to increase after the first 10 years. The study was grounded on von Bertalanffy's systems theory to explore business strategies that small business restaurant owners use to sustain their business beyond 5 years. Data were collected by engaging 3 small restaurant business owners in the Little Rock, Arkansas metropolis who sustained their business beyond 5 years. Information obtained from face-to-face interviews and data mining organizational document were analyzed wit

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Creutz, Julia. "The (un)Sustainable Business of Business : Hållbart Företagande." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-230175.

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Businesses have historically had a negative impact on the environment by contributing to pollution, the increase of greenhouse emissions, neglection of responsible waste disposal, and deforestation among other things. Governments around the globe have been trying to align to goals and principles to decrease the negative impacts of humans, and it is now time for companies to step up and contribute to a more sustainable society. The research question for this study is “what can be the challenges when working with sustainability frameworks as an IT consultant firm?”. To answer this, research with

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Ransom, Jeffrey Wallace. "Assessing the value of sustainability initiatives in business-to-business relationships." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77467.

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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, June 2012.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62).<br>Environmental sustainability initiatives have risen in popularity over recent decades. Companies are actively seeking to promote innovative practices to reduce environmental impact and attract the "green" shopper. The business-to-business (B2B) segment is no different, and many companies utilize proactive sustainability strategies. This thesis examines the important role that environmental s

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Vasquez, Cecilia Tobias. "Small Business Restaurant Owners' Financing Strategies for Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7574.

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Owners of small business restaurants experience a high failure rate. Many small business restaurants fail within 5 years of inception because of inadequate business plans, ineffective strategies for changing markets, and a lack of financial capital to achieve profitability, growth, and long-term survivability. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the financial strategies that some owners of small business restaurants used to sustain operations for longer than 5 years. The resource-based view was the conceptual framework for this study. Participants in this study consisted of

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Atanga, John W. "Sustainable Business Growth: An Exploration of Ghanaian Small Business Survival." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7590.

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Small businesses are significant contributors to a nation’s job creation and employment. These enterprises face many challenges that often lead to failure within 5 years. Some small business owners fail because they lack the necessary strategies for maintaining a sustainable business operation. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to analyze how to overcome the high failure rate of small businesses in Accra, Ghana. The conceptual framework for this study was institutional and planned behavior theories. The research questions sought participant’s experiences wi

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Buowari, Preye Elizabeth. "Factors Required for Small Business Sustainability in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1775.

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In Nigeria, many small businesses fail before their 5th anniversary. Small businesses make up a major percentage of the businesses in Nigeria and provide jobs for 50% of the populace. The purpose of this qualitative multi-unit case study was to explore the factors required by small businesses in Nigeria to sustain operations beyond the first 5 years. The conceptual framework grounding this study was general systems theory. A review of the literature focused on small business failure and factors required to sustain a business longer than 5 years. Data collection occurred through semistructured

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Lyrén, Jonatan, and Lisa Nilsson. "Sustainability in Business Networks : From a Ledadership Perspective." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-11735.

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<p>Business networks exist in many different situations the question of interest is; what makes these networks sustainable over a long period of time? This is a multiple case study with four network projects from the Swedish rural area of Storsjöbygden in Jämtland.</p><p>The Swedish rural areas consist of a strong majority of micro companies and small companies. To develop some of these areas the European Rural Development Program, LEADER helps funding projects for entrepreneurs and organisations with good ideas for development, education and cooperation activities.</p><p>This paper investigat

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Santana, Paula Peste. "Nova School of Business & Economics: Sustainability report." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9547.

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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics<br>This work project consists of a sustainability report proposal for NovaSBE, consolidating its strategic goals of preparing students for sustainable development challenges of today’s organizations and communication towards stakeholders. This proposal arouses from the partnership with the Consultancy firm for Sustainable Development Sair da Casca. The first assignment given by the company consisted of building a sustainability observatorium tha

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Agostinho, Carlos Manuel Melo. "Sustainability of systems interoperability in dynamic business networks." Doctoral thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8582.

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Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores<br>Collaborative networked environments emerged with the spread of the internet, contributing to overcome past communication barriers, and identifying interoperability as an essential property to support businesses development. When achieved seamlessly, efficiency is increased in the entire product life cycle support. However, due to the different sources of knowledge, models and semantics, enterprise organisations are experiencing difficulties exchanging critical information, even when they operate in t

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Akume, Benson. "Determinants of family business sustainability : evidence from Nigeria." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2016. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/31189/.

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Literature in family business perpetuity and sustainability is well documented from the advanced economies, but there is a scarcity of insights from emerging markets where this research relates. Further, while the academic discourse has concentrated on issues of succession and corporate social responsibilities, very little discourse have dwelt on issues of sustainability of the family business; and whereas evidence from literature indicates that the survival rate in family businesses is very low. The evidence of a small percentage of family owned businesses being sustained into their third gen

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Chilik, Inna, Kim L. Edens, Kurt Klusch, and Peter Ralph. "Assessment of Sustainability Maturity Models for Business Transformation." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-18278.

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Business organisations, given their size, influence, and global impact on finite planetary resources, are the key economic drivers contributing to unsustainable growth. Sustainability Maturity Models (SMMs) were developed as a tool to assist organisations to recognise and incorporate practices identified as pivotal to achieving business transformation. The Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) approach was used to develop an analytical tool to assess the robustness of two of the aspects of SMMs, specifically structure and process. Interviews with model designers were also conducted. The rese

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Gandy, Denise Leigh. "Small Business Strategies for Company Profitability and Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/515.

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Small businesses are critical to the health of the United States economy as they account for approximately 50% of all jobs and 99% of all firms. The purpose for this descriptive multiunit case study was to explore what strategies small business owners used to achieve profitability by the end of the first 5 years of opening their business. The sample comprised 4 small business owners who have been profitable by Year 5 of being in business in Denver, Colorado. The conceptual framework for this study was built upon the general systems theory. The data were collected through semistructured intervi

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Adams, Karen Ann. "Accounting Strategies for Small Business Law Firms' Sustainability." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2629.

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Small business family law firms generate jobs within the local community, but often fail because of suboptimal accounting strategies. A multiple case study was used to research the accounting strategies small business family law firm owners use to succeed in business beyond 5 years. The population for this study was three small business owners of family law firms located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The small business family law firm owners had achieved and maintained profitability of their businesses for a minimum of 5 years. Financial literacy theory and the leadership skill model comprise

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Warren, Gabriel E. "Small Business Strategies for Sustainability Beyond 10 Years." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2463.

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Small businesses are vital to the health of the United States economy, as they account for approximately 50% of all jobs and 99% of all firms. Historically, there has been a problem with small businesses being able to sustain their operation beyond 10 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the business strategies some small business owners used to sustain their company beyond 10 years of operation. The sample consisted of 3 small business owners who have been in operation for 10 or more years in Birmingham, Alabama. The conceptual framework for this study was the general

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Godwin, Matthew James. "Small Business Sustainability for Longer Than 5 Years." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7144.

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Over half the U.S. labor force is employed by small business owners, yet only 50% of small businesses survive beyond 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore sustainability strategies small business owners in the construction industry used to sustain their organization for longer than 5 years. The research population included 5 owners of small businesses in the construction industry in Georgia, who have been in operation for a minimum of 5 years. The conceptual framework for this study was general systems theory. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, org

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Tantalo, Caterina. "Competing for Stakeholders: Three Essays on Business Sustainability." Doctoral thesis, Luiss Guido Carli, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11385/200893.

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Literature Review. Competing for stakeholders toward a better understanding of Business Sustainability. Identifying Stakeholders' Multiple utility source: a first step for value Co-creation. The model in action: a real example of value co-creation in an Italian SME.

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Engström, Adam. "Integrating sustainability aspects into the business development processes of Hemfrid." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-232025.

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Sustainability is becoming more of a strategic tool in many companies today and will become even more important in the future. Hemfrid is today looking at many new business areas and has realized the importance of including sustainability in its new businesses. However, the link between sustainability and business development has not been researched in a larger extent and therefore there are no good methods to use. Therefore, the aim of this report is to provide a method and tool for Hemfrid to integrate sustainability aspects into their business development processes. To fulfil this aim, an a

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Mevo, Kouassi Gilles. "Sustainability Strategies of Barber Salons." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6457.

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Many barber salons and other small businesses in the United States fail to succeed beyond the first 5 years. The factors responsible for the low survival rate of salons may include the limited training and education levels mandated by state certification requirements. The purpose of this multiple case study was to identify business strategies successful barber salon owners use to overcome the business management and staffing challenges associated with a small pool of skilled barbers and the high turnover in a low wage profession. The theory of transformational leadership served as the conceptu

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Ferry, Andrea Joy. "Understanding the antecedents of employee sustainability behaviours: measuring and theorising self- and collective efficacy for sustainability." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27828.

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Organisations are increasingly committing to ambitious new environmental and social sustainability goals that will necessitate employees across the organisation changing their workplace behaviours. While both practitioners and scholars recognise the benefit of integrating sustainability into everyday work, we have less of an understanding about the antecedents of employees' sustainability behaviours. The psychological literature identifies efficacy - the perception of one's own ability (self-efficacy) and one's group's ability (collective efficacy) to complete a task successfully - as a measur

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Kvarnström, Lovisa. "Sustainable business conduct as business model or business identity : a stakeholder review of a potential trend towards a new normal." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-281943.

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The objective of the thesis is to analyse how stakeholder influence has transformed sustainability work from being primarily risk management into becoming an integral part of business conduct and even business identities of today. To detect this trend I gather theoretical information that elaborate on the meaning and drivers of sustainable business conduct, sustainability as corporate identity, relevant stakeholders and ways of communicating to stakeholders. A case study of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company is conducted, as an example of a market leader on sustainable business conduct. By de

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Stovall, Barbara. "Sustainability Strategies for Successful Small Businesses." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5660.

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Small businesses struggle to survive for longer than 5 years because owners lack knowledge of strategies to sustain financial capital. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners used to maintain financial capital to ensure survivability for longer than 5 years. The sample included 3 successful service- related small business owners located in the southeastern United States. Systems theory and the theory of entrepreneurship provided the conceptual framework for the study. Data collection involved face-to-face, semistructured interviews and a review o

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Bush, Malissa A. "Strategies Affecting the Sustainability of Small Businesses." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1961.

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Small business owners bolster the emergence and growth of local communities. However, many small businesses do not survive beyond 5 years. Based on systems theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies used by small business owners to develop and maintain viable and long-lasting businesses. Using a multiple case study design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 6 retail business owners in DeKalb County, Georgia who were able to develop and maintain viable and long-lasting businesses. These small business owners provided detailed information on strategi

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Brown, Derrick Olando. "Strategies to Increase Profitability and Longevity of Small Trucking Businesses." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7274.

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Typically, small businesses have encountered issues with sustaining their enterprise for longer than 5 years after inception, which can adversely affect the prosperity of the communities in which the businesses operate. The purpose of this multiple case study was to identify and explore strategies some owners of small business trucking companies used to achieve profitability and longevity for longer than 5 years. The population of the study consisted of owners of 4 small business trucking companies located in Northern Virginia, who demonstrated profitability and longevity for longer than 5 yea

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Msuthwana, Vusumzi M. "The business sustainability of an automotive refinish paint distributor." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012376.

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From a broad overview of business management literature, the proposition emerged that strategic conditions within an organisation can translate into sustainable business development outcomes. However, in the rapidly evolving business environment, the quest to grow or sustain competitive advantage demands that business practices become more proactive, creative and innovative. Globalisation and technological advances drive the need for innovation within a business context and the resultant rapid pace of change demands that businesses adopt a customer-focused entrepreneurial orientation to accomm

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Vilaca, Camila S. "An Analysis of Sustainability in Business: Focused on Understanding Sustainability Indices in the Brazilian Market." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1236101931.

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Licina, Aida, Hannah Radtke, and Charlotte Johansson. "Sustainability Marketing : Sustainability Marketing on the Chinese Market." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-14599.

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It is argued that sustainability today has become a mega-trend, where the consumers are more aware of their surroundings and businesses impact on the environment than ever. Companies have come to be critically observed by societies, which has put more pressure on them to act in more sustainable ways as well as becoming more transparent with their operational and sustainability communication towards stakeholders. In 1978 China opened up the country to the global economy and since then, the country has rapidly risen in the terms of international economic importance. However, China is suffering f

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Ramteke, Sachin Kakaji. "Innovation Strategies for a Global Manufacturing Business." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7421.

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Some global manufacturing businesses fail to reach an adequate level of financial performance within 5 years. The purpose of this single case study was to explore innovation strategies that business leaders of a global machinery manufacturing company in northwestern Illinois used to increase profit margins. The conceptual frameworks for this study included the holistic innovation model and the disruptive innovation theory. A purposeful sample of 9 business leaders who had more than 5 years of experience in the manufacturing industry and more than 2 years of experience using innovation strategi

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Larsson, Robert. "Integrating sustainability with business strategy – the Swedish chemical industry." Thesis, Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Centre, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7826.

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<p>This thesis aims to investigate perceptions of sustainability in relation to business</p><p>strategy within the Swedish chemical industry. To this end, a survey was</p><p>distributed with the assistance of industry organization Plast- och Kemiföretagen</p><p>to companies that are part of the Responsible Care® program.</p><p>A second purpose of the study is to explore critical factors when implementing an</p><p>integration of sustainability with business strategy. To do this as well as dig deeper</p><p>into a couple of questions raised in the survey, a qualitative study was carried out</p><p

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Abrahamsson, Anders. "Sustainopreneurship - Business with a Cause : Conceptualizing Entrepreneurship for Sustainability." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Management and Economics, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1254.

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<p>This thesis presents a tentative definition of the concept of sustainopreneurship - in the most simplified form described as entrepreneurship and innovation for sustainability - “Business with a Cause”. The concept takes its departure from generic entrepreneurship theory development, its extensions and further contextualization into the domains of sustainability, primarily through recent research. A literature review provides core references related to the conceptualization of sustainability entrepreneurship. A claim is made that there is a need for further conceptual development, especiall

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Revell, Andrea. "The business case for sustainability : a small firm perspective." Thesis, Kingston University, 2008. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20424/.

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The empirical research outlined in this submission explores the environmental attitudes and practices of owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK and Japan. The submission spans three studies conducted over a period of seven years from 2000-2007, involving interviews with a total of 70 owner-managers and 22 government and industry 'key informants', as well as survey responses from 220 SMEs. The research provides a dynamic picture of the barriers and drivers of environmental reform within small businesses during this time, embedding the findings within broader debates on su

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