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Daniel Van Den Buuse - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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in search of viable business models for Development sustainable energy in developing countries
Corporate Governance, 2012Co-Authors: Ans Kolk, Daniel Van Den BuuseAbstract:Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business‐based approaches, in Development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, insight is lacking into the “whether and how” of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This article analyses private‐sector involvement in Development, including a business perspective of firm‐level factors, taking the case of sustainable energy in developing countries.Design/methodology/approach – In the framework of the international business and Development Debate, the authors examine the “state of the art” on sustainable energy and business involvement, and present their own research on illustrative cases from local companies involved in renewable, off‐grid rural electrification. Implications are discussed, as viewed from the broader perspective of business models.Findings – Existing studies on sustainable energy take macro‐economic and/or policy‐oriented approaches, containing specific case studies of rural electr...
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in search of viable business models for Development sustainable energy in developing countries
2012Co-Authors: Ans Kolk, Daniel Van Den BuuseAbstract:Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business-based approaches, in Development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, we lack insight into the ‘whether and how’ of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This article analyses private-sector involvement in Development, including a business perspective of firm-level factors, taking the case of sustainable energy in developing countries.Design/methodology/approach – In the framework of the international business and Development Debate, we examine the ‘state of the art’ on sustainable energy and business involvement, and present our own research on illustrative cases from local companies involved in renewable, off-grid rural electrification. Implications are discussed, viewed from the broader perspective of business models.Findings – Existing studies on sustainable energy take macro-economic and/or policy-oriented approaches, containing specific case studies of rural electrification and/or recommended financing/delivery models. We categorize them on two dimensions (levels of subsidies and public/private involvement) and conclude that market-based models operating without subsidies do hardly exist in theory – and also not in practice, as our study shows that companies can at best have part of their portfolio non-subsidized based on customer segmentation or require socially-oriented investors/funders.Research limitations/applications – This exploratory study can be a starting point for further in-depth analyses.Practical implications – The article outlines challenges faced by companies/entrepreneurs when aiming for viable business models, and provides insights to policy-makers who want to further the role of business in sustainable (energy) Development.Societal implications – Sustainable energy and Development are crucial and interlinked issues highly relevant to global society, as exemplified by the UN year of Sustainable Energy for All and Rio 20.Originality/value – The article contributes new dimensions and perspectives that have been left unexplored, and that are crucial for reducing poverty and stimulating sustainable (energy) Development.
Peter Knorringa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Frugal Innovation and Development Research
The European Journal of Development Research, 2017Co-Authors: André Leliveld, Peter KnorringaAbstract:This article sets the scene for a special issue on why frugal innovations are increasingly important for Development research. While the top-down business and management literature on frugal innovation has claimed Developmental relevance, we give at least equal importance to much longer-standing bottom-up Development studies discourses on grass-root innovation, bricolage, and livelihood strategies. We argue that we need both literatures for a better understanding of how frugal innovations relate to Development. Accordingly, we position the articles in this special issue in the frugal innovation and Development Debate. Finally, we discuss the relevance of a frugal innovation lens in how two major global trends are impacting upon global Development opportunities: the global diffusion of 3rd and 4th Industrial Revolution digital technologies and global population dynamics. We consider these two trends to be major entries for future research on frugal innovation and Development.
Ans Kolk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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in search of viable business models for Development sustainable energy in developing countries
Corporate Governance, 2012Co-Authors: Ans Kolk, Daniel Van Den BuuseAbstract:Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business‐based approaches, in Development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, insight is lacking into the “whether and how” of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This article analyses private‐sector involvement in Development, including a business perspective of firm‐level factors, taking the case of sustainable energy in developing countries.Design/methodology/approach – In the framework of the international business and Development Debate, the authors examine the “state of the art” on sustainable energy and business involvement, and present their own research on illustrative cases from local companies involved in renewable, off‐grid rural electrification. Implications are discussed, as viewed from the broader perspective of business models.Findings – Existing studies on sustainable energy take macro‐economic and/or policy‐oriented approaches, containing specific case studies of rural electr...
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in search of viable business models for Development sustainable energy in developing countries
2012Co-Authors: Ans Kolk, Daniel Van Den BuuseAbstract:Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business-based approaches, in Development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, we lack insight into the ‘whether and how’ of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This article analyses private-sector involvement in Development, including a business perspective of firm-level factors, taking the case of sustainable energy in developing countries.Design/methodology/approach – In the framework of the international business and Development Debate, we examine the ‘state of the art’ on sustainable energy and business involvement, and present our own research on illustrative cases from local companies involved in renewable, off-grid rural electrification. Implications are discussed, viewed from the broader perspective of business models.Findings – Existing studies on sustainable energy take macro-economic and/or policy-oriented approaches, containing specific case studies of rural electrification and/or recommended financing/delivery models. We categorize them on two dimensions (levels of subsidies and public/private involvement) and conclude that market-based models operating without subsidies do hardly exist in theory – and also not in practice, as our study shows that companies can at best have part of their portfolio non-subsidized based on customer segmentation or require socially-oriented investors/funders.Research limitations/applications – This exploratory study can be a starting point for further in-depth analyses.Practical implications – The article outlines challenges faced by companies/entrepreneurs when aiming for viable business models, and provides insights to policy-makers who want to further the role of business in sustainable (energy) Development.Societal implications – Sustainable energy and Development are crucial and interlinked issues highly relevant to global society, as exemplified by the UN year of Sustainable Energy for All and Rio 20.Originality/value – The article contributes new dimensions and perspectives that have been left unexplored, and that are crucial for reducing poverty and stimulating sustainable (energy) Development.
Kevin Stolarick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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inside the black box of regional Development human capital the creative class and tolerance
Journal of Economic Geography, 2008Co-Authors: Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander, Kevin StolarickAbstract:While there is a general consensus on the importance of human capital to regional Development, Debate has emerged around two key issues. The first involves the efficacy of educational versus occupational measures (i.e. the creative class) of human capital, while the second revolves around the factors that affect its distribution. We use structural equation models and path analysis to examine the relations from these two alternative measures of human capital and regional income and wages, and also to isolate the relations of tolerance, consumer service amenities and the university on its distribution. We find that human capital and the creative class affect regional Development through different channels. The creative class outperforms conventional educational attainment measures in accounting for regional labor productivity measured as wages, while conventional human capital does better in accounting for regional income. We find that tolerance is significantly associated with both human capital and the creative class as well as with wages and income. We also find that the cultural economy has both direct and indirect relationships to regional Development and impacts both production and consumption.
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inside the black box of regional Development human capital the creative class and tolerance
2007Co-Authors: Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander, Kevin StolarickAbstract:While there is a general consensus on the importance of human capital to regional Development, Debate has emerged around two key issues. The first involves the efficacy of educational versus occupational measures (i.e. the creative class) of human capital, while the second revolves around the factors that effect its distribution. We use structural equation models and path analysis to examine the effects of these two alternative measures of human capital on regional income and wages, and also to isolate the effects of tolerance, consumer service amenities, and the university on its distribution. We find that human capital and the creative class effect regional Development through different channels. The creative class outperforms conventional educational attainment measures in accounting for regional labor productivity measured as wages, while conventional human capital does better in accounting for regional income. We find that tolerance is significantly associated with both human capital and the creative class as well as with wages and income.
M Redclift - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reflections on the sustainable Development Debate
International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 1994Co-Authors: M RedcliftAbstract:SUMMARY The paper examines the way in which the term ‘sustainable Development’ has been used. Beginning with a short review of responses to a publication of the author's on sustainable Development, it goes on to explore the different assumptions behind the discussion of the concept, and the different dimensions of sustainability: economic, political and epistemological. It is argued that, like the environment itself, the concept of sustainable Development is a contested domain. We can learn from exploring the way the concept is used and contested.