Publication year: 2010
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 18 May 2010

Ozcan, Saritas , Jonathan, Aylen

Roadmapping and scenarios are two widely used futures techniques which help R&D managers set priorities for research. These techniques are combined in a Foresight exercise assessing development of clean production in metal manufacturing, drawing on the European CLEANPROD project. The aim of the project is to develop a set of roadmaps for metal processing R&D to achieve breakthrough sustainability — “clean production”.Scenarios, a frequently used Foresight method, are used to set the context for the exercise, inform the design of technology roadmaps and influence the wider policy context. Roadmaps are developed for three process areas of metal manufacture – surface...

Publication year: 2010
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 10 May 2010

G.P.J., Verbong , F.W., Geels

This paper analyses sustainability transitions in the electricity system, using recent theories on socio-technical pathways. The paper describes three possible transition pathways and indicates the implications for (grid) infrastructures. The ‘transformation pathway’ is characterised by a further hybridization of the infrastructure; in the ‘reconfiguration pathway’, internationalisation and scale increase in renewable generation lead to the emergence of a ‘Supergrid’. The ‘de-alignment and re-alignment pathway’ is dominated by distributed generation and a focus on more local infrastructures. We suggest that this pathway, which involves a major restructuring of the electricity system, is less likely than the other two. The de-alignment and...

Publication year: 2010
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 May 2010

Marie-Claude, Bélis-Bergouignan , Rachel, Levy

This case study of the Aquitaine wood filière emphasizes the need to integrate a stronger consideration of natural resources in the analysis of innovation systems. The analysis focuses on eight eco-innovation projects representing the Aquitaine wood filière, and carried out under the aegis of the Industries and Maritime Pine of the Future ‘competitiveness cluster.’ We show that dependence on the wood natural resource can configure the limits, objectives and expected performance of such innovation systems. While previous approaches have considered similar innovation systems from territorial, sectoral or technological perspectives, we argue that centering the analysis on this natural resource better...

•	This paper examines the conditions under which corporate social responsibility (CSR) is related to value creation in the multinational enterprise (MNE).
•	Following prior work by Burke and Logsdon (1996), we examine the relationship of centrality, appropriability, proactivity, visibility, and voluntarism to value creation.
•	The results of a survey of 111 MNEs in Mexico suggest that centrality, visibility, and voluntarism are related to value creation.

• Content Type Journal Article
• Category Research Article
• DOI 10.1007/s11575-009-0016-5
• Authors
  • Bryan W. Husted, York University Erivan K. Haub Chair in Business and Sustainability, Schulich School of Business Toronto Canada
  • David B. Allen, Instituto de Empresa Business School Strategy Department Madrid Spain

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  • Journal Management International Review
  • Online ISSN 1861-8901
  • Print ISSN 0938-8249
  • Journal Volume Volume 49
  • Journal Issue Volume 49, Number 6 / December, 2009