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What is Operations Strategy

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Handbook of Research on Climate Change Impact on Health and Environmental Sustainability
The managerial activities which ranged from plan, organizing, actuating and controlling day-to-day business operation, production, transporting, warehousing, distributing with the best resources allocation to satisfy the end users and stakeholders in organization.
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Moving forward a Parsimonious Model of Eco-Innovation: Results from a Content Analysis
Yudi Fernando (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) and Wen Xin Wah (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8814-8.ch030
Abstract
Complexity of sustainability issue in operations management leads this study to determine a parsimonious model of eco-innovation. Most of research findings have been emphasized on the effect of innovation on company's economic benefits. However, there is inadequate study in respect to eco-innovation and impact to business and environmental sustainability. This is causing a lack of study on this topic. The paper focuses on determinants of drivers of eco-innovation and seeks the impact to the outcome of sustainable business performance. Content analysis is used in order to explain phenomena of eco-innovation in operations management and categorize the determinants of drivers. The unit of analysis of this study is driver or factor of eco-innovation which commonly uses in entire articles. The scope of review encompassed articles published during 1994 to 2012. Results indicate that a parsimonious model of eco-innovation was consisted of five drivers. More comprehensive and robust findings could be obtained by testing this model and broadening the scope of study.
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Operational Challenges in Hybrid Organizations: Insights for Future Research
A set of decisions made at the operational level in order to achieve a competitive advantage.
Published in Chapter: Operational Challenges in Hybrid Organizations: Insights for Future Research; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Business Models and Managerial Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
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