Week 2 Discussion 2: Annotated Bibliography
Engaging in sustainable business practices is the key to the success of small
businesses around the world. Businesses should engage in socially and
environmentally sustainable practices so as to make a positive impact in the
society. This would also ensure that their businesses operations will be there
in the future. The gap is to understand the best sustainable practices to be
employed by small businesses around the world.
Annotated Bibliography
Albino, V., Balice, A., & Dangelico, R. M. (2009).
Environmental strategies and green product development: an overview of
sustainabilityâ€driven companies. Business strategy and the environment, 18(2), 83-96.
Albino, Balice, and Dangelico in this article focus on the role that companies
can play in ensuring that environmental sustainability is achieved in the
world. The article indicates that embracing green based production processes as
well as products is the only true way through which environmental
sustainability can be attained by companies around the globe.
Since the publication of the article in 2009, it has been beneficial when it
comes to encouraging firms around the world to embrace green strategies as part
of their environmental sustainability efforts. However, the main limitation of
the article is that the data analysis approach used does not provide adequate
data that can fully make the findings presented in the article reliable.
The source will be instrumental in understanding ways in which green production
and product strategies can be useful in ensuring that small businesses engage
in sustainable practices. The source is related to my doctoral study literature
review component.
Caniato, F., Caridi, M., Crippa, L., & Moretto, A. (2012).
Environmental sustainability in fashion supply chains: An exploratory
case-based research. International journal of production economics, 135(2),
659-670.
Caniato et al. talks about the concept of environmental sustainability within
the fashion industry. The article reveals that adoption of green initiatives
within the fashion sector supply chains has played an instrumental role in
enhancing environmental sustainability practices in this sector.
The article since it
publication has provided information about some of the best practices to deal
with environmental challenges in the world of business. However, the sample
size used in the article is small, making the findings less reliable.
The source will be useful in understanding how green strategies can aid in
enhancing environmental sustainability practices in small business. The source
is related to my doctoral study discussion component.
Chapin, F. S., Carpenter, S. R., Kofinas, G. P., Folke, C., Abel,
N., Clark, W. C., ... & Berkes, F. (2010). Ecosystem stewardship:
sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet. Trends in
ecology & evolution, 25(4), 241-249.
Chapin et al. focus
on the issue of ecosystem stewardship as crucial in ensuring that businesses
engage in sustainable operations. The article reveals that engaging in
activities that are proactive in nature when dealing with change as well as
embracing policies that discourage environmental destruction is the only way
business operations can be sustainable.
The source has been
beneficial in understanding some of the techniques that can be used by
businesses to enhance sustainability. The main source weakness is that it does
not provide empirical data.
The source will be useful in understanding ways in which small businesses can
be sustainable in their operations. The source is related to my doctoral
literature review component.