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"This book addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability (EIS), presenting high-quality research illuminating the relationship between the three fields. The EIS nexus is particularly relevant from a European point of view given the focus of the European Commission on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, as well as their prominent role within the European Union in general. Also, the rapid economic growth witnessed especially in the BRIC countries in recent years requires that firms reconcile sustainability aspects with profitability and innovation, and entrepreneurs are seen as key diffusers of these aims. Sustainability requires both radical and incremental innovation at many different levels (technology, product, process, system). In many cases, such innovations come from small and medium-sized enterprises and so the role of the entrepreneur is key to their success. The book is split into six sections. The first section examines the nexus in detail focusing on system-oriented connectivity between sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. The second section looks at how to nurture corporate entrepreneurship for sustainability; and the third considers "mature" industries such as automotives, chemicals and electronics and how sustainability aspects can be integrated into innovation process and strategy. The fourth section examines the nexus through the lens of developing countries in Africa. Sustainable entrepreneurship is identified as a hugely beneficial way to foster development. The fifth section of the book concentrates on SMEs; and finally the EIS nexus is approached from a network perspective and focuses on inter-organisational partnerships, which are often an important facilitator or spark for EIS initiatives. This book will prove to be essential for researchers in the EIS nexus and be of invaluable help to practitioners, governments and inter-governmental bodies attempting to encourage sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation."--Provided by publisher.
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Dieses Lehrbuch bringt im ersten Teil leicht verständlich die Merkmale und Eigenschaften linearer finiter Elemente aus dem Bereich der Elastostatik und Dynamik und erläutert Vorgehensweisen bei der Erstellung von Simulationsmodellen. Im zweiten Teil liegt der Schwerpunkt auf nichtlinearen zeitabhängigen Vorgängen und Lösungsverfahren. Praxisbeispiele aus der Umformtechnik werden anschaulich mit der Software LS-DYNA® gelöst. Der Fokus liegt auf einer Erklärung der Zusammenhänge, die für Anwender kommerzieller Software notwendig sind. Theoretische Grundlagen werden in dem Umfang dargestellt, der für das Verständnis der Benutzung eines Programms notwendig ist. Der Inhalt Einführung in die lineare FEM - Mechanische Größen der Strukturmechanik - Mathematische Modellierung über Energieprinzipien - Diskretisierung mit Finiten Elementen - Finite-Elemente-Klassen - Mathematische und numerische Aspekte der FEM - Geometrische Nichtlinearität - Materielle Nichtli nearität - Kontaktmodellierung - Gleichungslösung bei nichtlinearen statischen Problemen - Zeitintegration von nichtlinearen dynamischen Problemen - Blechumformsimulation - Anhang: Mathematische Hilfsmittel - Einführung in die Simulation mit LS-DYNA® Die Zielgruppen - Studierende aus Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen der Ingenieurwissenschaften an Hochschulen und Technischen Universitäten - Ingenieure und Techniker Der Autor Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marcus Wagner lehrt an der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg Finite Elemente, Ingenieurinformatik und Maschinendynamik und leitet die Labore Finite-Elemente sowie Maschinendynamik und Strukturanalyse.
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"The difficulties in moving towards corporate sustainability raise the question of how environmental and social management can be integrated better with economic business goals. Over the last decade, the relationship between environmental and economic performance, and more recently the interaction between sustainability performance and business competitiveness, have received considerable attention in both theory and practice. However, to date, only partial aspects of the relationship between sustainability performance, competitiveness and economic performance have been studied from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. And, to date, no unique relationship has prevailed in empirical studies. A number of explanations have been put forward to explain this, including methodological reasons, such as the lack of statistical data, the low quality of that data, or the fact that such data is often available for short time periods only. Other theoretical explanations have been developed, such as the influence of different corporate strategies or the relatively small influence of environmental or sustainability issues as one factor among many on the economic or financial success of firms. So, how should the business case for sustainability be managed?This is the starting point for this book, which compiles insights on a large number of aspects of the link between sustainability performance, business competitiveness and economic success in an attempt to provide a comprehensive and structured view of this relationship. The book provides an unrivalled body of knowledge on the state of theory and practice in this field and identifies prospective future fields of work. The book includes: conceptual frameworks for the interaction of social, environmental and economic issues in business environments; case studies of companies that have successfully integrated social, environmental and economic issues; analyses of the causal and empirical relationship between environmental and/or social performance, business performance and firm-level competitiveness; concepts and tools useful for improving business value with proactive operational strategies; assessment of the factors influencing operational sustainability strategies and their economic impact; and comparisons of interactions between sustainability performance and firm competitiveness across industry sectors and countries. Managing the Business Case for Sustainability is the definitive work in its field: the most comprehensive book yet published on the theory and practice of managing sustainability performance, competitiveness, environmental, social and economic performance in an integrated way. It will be essential reading for managers, academics, consultants, fund managers, governments and government agencies, NGOs and international bodies who need a broad and comprehensive overview of the business case for sustainability."--Provided by publisher.
Environmental management. --- Sustainable development. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental management
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