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Gary L. Mclaughlin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Toward a descriptive stakeholder theory: An organizational Life Cycle Approach
    Academy of Management Review, 2001
    Co-Authors: I. M. Jawahar, Gary L. Mclaughlin
    Abstract:

    We integrate theory and research from disparate areas to develop a descriptive stakeholder theory. We (1) show that at any given organizational Life Cycle stage, certain stakeholders, because of their potential to satisfy critical organizational needs, will be more important than others; (2) identify specific stakeholders likely to become more or less important as an organization evolves from one stage to the next; and (3) propose that the strategy an organization uses to deal with each stakeholder will depend on the importance of that stakeholder to the organization relative to other stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Francesco Fiorito - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • smart windows for carbon neutral buildings a Life Cycle Approach
    Energy and Buildings, 2018
    Co-Authors: A Pierucci, Alessandro Cannavale, Francesco Martellotta, Francesco Fiorito
    Abstract:

    Abstract This study assesses the influence of photovoltachromic windows (PVCCs) on the Life Cycle Impact and Life Cycle Total Energy of office buildings. To this aim, two commercial buildings, having the same size and typology, only differing on glazing's technologies—PVCCs and commercial solar control glass panes integrated with photovoltaic (PV) panels—were compared. A full analysis was performed in three locations representative of as many climatic conditions (Aswan, Brindisi and London). The results obtained showed that the overall impact due to the production of a PVCC cell is considerably lower than the one of traditional technologies offering the same performances. Reductions of impacts spanning between 41% and 44% were obtained. Moreover, all impact categories benefited from smart windows' building integration in the operational phase, especially in the Mediterranean climate. If in Aswan the reduction of impact is mainly ascribable to energy demand for cooling, in cold climates savings in lighting energy dominate.

I. M. Jawahar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Toward a descriptive stakeholder theory: An organizational Life Cycle Approach
    Academy of Management Review, 2001
    Co-Authors: I. M. Jawahar, Gary L. Mclaughlin
    Abstract:

    We integrate theory and research from disparate areas to develop a descriptive stakeholder theory. We (1) show that at any given organizational Life Cycle stage, certain stakeholders, because of their potential to satisfy critical organizational needs, will be more important than others; (2) identify specific stakeholders likely to become more or less important as an organization evolves from one stage to the next; and (3) propose that the strategy an organization uses to deal with each stakeholder will depend on the importance of that stakeholder to the organization relative to other stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shabbir H. Gheewala - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Water-energy-food nexus of bioethanol in Pakistan: A Life Cycle Approach evaluating footprint indicators and energy performance.
    The Science of the total environment, 2019
    Co-Authors: Hafiz Usman Ghani, Thapat Silalertruksa, Shabbir H. Gheewala
    Abstract:

    Water, energy, and food are the most basic and essential sectors for human welfare. However, an inextricable nexus and competition exists among these sectors. Production of molasses-based bioethanol is an interesting case resulting in the production of different food and energy materials while consuming water, energy, land, and other raw materials, throughout its Life Cycle. This paper briefly describes the nexus among water, energy, and food for bioethanol in Pakistan and its environmental implications. A Life Cycle Approach has been used for evaluating four footprint categories including the carbon, ecological, water scarcity, and energy footprints along with an energy analysis of bioethanol. In comparison to conventional gasoline, bioethanol would have benefits in terms of lesser greenhouse gas emissions, better use of productive land, and superior energy performance, but, this will be at the expense of higher impacts in terms of water scarcity. Therefore, considering only a single aspect could result in inadvertent trade-offs that may go unnoticed. The quantified values would help accomplish integrated resource management along with their utilization within limits so as to be available for other uses. This study could help in developing strategies for optimal management of resources to maximize the synergies and minimize the possible trade-offs.

Jarmo Vakkuri - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Life-Cycle Approach to performance management: Implications for public management and evaluation
    Evaluation, 2012
    Co-Authors: G. Jan Van Helden, Åge Johnsen, Jarmo Vakkuri
    Abstract:

    This article discusses how performance-management systems may be conceptualized as tools with a Life Cycle consisting of several stages. Studies on public-sector performance management generally concern the question of how management can design these systems or address dysfunctional effects when they are used. This article, however, argues that the research in this field should cover the entire Life Cycle of performance-management systems: it should focus on both their benefits and costs and needs to recognize a broader spectrum of actors involved in the Life Cycle than that normally associated with the hierarchical conception of principals and agents. The Life-Cycle Approach facilitates a comprehensive mapping of the various performance-management stages and their contingencies from invention to assessment and re-design, including their interdependence. The framework enables policymakers, managers, evaluators, and researchers to better understand performance-management systems, to identify relevant research areas and to communicate the practical problems and solutions related to the systems' specific stages.