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Integrating corporate sustainability in strategic management

Norbert Bol

Based on a literature review of 114 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles it shows that sustainability is an important topic for managers but they just rarely consider it in strategic management. Many companies therefore still lack a strategic approach to integrating corporate sustainability into strategy. Literature.

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Best Strategy Blog in 2015

Norbert Bol

The best read strategy blog in 2015 was the blog from 1 February 2015 about “ Sustainability driving innovation “ I personally like this blog the most as well, as it supports the evidence that sustainability strategies stimulate innovation, beacuse sustainability needs new knowledge and capabilities. Conclusion.

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Are we doing enough? A blog about education and sustainability

Norbert Bol

In the previous Strategy Blog the importance of education was discussed and I added a poll with the question: “Do you think decision makers educate themselves enough about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship?” ” The majority of the voters indicated that decision makers do not educate themselves enough.

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Can mindfulness stimulate sustainability-oriented innovation?

Norbert Bol

To keep the mindset of the summer holiday longer, I found inspiration in a study that was published last week in the Journal of Cleaner Production (by Siqueira & Pitassi, 2016), which is about the question if mindfulness can make a difference in sustainability-oriented innovations? The end of summer. Norbert Bol. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Learning innovation from haute cuisine chefs

Norbert Bol

In the August 2016 edition of the Journal of Business Research there is an interesting article (Abecassis-Moedas, et al., 2016) that shows how top haute cuisine chefs innovate and are successful. How do we learn to innovate and become successful entrepreneurs? Top haute cuisine chefs learn to innovate by vicarious learning. Literature.

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Where sustainability and innovation meet profitability

Norbert Bol

The title of this blog could also have been “What can we learn form family farming in the South East of Spain?” ” as this blog is based on a recent study that came online last week by Piedra-Muñoz et al. Ronda, Spain Although the study of Piedra-Muñoz et al. Have a great week! Norbert Bol. Literature. Piedra-Muñoz, L.,

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Where sustainability and innovation meet profitability

Norbert Bol

The title of this blog could also have been “What can we learn form family farming in the South East of Spain?” ” as this blog is based on a recent study that came online last week by Piedra-Muñoz et al. Ronda, Spain. Although the study of Piedra-Muñoz et al. Have a great week! Norbert Bol. Literature.

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