Strategic Innovation and Sustainability
Rethinking Management for the Future of Business
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 2025
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-1-041-15026-8 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing together research from across Central and Eastern Europe, this volume examines how organisations navigate the complex intersection of strategic innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability in emerging economies.
Through 14 empirically-grounded chapters, the book reveals how companies across finance, healthcare, tourism, e-commerce, and manufacturing sectors respond to uncertainty while pursuing responsible business practices. The book offers unique value through its dual focus on academic rigour and practical application. Each chapter provides methodologically diverse insights - including case studies, surveys, and mixed-methods research - alongside concrete managerial recommendations. The three-part structure explores strategic paradoxes, digital technology implementation, and ESG integration, presenting a comprehensive framework for building resilient organisations in transitional economies.
This edited volume serves multiple audiences: Researchers, academics, and PhD students will find current research directions and methodological approaches; business leaders and policymakers will gain frameworks for implementing effective innovation strategies; and advanced students across business, sustainability, and regional studies programmes will benefit from its balanced theoretical and practical perspectives.
Through 14 empirically-grounded chapters, the book reveals how companies across finance, healthcare, tourism, e-commerce, and manufacturing sectors respond to uncertainty while pursuing responsible business practices. The book offers unique value through its dual focus on academic rigour and practical application. Each chapter provides methodologically diverse insights - including case studies, surveys, and mixed-methods research - alongside concrete managerial recommendations. The three-part structure explores strategic paradoxes, digital technology implementation, and ESG integration, presenting a comprehensive framework for building resilient organisations in transitional economies.
This edited volume serves multiple audiences: Researchers, academics, and PhD students will find current research directions and methodological approaches; business leaders and policymakers will gain frameworks for implementing effective innovation strategies; and advanced students across business, sustainability, and regional studies programmes will benefit from its balanced theoretical and practical perspectives.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Illustrations
30 s/w Tabellen, 11 s/w Zeichnungen, 11 s/w Abbildungen
30 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-15026-8 (9781041150268)
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Additional editions
Natalia Szozda | Justyna M. Bugaj
Strategic Innovation and Sustainability
Rethinking Management for the Future of Business
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Natalia Szozda | Justyna M. Bugaj
Strategic Innovation and Sustainability
Rethinking Management for the Future of Business
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Persons
Natalia Szozda is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Logistics at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland. Since October 2024, she has also served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business and Management.
Justyna M. Bugaj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Strategic Analysis at Krakow University of Economics, Poland.
Justyna M. Bugaj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Strategic Analysis at Krakow University of Economics, Poland.
Content
Introduction Part 1. Leading Through Paradoxes: Strategic Thinking in an Innovation-Driven World 1.1. Strategic Management Time Horizon Under Uncertainty: Insights into Strategists' Attitudes 1.2. The Role of Project Management in Strategy Implementation: Insights from FMCG Enterprises 1.3. Top Management Responses to Paradoxes: Exploring the Context of Strategic Choices for Organisational Sustainability 1.4. Paradoxes in Online FMCG Retailing Management: New Areas in Marketing Management Research Part 2. Transforming Strategy: Digital Shifts and the Power of Technology 2.1. Managing an International Project Team in the Age of Digitalization: A Case Study of Automotive Corporations 2.2. Strategic Role of Communication: A Perspective on Technological Knowledge Management in Startups 2.3. Workplace Learning in the Digital Age: Competencies Supporting Network Learning 2.4. Digital Transformation in Finance: The Role of Financial Managers in Building Value and Sustainability 2.5. Obstacles to the Development of Digital Healthcare: The Perspective of Polish Medical Entities Part 3. Beyond Green: ESG, Responsibility, and the Future of Business 3.1. Shifting Toward Sustainable Tourism Development: The Role of DMOs in Selected Alpine and Carpathian Destinations 3.2. Factors Stimulating ESG Policy Implementation: The Context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) 3.3. Controversial Behaviours of Banks in ESG Areas: On the Example of Banks 3.4. Sustainable Marketing Strategies: A Framework for Polish Food Enterprises 3.5. Sustainability and Competitiveness in Firms: Models, Methods, and Measurement Tools