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Organizing practices of university, industry and government that facilitate (or impede) the transition to a hybrid triple helix model of innovation (2015)
Journal Article
Sarpong, D., AbdRazak, A., Alexander, E., & Meissner, D. (2017). Organizing practices of university, industry and government that facilitate (or impede) the transition to a hybrid triple helix model of innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 123, 142-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2015.11.032

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Drawing on the contemporary turn to discursive practices we examine how the organizing practices of industry, university and government facilitate (or impede) developing countries transition to a hybrid triple helix model of inno... Read More about Organizing practices of university, industry and government that facilitate (or impede) the transition to a hybrid triple helix model of innovation.

On the nurturing of strategic foresight: The Ubuntu perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Sarpong, D., Bi, J., & Amankwah-Amoah, J. (2016). On the nurturing of strategic foresight: The Ubuntu perspective. Futures, 75, 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2015.10.007

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. We draw on ideas from the African humanistic philosophy of Ubuntu with existing approaches to propose alternative ways of nurturing strategic foresight in practice. Delineating Ubuntu as a transient organizing philosophy, we show... Read More about On the nurturing of strategic foresight: The Ubuntu perspective.

Service nepotism in the multi-ethnic marketplace: Mentalities and motivations (2015)
Journal Article
Sarpong, D., & Maclean, M. (2015). Service nepotism in the multi-ethnic marketplace: Mentalities and motivations. International Marketing Review, 32(2), 160-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-01-2014-0030

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the multi-ethnic marketplace as the site of the emergence of service nepotism: the practice where employees bestow relational benefits and/or gifts on customers o... Read More about Service nepotism in the multi-ethnic marketplace: Mentalities and motivations.

On the influence of organisational routines on strategic foresight (2015)
Journal Article
Appiah, G., & Sarpong, D. (2015). On the influence of organisational routines on strategic foresight. Foresight, 17(5), 512-527. https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-11-2014-0067

© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model to unpack the relationship between organisational routines and strategic foresight integration. Design/methodology/approach – Three moderat... Read More about On the influence of organisational routines on strategic foresight.

Sustainable packaging: Regulations and operational challenges in a manufacturing SME (2015)
Journal Article
White, G., Sarpong, D., & Ndrecaj, V. (2015). Sustainable packaging: Regulations and operational challenges in a manufacturing SME. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 6(3), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSESD.2015070103

Copyright © 2015, IGI Global. The issue of sustainability has attracted considerable attention over the last decade and has been accompanied by the development of stringent packaging material legislation for firms. Drawing on a single case approach,... Read More about Sustainable packaging: Regulations and operational challenges in a manufacturing SME.