Investigating the factors affecting brain drain in Greece: looking beyond the obvious, Antonios Panagiotakopoulos
Antonios Panagiotakopoulos University of East Anglia, Norwich UK Email: a.panagiotakopoulos@uea.ac.uk DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2019-0076 Purpose: The study explores the reasons why talented people leave Greece and go abroad using a qualitative approach to data collection in order to get a deep understanding on the actual reasons of brain drain in Greece, which affects the sustainability of domestic businesses […]
Service constraints and willingness to pay in community-managed water supply services in Ghana, Emmanuel Nti, Camillus Wongnaa, Nana Edusah, John-Eudes Bakang and Vasco Kyei
Emmanuel Kwame Nti, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, John-Eudes Andivi Bakang, Vasco Baffour Kyei Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana Email: kwame.nti@yahoo.com Nana Sampson E. Edusah Bureau of Integrated Rural Development Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2020-0059 Purpose: The purpose of this paper […]
Harmonious entrepreneurship – a new approach to the challenge of global sustainability, David Kirby and Iman El-Kaffass
David Anthony Kirby Almaty Management University, Almaty Kazakhstan Email: kirbydavid1@gmail.com Iman El-Kaffass Independent Researcher, Washington, District of Columbia USA DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-09-2020-0126 Purpose: The article is intended to consider how entrepreneurship needs to adapt if it is to address the global sustainability challenge. The intention is to propose a new business model that recognises the interconnectedness of the […]
The intervention of strategic innovation practices in between regulations and sustainable business growth: a holistic perspective for Malaysian SMEs, Ariful Islam and Sazali Wahab
Ariful Islam, Sazali Abd Wahab Putra Business School (AACSB-Accredited) University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Malaysia Email: farhan_ctg2012@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2020-0035 Purpose: SMEs that manage more sustainability focused initiatives into their core business strategy can possibly benefit from lower expenses, reduced threats and new business opportunities, but in Malaysia most of the SMEs are still far […]
Impact of sustainability strategies on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Zimbabwe, Dr. Donnemore Majukwa, Dr. Susan Fan and Prof. Rocky Dwyer
Dr. Donnemore Majukwa Malbereign, Harare Zimbabwe Dr. Susan K. Fan, Prof. Rocky J. Dwyer College of Management and Technology Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA Email: rocky.dwyer@mail.waldenu.edu DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2019-0079 Purpose: This qualitative multiple-case study aims to explore strategies that owners of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe use to sustain their businesses. Design/methodology/approach: The participants of this study […]
Sustainability and financial performance relationship: international evidence, Ilker Yilmaz
Ilker Yilmaz Department of Accounting, College of Commerce and Business Administration Dhofar University, Salalah Oman Email: iyilmaz@du.edu.om DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2020-0133 Purpose: The purpose of the article is to examine the relationship of corporate sustainability to firm financial performance by presenting international data. Design/methodology/approach: The sample includes non-financial companies from five emerging economies known as BRICS for a five-year […]
The entrepreneurial ecosystem quality for sustainable franchising: Mediating effects of public–private–partnership (PPP) support in Uganda, Abbey Mutumba, Mohammad Ngoma, John Munene and Prof. Joseph Ntayi
Abbey Mutumba Department of Leisure and Hospitality Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: amutumba@mubs.ac.ug Mohammad Ngoma Department of Graduate Studies and Research Makerere University, Kampala Uganda John C. Munene FGSR Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Prof. Joseph Mpeera Ntayi Department of Management Sciences Makerere University, Kampala Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2019-0027 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish the mediation effects of […]
Caribbean sustainable livelihoods: the development of a concept, Corinne Gregoire
Corinne Gregoire Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies, Valsayn Trinidad and Tobago Email: corinnegregoire@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/20425941211244289 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to begin charting the discussion of sustainable livelihoods (SLs) towards the Caribbean. Its aim is to put this debate within a Caribbean context and start the process of building the theory that […]
Sustainability in casino design and operation: “green” is good for the bottom line, Dr. Krista Sykes, Chaser Gaffney, Tom Sykes and Prof. Israel Posner
Dr. Krista Sykes Architecture in Context, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Email: aks@architectureincontext.com Chaser Gaffney, Tom Sykes SOSH Architects, Atlantic City, New Jersey USA Prof. Israel Posner Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Atlantic City, New Jersey USA DOI: 10.1108/20425941211223633 Purpose: In the past, many business leaders viewed sustainability and profitability as […]
Reducing waste to landfill in the UK: identifying impediments and critical solutions, Prof. Lukumon Oyedele, Martin Regan, Jason Meding, Ashraf Ahmed, Obas Ebohon and Amira Elnokaly
Prof. Lukumon O. Oyedele, Amira Elnokaly School of Architecture University of Lincoln, Lincoln UK Email: LOyedele@lincoln.ac.uk Martin Regan, Jason von Meding, Ashraf Ahmed School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast UK Obas John Ebohon School of Architecture De Montfort University, Leicester UK DOI: 10.1108/20425941311323136 Purpose: The UK construction industry produces up to one third of all waste to landfill. […]