This chapter presents the levels of cooperation between enterprises and financial institutions and the directions of mutual influence on decision-making processes from the perspective of spreading the sustainability process. Standard decision …

Public institutions’ leadership and intellectual capital (IC) are vast areas of study. The study of these themes is frequent but very dispersed due to the complexity and diversity of public institutions. The studies focused on specific themes of …

To be successful, institutions need motivated employees to achieve their goals, especially in contexts of economic crisis. As such, an effective leader is fundamental to mobilize and influence people. Executive leadership is an essential component …

Volkswagen Passenger Cars is restructuring its management board and is merging central functions in Technical Development. Until now, new software development processes for electric vehicles have been tested and established in the New Mobility …

The treatment standards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as public entities have far-reaching and significant implications against the background of China’s rise and the reform of global economic governance. The relevant standards have been …

Because of air, water, and waste pollution of corporations and its effect on the environment and agriculture, environmental sustainability disclosure is growingly relevant for shareholders, governments, and regulators. Therefore, listed companies …

The construction sector has been the largest consumer of materials for almost a century. It absorbs two fifths of the world flows of materials and energy while it presents 40% of the total flow of raw materials in the world each year (Horvath …

Companies play a central role in solving economic, social, and environmental problems. At the same time, they are also co-contributors to these very problems. Therefore, they increasingly find themselves responsible for the—not always …

In the preceding chapters, there was a thorough examination of the societal roles and challenges of companies and non-profit organizations. The following chapter describes how these two different actors interact, why there seem to be fewer …

Institutions play an important role in the delivery of financial products and services and are a vital component of the financial inclusion ecosystem. In Zimbabwe, the definition of financial inclusion is limited to access and use of financial …

Digital transformation is the adoption of digital technologies to improve an organisation’s processes, services and products. In microfinance institutions (MFIs), this can result in improved operational efficiency, risk management, revenues and …

This chapter analyses the fundamental concepts within Sustainable Development Goal 9’s (SDG 9’s) targets to explore in-depth the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in supporting the industry in developing inclusive and sustainable …

Around 15% of the population worldwide has a disabilityDisability. Employment and inclusion in business is a matter that gains relevance within companies at an international level due to global agreements, certifications in supply chains …

This chapter aims to expand on the experience of people on the ground by focusing on the trust/distrust relationshipsTrusttrust relations / relationship between residents and institutions that work on housing provision. Due to the many struggles …

In the age of European colonialism, land was the central focus of imperial penetration. For colonizers, land and natural resources in the tropics provided the foundation of cash crop cultivation and commodity trade controlled by Chartered …

The incorporation of the environmental dimension in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Latin America dates back to the first years of the fifties and is explicitly expressed in the seventies. In the middle of this decade, the monitoring of …

In this era of globalization, multinational companies are conducting innovation via global networks. This phenomenon was analyzed using international patent application data filed based on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). More specifically …