Innovation and Growth: How Business Contributes to Society

By D. Ahlstrom. 2010

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Sustainable business model adoption among S&P 500 firms: A longitudinal content analysis study (2018, background): “In the last decade, we have seen many disruptive innovation changes transform technologies and products and services as a key driver for change (Ahlstrom, 2010; Hart & Christensen, 2002; Iñigo & Albareda, 2016), and a broad movement of social and sustainable ventures in key topics, such as…”
The three faces of China: Strategic alliance partner selection in three ethnic Chinese economies (2014, background): “An economy’s economic growth alone does not eliminate the need for policymakers to pursue institutional reform or for executives to pay attention to the local institutional environment and its effect on firms (Ahlstrom, 2010).”
The growth paradox, sustainable development, and business strategy (2021, background): “(Ahlstrom, 2010, pp. 12–13) Studies of equity markets show that companies with flat or below market expectation rates of growth are harshly punished (Antonios, 2010).”
Implications of Frugal Innovations on Sustainable Development: Evaluating Water and Energy Innovations (2015, unknown): “Although both solutions are efficient in reducing the adverse effects of, for example, bacteria and viruses, from the water, they do not directly contribute in access to education or better health [31,40].”
Business model innovation: The effects of exploratory orientation, opportunity recognition, and entrepreneurial bricolage in an emerging economy (2015, background): “(Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2010; Casadesus-Masanell & Zhu, 2013; Sosna, TrevinyoRodríguez, & Velamuri, 2010). Therefore, being able to reinvent a business model is crucial for sustaining firm performance (Christensen & Raynor, 2003; Demil & Lecocq, 2010; Johnson et al., 2008). However, business model innov”
Assessing India's lead market potential for cost‐effective innovations (2012, unknown): “While the combination of “locally sourced materials with nano-silver particles for the filters” helps enhance performance and eliminates 90 per cent of the contaminants and almost all of the most serious pathogens that can cause serious diseases like diarrhoea, cholera or typhoid (Ahlstrom, 2010; Si”
State-owned Enterprises Around the WORLD as Hybrid Organizations (2015, background): “In management and organizational research, debates center on the interests of various stakeholders (Freeman, 1984), the natural environment as a primary goal for organizations (Lovins, Lovins, & Hawken, 1999), and other valued objective functions (Ahlstrom, 2010; Gedajlovic, Carney, Chrisman, & Kell”
Innovation and entrepreneurship in India: Understanding jugaad (2015, unknown): “A similar approach to innovation has yielded the Swach, a low-end water filter that does not require electricity and utilizes waste (such as rice husks) that is widely available (Ahlstrom, 2010).”
Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toward Poverty Reduction (2019, background): “In particular, management as well as related research in economics have made some strides in identifying its cause and ways in which poverty can be reduced through institutional reform, microfinance, innovation and new venture creation (Ahlstrom 2010; Bloom, Draca, and Van Reenen 2016; Bruton, Ketch”
Knowledge Creation Capability, Absorptive Capacity, and Product Innovativeness (2013, unknown): “Developing highly innovative products is a cornerstone to the success of firms and economies (Ahlstrom, 2010; Seebode et al., 2012).”
Entrepreneurship and poverty reduction: A case study of Yiwu, China (2014, methodology): “This will shed further light on what firms and other large organizations can do in terms of significant societal problems (Ahlstrom, 2010; Yunus, 2007).”
When does investment in political ties improve firm performance? The contingent effect of innovation activities (2014, background): “However, to our best knowledge, very few studies have focused on the effect of political ties on firm performance in the context of technological innovation activities, despite the growing importance of innovation activities in recent years (Ahlstrom, 2010).”
Delineating the Domain of Development Entrepreneurship: A Market–Based Approach to Facilitating Inclusive Economic Growth (2011, background): “Moreover, the reductions that have occurred in the last quarter century have resulted more from institutional reform in nations such as China and India than entrepreneurial enlightenment about the plight of the poor (Ahlstrom, 2010; Bruton, 2010; Khanna, 2007; The Economist, 2009).”