Business in the 21st Century

Claudia Nelly Berrones-Flemmig is Full-time Professor of Accounting and Finance at IU International University of Applied Sciences, Campus Berlin. She has widely experience as international business consultant, specialized in SMEs. Her main fields of research are innovative financial instruments and Sustainable Finance.Francoise Contreras is Full Professor at the School of Management and Business of Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. Contreras is Professor of Leadership, and Research in under and postgraduate programs. Her field of research is Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, and Social Sustainability. She is visiting professor on these topics.Utz Dornberger is Professor of Development Economics with a special emphasis on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Director of the International SEPT Competence Center (SME Promotion and Training) at Leipzig University, Germany. Dornberger is also the Director of the Self-Management Initiative Leipzig at Leipzig University supporting the creation of more than 600 start-ups.

• Chapter 1. The Finance Function and the Financial System toward the Achievement of the SDGS: Literature Review and Lessons from the Covid-19 Crisis; Claudia Nelly Berrones-FlemmigChapter 2. Corporate Social Responsibility of Foreign MNCs in Mexico during the Covid-19 Crisis; Anna Cabrera-Rubio and Jose Salazar-CantuChapter 3. ESG, SDGs, and Hospitality: Challenges and Opportunities in Activating Sustainability; Willy Legrand and Akupe Matthew-BolofindeChapter 4. Business Environment in Latin America 2010–2021: A Comparative Study between Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance Countries; Giovanni Efraín Reyes OrtizChapter 5. SDGs in Large-Company-Sized Communities: The Example of the Isle of Man Biosphere Reserve; Roland BrandtjenChapter 6. Ensuring Business Continuity and Supporting Workforce during Covid-19: Turkey Example; Elif BaykalChapter 7. Sustainable Organizations from an Employees’ Well-Being Approach; Francoise Contreras, Juan C. Espinosa, and Gustavo A. EsguerraChapter 8. Bringing Societal Impact by Eliciting DSIW among Employees to Cater Covid-19 Outbreak; Sehrish Ilyas, Ghulam Abid, and Fouzia AshfaqChapter 9. Sustainable HRM for an Internal Workplace CSR Strategy to Attract, Develop, and Retain Talents; Susanne RankChapter 10. Work Engagement: Creating Value through Sustainable Leadership and Resilience; Fouzia Ashfaq, Ghulam Abid, and Sehrish IlyasChapter 11. Navigating through Black Swans by Balancing Corporate Elasticity, Efficiency, and Innovation; Nepomuceno Carvalho and Noah FarhadiChapter 12. Business Model Transformation through Digitalization as an Approach to Facilitate SDG’s Achievement: A Case of an MNC in Bangladesh in Covid-19 Context; Md. Noor Un Nabi and Imtiaz MasroorChapter 13. The Individual Valuation of Aviation Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Choice Modeling Approach; Christos Evangelinos, Stefan Tscharaktschiew, and Marlen MietznerChapter 14. Sustainable Innovation: An Essential Paradigm in the Sustainable Development Goals Framework; Ignacio Aldeanueva Fernández and Fernando Navarro LucenaChapter 15. How Can Food Businesses Target Zero Waste Consumers During a Pandemic?; Cansu HattulaChapter 16. Well-Being Culture as an Essential Element for Sustainable Development in the Context of the Pandemic; Kety Jauregui and Susy QuevedoChapter 17. Sustainable Business Models and Covid-19; Rafael Alejandro Piñeros EspinosaChapter 18. Homestay in Bali (Indonesia) as an Inclusive Rural Accommodation during Covid-19 Pandemic; Maulana Agung Wibowo and Utz Dornberger