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Author by : Gaia Grant
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2024-07
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ISBN : 1032731028

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Author by : Jens P. Flanding
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2022-09-15
Publisher by : Emerald Group Publishing

ISBN : 9781803821436

Purpose-Driven Innovation is the first book to set out how change management models work in practice in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an essential primer for all organizations, small and large, public or private, within and outside of the United Nations in the wake of crisis....

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Author by : Gaia Grant
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2024-06-07
Publisher by : Taylor & Francis

ISBN : 9781040107737

Purpose-driven Innovation Leadership for Sustainable Development presents invaluable insights into how leaders can balance competing innovation demands. The book reports on research from an in-depth case study, which reveals the importance of developing highly adaptative and innovative responses through periods of rapid growth – while simultaneously ensuring organisational stability grounded in a clear core purpose. ‘Paradox’ theory is introduced as a constructive theoretical lens for exploring these complexities of leadership sensemaking in innovation contexts. The findings demonstrate how to incorporate both perspectives to establish a robust innovation culture. This book aims to equip readers with evidence-based principles that can be readily applied in practice. The qualitative methodology, which includes case studies and interviews conducted with global innovation leaders, uncovers powerful strategies from relevant real-world experiences. Targeted ‘Reflection and Action’ questions are also included to guide implementation. Purpose-driven Innovation Leadership for Sustainable Development will support researchers, educators, and students in the higher education sector who would like to investigate contemporary innovation leadership principles and practices. The book will also interest business leaders hoping to access rigorous research studies on the topic presented in an effective actionable format....

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Author by : David Grayson
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2018-05-23
Publisher by : Routledge

ISBN : 9781351001182

Written by three leading thinkers in the field of sustainability, 'All In' defines the essential attributes of high-impact corporate sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine and apply those characteristics for future success. All In draws on research involving thousands of experts globally as collected via the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey over two decades. The book also reveals insights from dozens of interviews with Chairs, CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers of pioneering companies, including 3M, BASF, BP, DuPont, Google, GE, Huawei, IKEA, Interface, Marks Spencer, Natura, Nestle acute;, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Patagonia, Shell, Tata, Toyota, Unilever and Walmart, explaining how they have gained recognition, created value and boosted resiliency based on their sustainability leadership. All In also outlines what the private sector must do to lift sustainability performance, protect business's license to operate and help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This unique book, rich with quantitative and qualitative insights, offers current and aspiring business leaders a succinct overview of the most important developments and trends in corporate sustainability and responsible leadership. 'All In' will also appeal to others interested in why sustainability has become a critical mainstream business issue. With a foreword by Dan Hendrix, Chairman, Interface, and afterword by Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever....

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Author by : Alan Belasen
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2024-11-05
Publisher by : Productivity Press

ISBN : 1032800755

The need for restructuring and transforming business practices for the benefit of humanity and the environment is a major theme of this book. Interactivity and connectedness of people and things/data is transforming everything. Many organizations, even the traditional ones, have entered a process of transformation through innovation and rethinking their business models, which affects the way leaders communicate, lead, and co-create. Brilliant leadership is a new intellectual framework to guide strategists, gamechangers, senior executives, and aspiring leaders. This new framework is based on our current work on leadership development and focuses on what it means to become a brilliant leader. Brilliant leaders have an authentic personality, the willingness to engage people/teams, inspire others, facilitate (co-)innovation, and commit to making significant contributions (humanity, environment, ethics), and be relevant. The framework is also consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, fostering innovation, and developing a lifelong learning mindset. Each chapter of the book is more than a collection of ideas. It is a part of the new intellectual framework that describes 'Brilliant Leadership'. Each chapter includes a distinct contribution by experts and that at the same time is connected to other chapters through the book's organizing schema, paralleling how the different facets of leadership are inseparable from one another. Together, the chapters present a holistic view of what it means to become a brilliant leader in the transformative digital age. The framework demonstrates this connectivity through a theoretical framework (our model) and a plan (book chapters) of how to approach the specific research inquiry, the tenets of brilliant leadership. What makes this new edition unique? The book is aimed at providing practical strategies and becoming a source of inspiration for what it means to have a new leadership mindset - a brilliant leader who understands how to communicate with empathy and authenticity, engage and inspire others, shift responsibility into shared-commitment, and spark learning in a purpose-driven innovation culture....

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Author by : Perez-Uribe, Rafael Ignacio
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2020-11-20
Publisher by : IGI Global

ISBN : 9781799849100

International businesses struggle to be competitive and influential at the global market level. With the new ideas in the management and leadership disciplines, hard skills are losing or are believed to be losing their strategic relevance while soft skills are praised and highly sought after. The Handbook of Research on International Business and Models for Global Purpose-Driven Companies, a pivotal reference source, provides vital research on international business management strategies and applications within internal organizations that allow companies to strategically position themselves for increased success in the global economy. While highlighting topics such as organizational culture, internal communication, and generational workforce, this publication explores leadership disciplines as well as the methods of handling multicultural organizations. This book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, business professionals, human resource officials, researchers, academicians, and students....

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Author by : Dietmar Sternad
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Publisher by : Routledge

ISBN : 9781351283786

What is the primary purpose of business? The standard answer is ‘making profits,’ but some visionary entrepreneurs and leaders fundamentally disagree. Instead of just making money, they choose instead to “dig deeper” and make a difference through creating real value – improving the lives of others even as they find deeper meaning in their own. These leaders build enterprises that provide identity and a sense of purpose, create positive relationships and a place to learn and thrive, embed sustainability in all that they do, and strive to improve the quality of life of all of their stakeholders. Although not their primary focus, they also make healthy profits, as their unique approach to value creation provides them with a sustainable competitive edge.Digging Deeper is a book full of inspiring stories that illustrate that there is an alternative to a myopic and narrow capitalism that trades in inequalities, exploitation, collective burnout and negative consequences for our shared natural environment. Remarkable examples from all over the world vividly demonstrate how enterprises can create real value through focusing on what the authors call the 6 Ls: long-term orientation, lasting relationships, local roots, limits recognition, developing a learning community and taking leadership responsibility seriously in its very best sense.Digging Deeper liberates the term “value” from the tight chains in which the global financial community has bound it and demonstrates that businesses can contribute to a better life for all ‒ if their leaders can go beyond viewing enterprises as single-purpose money-making machines and develop purpose-driven enterprises that create real value for all....

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Author by : Nancy Bocken
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2019-02-22
Publisher by : Springer

ISBN : 9783319973852

The aim of this edited book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges related to innovation for sustainability. Combining work from both emerging and established scholars in different academic fields, this book provides an integrated understanding of the topic from four perspectives. First, the big picture: frameworks, types, and drivers; second, strategy and leadership; third, measurement and assessment and fourth, tools, methods and technologies. Chapter 11 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com. The editors donate their remuneration for this book to conservation organisation the WWF....

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Author by : Jaap Boonstra
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2023-01-20
Publisher by : Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN : 9781035308231

Providing an in-depth exploration of the formation, building, development, and evolutionary phases of sustainable alliances, this book presents a new perspective on organizational change in value-driven alliances. Combining theoretical ideas, practical concepts, and critical reflections on the topic, this insightful and timely book supports the conception and progression of purpose driven alliances which contribute to a more positive and sustainable world....

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Author by : Burkard Schemmel
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2022-09-12
Publisher by : BoD – Books on Demand

ISBN : 9783756846238

The world is changing at a speed and impact like never in modern times. For the first time in history, business will become truly global - as digital operations turn out to be the universal norm for all enterprises in all countries. From west to east, from capitalistic to communistic countries, and from open to closed societies. In the global business dynamics, change is the new normal: Customers enjoy endless possibilities of buying products, consuming services, and organizing their lives. Low entry barriers allow for every company to become a global leader in 3-5 years - with offerings that might even not exist today. This digital polypol speeds up everything - from ideation to research and development, engineering, sales and after service. Those companies will be most successful who manage to gain mass adoption in the shortest time - not with the best product but with a solution to a customer problem. This book helps executives and business leaders to gain confidence, tools, and the insight and knowledge to make them a much better leader. This book will be holding you by the hand, teaching you a predictable way to change - from the small startup to a department in a large fortune 500 company. This is the only business compendium leaders need to read in the next 5 years....