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The construction industry in Yemen : towards economic sustainability
Sultan, Basel Mohammed - 2005
development also requires that the construction industry in Yemen initiate important strategic developmental policies in order to … development and employment. The construction industry in the developing economy of Yemen is plagued by difficult economic and … technical problems, which permeate most aspects of the industry. In addition, construction procedures in Yemen consume excessive …
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Empowerment of women and increasing women employment in the construction industry to support environmental sustainability and sustainable development
Sertyesilisik, Begum - In: Environmental sustainability, growth trajectory and …, (pp. 255-265). 2022
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What does GRI‐reporting tell us about corporate sustainability?
Isaksson, Raine; Steimle, Ulrich - In: The TQM Journal 21 (2009) 2, pp. 168-181
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss what the business contribution to sustainable development is (or should be) and to propose criteria for assessing corporate sustainability. These criteria are applied for the analysis of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)‐reports of five major...
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Lifecycle Framework for Sustainable Residential Buildings in Malaysia
Ebrahimi, Mahdokht; Rahman, Hamzah Abdul; Mohd-Rahim, … - In: Open House International 39 (2014) 4, pp. 14-27
In Malaysia, there are a few numbers of frameworks and checklists in order to evaluate the sustainable performance of buildings. In addition, most of these assessment frameworks or checklists focus on environmental sustainability disregarding social and economic pillars. The research in social...
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The circular economics of constructions
Nițu, Rareș-Mihai - In: Theoretical and applied economics : GAER review 30 (2023) 1/634, pp. 255-262
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Building a Sustainable Talent Acquisition Model in a Dynamic Business Environment
Mohapatra, Mamta; Sahu, Priyanka - In: International Journal of Human Capital and Information … 9 (2018) 3, pp. 42-52
This article describes how rapid globalization, changes in the technology landscape, and changes in the way people manage organizations, have increased the need for competent workforce who could be a source of sustained competitive advantage for the organization. Thus, companies specifically in...
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Strategic Perspectives on the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross Domestic Product
Tolksdorf, Alexander M.; Howard, Terry L.; Ulferts, … - In: International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) 7 (2016) 4, pp. 51-54
Traditionally, the status of an economy has been measured regarding its real output. The most popular yardstick for this figure is the gross domestic product. Gross Domestic Product, however, does not take into account many more complex elements of economic welfare. Efficient and accurate...
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Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility and Creating Shared Value on Sustainability
Sinthupundaja, Janthorn; Kohda, Youji - In: International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship … 2 (2017) 1, pp. 27-38
This article describes how recently, there has been a shift in corporate social responsibility (CSR) to creating shared value (CSV), filling the gap between the strategies underlying competitive advantage and sustainability. Although the principles of CSR and CSV have been broadly studied and...
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Egnatia Motorway: Analysing the impacts on the economic and social sustainability of urban areas in Greece
Nikolakopoulou, Christina; Karampekou, Lamprini - 2013
Mobility is one of the most important key factors that determine economic development and growth in most modern countries all over the world. Therefore, investments in infrastructure can have multiple effects when it comes to economic and social growth. What is more, economic development is...
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