Citation
(2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2014-003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Volume 10, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
"An ecological analysis of four competing approaches to sustainability development: integration of industrial ecology and ecological anthropology literature"
Seleshi Sisaye
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the impact that the ecological approach has in international development programs
in both the USA and Europe. It discusses the applications of sustainability by international donor agencies among bilateral
and multilateral organizations in developing economies. It outlines the influence of sustainability in the US Federal Government
agencies to protect and maintain environmentally based development programs.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares industrial ecology and ecological anthropology approaches to sustainability development. It discusses
their policy implications for international development assistance programs. It describes how anthropological and sociological
approaches to sustainability have impacted the development policies and programs of bilateral and multilateral organizations,
as well as those of multi-national corporations.
Findings – There are common sustainability trends among the four competing donor organizations in approaching sustainability development
by bilateral and multilateral international development organizations. These organizations – the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the World Bank, the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, and the US Federal
government agencies, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency – have shaped and influenced the policies and programs
of sustainability development in business organizations and in developing economies.
Originality/value – Sustainability has been a subject of interest in international development assistance programs in both bilateral and multilateral
organizations since the 1970s. Over time, the subject of sustainability received prominence in the developed world. It can
be argued that sustainability has its roots in the developing economy and has been adapted/modified to meet the environmental
and natural resources conservation and management policies of the developed economies.
Keywords Ecology and resources management, Europe, Resources management, Social anthropology, Sustainability business reporting, Sustainability
development, Sustainable development, USA
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/20425961211221606
This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 1, 2012,
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award
"Female labour force participation: the case of Trinidad and Tobago"
Karen Anne Roopnarine and Dindial Ramrattan
This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 2, 2012,
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
"Integrating corporate sustainability and strategy for business performance"
Vikram P. Murthy
This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 1, 2012,
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
"Analyzing the impact of green marketing strategies on consumer purchasing patterns in Mauritius"
Thanika Devi Juwaheer, Sharmila Pudaruth and Marie Monique Emmanuelle Noyaux
This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 1, 2012,
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Outstanding Reviewer
Beverlee B. Anderson
California State University San Marcos, USA
Seema Joshi
University of Delhi, India