The issuance of the first labeled green bond by the World Bank in 2008 sparked a revolution in the capital markets that has created a $4 trillion plus thematic bond market, leveraging investor interest in environmental, social, and governance criteria in investment decisions and support for...

National governments assisted urban migrants and refugees during COVID-19. However, in South Africa, the government provided little social support to migrants. This situation exacerbated the precarity of vulnerable migrant and refugee communities, causing loss of livelihoods, health issues and...

Carbon counting and the carbon footprint of products are of issue to numerous industries. Macroalgae, a third-generation biomass, offers significant benefits as a feedstock within a circular economy system. Macroalgae are rich in a range of carbohydrates, which differ from typical terrestrial...

This case study explores Shop Okoa, a fintech startup developed to digitise customer credit transactions for small shopkeepers in Kenya. Launched by entrepreneur Kelvin Mulama, the business provides a platform for micro-merchants to extend credit without financial losses. By integrating with...

With entrepreneurship taking centre stage in economic development, the government's role in fostering innovation and new venture creation has come under exploration. While public sector entrepreneurship literature often portrays governments as key players in driving innovation, the specific...

In the B2B market, the sales function can aid the innovation process by integrating customer perspectives into the ideation and development phases of the innovation process and facilitating the commercialisation phase. Sales teams maintain interactive relationships with customers, partners and...

In recent years, India has made significant progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6 concerning clean water and sanitation. With its vast population and complex socio-economic landscape, effectively marketing government programs has become...

Innovation is about creativity, novelty, and making a significant contribution to an area. This chapter identifies innovative research by crisis communication scholars. It isolates the innovations research has provided to the practice of communication. This research is creative, novel, and makes...

Startrack Holdings case discusses inclusive leadership and decision-making on diversity and equity issues relating to Indigenous land use in Australia. Startrack Holdings, traditionally an Australian mining and manufacturing company, produces metallic and non-metallic minerals with coal mining...

The performance of organizational turnarounds is of central interest to management scholars. While the strategic nature of change during organizational turnarounds inherently implies a long-term impact, organizations seldom revisit the changes to evaluate their long-term, transformational...