Business school curriculums are designed to improve business skills and a student’s eventual workplace performance. In addition these skill sets the emerging environment demands softer associated with ethical decision-making sustainable practices. The objective of study is identify key influencers orientation attitudes towards as first critical step for curriculum planning develop both environm...

In today’s uncertain and unpredictable environment, business organisations are facing increasing risks, some even threatening their continual existence (Meulbroek, 2002). Numerous changes, such as, rapidly changing technology, climate change, globalisation and shorter product life cycles, have created an increasing degree of risk exposure for business organisations. Moreover, recent corporate s...

This paper reports on a 2.5-year case study of the North American utility industry’s effort to create a business-to-business (B2B) electronic marketplace (e-marketplace)--Pegasus. The utilities formed Pegasus in order to improve utility industry procurement practices by better integrating all aspects of the supply chain. The paper discusses the e-marketplace, evolving strategies, technology and...

This paper proposes a conceptual model to facilitate incorporation of sustainability into business practices, learning from the context of companies operating in Latin America – more specifically, in Brazil – that excel in terms of sustainability initiatives. Five large companies recognized as leaders in sustainability practices were studied using the grounded theory method. The main result of ...

Electronic business (e-business) brings many new opportunities as well as several challenges to business organizations. Many organizations have turned to customer relationship management (CRM) to leverage their market orientation, customiz e their products and services, and build loyalty programs. However, capitalizing on the opportunities will require organizational investments in information ...

We conducted a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study in which we explored the effects of corporate sustainability on firm financial performance. We compared financial performance in 494 facilities of a large financial firm by comparing those that received third-party certification for their environmental practices (i.e., LEED certification) to those that have not. Analyses revealed three key f...

Research and practices in electronic business (ebusiness) have witnessed an exponential growth in the last few years (Liautand & Hammond, 2001). Wireless technology has also evolved from simple analog products designed for business use to emerging radioactive, signal-based wireless communications (Shafi, 2001). The tremendous potential of mobile computing and e-business has created a new concep...

This papers explores, usage of Marketing ROI (Return on Investment), in online environment pertaining to key business issues in online marketing function. It chronologically evaluates different practices and avenues of marketing ROI, resulting into the evolution of certain key parameters and their respective methodologies of evaluation. The paper concludes with the proposed framework achieved t...

Concerns about information security and privacy continue to make headlines in the media and rate as serious issues in business and public surveys. Conventional thinking suggests that enhancements to governance models and business practices improve the performance of individual businesses. However, is this enough? Good governance is based on clear rights and responsibilities, and this panel will...

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW The challenges faced by today's government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied—and to stay afloat, these organizations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models. Fortunately for them, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business prac...