Mechanisms of synergy creation for social-ecological transformation: Leverage point analysis of the emergence of autonomous innovations

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(5), С. e0323451 - e0323451

Опубликована: Май 14, 2025

Transformation of social-ecological systems is required to overcome complex and difficult challenges move forward toward sustainable futures for humanity the environment. We have accumulated case examples autonomous innovations emerging among community members in rural areas developing countries through transdisciplinary dialogues with innovators. Collective actions diverse actors communities are mobilized these promote transformations by creating synergies resource management practices. Synergy creation has a greater impact on because broader people involved network, range covered resources ecosystems wider, beneficiaries involved. applied novel approach visualize leverage points emergence processes understand pathways mechanisms transformation driven innovations. made comparisons 17 cases without clarify synergies. The process synergy was complicated several factors initial phases interact each other generate These included perception changes innovators visualization new challenges. also found that functions appearing at played critical roles creation. Functions related such as challenges, values, promoting perceptions were important. Based analyses, we propose six guiding principles local practitioners, community-based innovators, scientists collaborating

Язык: Английский

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From social good to operational good? How women influence sustainable operations

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 16, 2025

Purpose Women can play an important part in integrating sustainability into operations and supply chain management. Yet, it is unclear how their broader representation across the organization influences operational practices outcomes. Drawing on social role theory, we theorize empirically examine women impact sustainable terms of resource usage, product responsibility, emissions. We further that firms with a greater proportion are more averse to unsustainable behavior thus respond urgency improve performance when underperformance occurs as mechanism. Design/methodology/approach Our empirical analysis uses fixed effects panel estimation strategy sample 17,532 observations from 2003 2023 3,867 using Refinitiv V2 Environmental, Social Governance database. Findings Having managers improves firm emissions performance. board have impact, positively influencing In post-hoc analysis, increasing at manager levels was associated year-to-year improvements these same metrics. These most substantial underperformed industry peers prior year. Originality/value results suggest they decision-making position. Managerially, advance gender-based approach governing issues

Язык: Английский

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Empowering Farmers: The Impact of Farmer Producer Organizations in Developing Countries

SSRN Electronic Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Unlocking sustainable social innovation in operations: Embracing collaborative consumption through an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) lens

Elsevier eBooks, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Decent Work for Humans: Alleviating Fatigue and Peer Pressure in Human-Machine Order Picking Systems

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Canadian HEIs’ contribution to the SDGs: what do the times higher education impact rankings unveil?

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024

Purpose This study aims to assess the performance of Canadian higher educational institutions (HEIs) on sustainable development goals (SDGs) from 2019 2023, determine where they have focused on, whether improved or not their and if having larger research income affects sustainability performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023 27 HEIs, statistical tests used performance, trends significant differences. Findings Results show that while overall HEIs are performing better SDGs, minimum maximum scores variance across universities has declined; social economic SDGs is significantly positive some but all these SDGs. More importantly, environmental poor, with a constant decline in score SDG#13 – climate action, which peaked was than 2023. also smaller perform top institutions. Originality/value There lot impact SDGs; however, this makes deeper assessment quarter important findings for decision makers consider as accept act according role should play development.

Язык: Английский

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Is Disclosure Valued? Bank Competition and Supply-Chain Information Disclosure

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Environmentally responsible supply chain operations and digital transformation

Elsevier eBooks, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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