This study builds on earlier work in the oil and gas industry that observed a negative relationship between pollution and profit. We argue that new technology lowers the cost of clean operations, and that a reduction in waste-emission enhances revenue streams and reduces the cost of waste treatment.

Firms that are able to shift their trajectory from continual failure to sustained success are rare, yet turnarounds do occur and are part of the business landscape. Little progress has been made over the last two decades in discovering the key factors that can lead to firms escaping from...

Do the sovereign wealth funds of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan promote the sustainable use of government oil revenues? We review the operational rules and performance of the two funds and compare them to Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global. The key challenges are to stabilize government...

The competencies of employees are a critical success factor for any organization. Competency Management Systems help to develop competencies by supporting processes such as needs identification, intervention planning and implementation, and evaluation. However, the design of Competency...

Why and how do Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) contribute to the strategic competitiveness of organizations? This paper reviews the literature and proposes a model in which KMS is viewed from three different perspectives: (1) crucial resource; (2) driver of absorptive capacity; and (3)...

This research aims to develop a conceptual framework in order to inquire into the dynamic growth process of university spin-outs (hereafter referred to as USOs) in China, attempting to understand the configuration of capabilities that are necessary for dynamic growth. Based on the extant...