Managing and Innovating for Sustainable Development

Rethinking Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Innovation in a Disruptive World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvEthel Ndidiamaka Abe,Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku,Idowu Issac Abe,Eduardo Pablo,Ibidun Christiana Obagbuwa

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This volume advances a critical conversation at the intersection of business management, innovation, and sustainable development by offering an integrated, multidisciplinary perspective on how organizations can navigate complexity while driving long-term societal value. Bringing together insights from human resource management, technological transformation, and inclusive economic systems, the book develops a coherent framework for understanding how organizations translate strategy into impact.Structured across five thematic sections, the volume examines: the role of inclusive and ethical leadership in shaping organizational cultures; the mechanisms through which creativity and adaptive capabilities support resilient business models; the linkages between finance, development, and economic inclusion; the strategic implications of emerging digital technologies; and the growing influence of ESG and sustainability frameworks on organizational practice.Distinguished by its integration of theory and application, the book draws on established and emerging perspectives; including human-centered management approaches, innovation systems thinking, and digitally enabled transformation to illuminate the pathways through which organizations respond to contemporary challenges. It offers both conceptual clarity and practical insight into how firms can align performance with broader societal outcomes.This volume will be of particular interest to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand how management and innovation can be mobilized to address global development challenges. By situating organizational strategy within a broader socio-economic context, it provides a rigorous and forward-looking contribution to the evolving field of responsible and sustainable business.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-09-07
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor404
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032289346

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Ethel Ndidiamaka Abe is Assistant Professor of Management in the Paseka School of Business at Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA.Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku is Professor of Human Resource Management in the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business at Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia. Idowu Isaac Abe is Assistant Professor of Management at St. Cloud State University, USA. Eduardo Pablo is Associate Professor of Finance and Co-Chair of the Paseka School of Business at Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA. Ibidun Christiana Obagbuwa is Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Computing at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

Ch 1: Leadership Behaviors, Employee Engagement, and Workplace Toxicity: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda.- Ch 2: Assessing Equal Employment Opportunities in UK Higher Education: Policies, Challenges, and Progress.- Ch 3: From Theory to Practice: Operationalizing Adaptive Leadership to Navigate Complexity and Drive Strategic Value.- Ch 4: Effects of Organizational Change on Employee Performance at The Takoradi Technical University in the Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana.- Ch 5: Metaverse Travel Agents in the Phygital Future of Hospitality and Tourism: Hype or Opportunity?.- Ch 6: Mediating Effect of Work Autonomy on the Relationship Between Gig Economy Participation and Skill Diversification.- Ch 7: Gender Diversity, Entrepreneurial Activities and Sustainable Development.- Ch 8: The relationship between Capital Structure and Financial Performance in Sub-Saharan African Insurance Companies: The Moderating Effect of Intellectual Capital.- Ch 9: Exploring the Managerial Power Perspective on Agency Costs and Executive Compensation: Insights from North America's Food and Beverage Production Industry.- Ch 10: The Nexus Between Renewable Energy Adoption and Local Economic Development: The Role of Local Government.- Ch 11: Determinants and Impacts of Material Flow Cost Ac-counting Adoption in the Hospitality Sector: Evidence from Durban, South Africa.- Ch 12: Challenges Faced by Black African Women in Accessing Bank Loans in South Africa and the Role of Humanities and Gender.- Ch 13: The Impact of Learning Management Systems on Students' Academic Performance in a Higher Education Institution.- Ch 14: Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Stock Price Prediction: Insights from LSTM, RF, ANN, and ARIMA.- Ch 15: Towards Relevant, Effective, and Efficient TVET Delivery: A Context-Driven Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Model.