Transformation Towards Sustainability A Novel Interdisciplinary Framework from RWTH Aachen University
The global environmental crisis, technological developments, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing economic and political globalization are just a few of the developments that are massively increasing the pressure for transformation on regions, companies and society as a whole. In addition, the digital...
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Springer Nature
2024
Springer International Publishing AG |
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- 2.5 Artificial Intelligence -- 2.6 Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability -- 2.7 Work Design-MTO Approach -- 2.8 Artificial Intelligence and Transformation of Work -- 3 The Transformation of Work in the Context of Sustainable Innovation Processes in Companies Using the Example of WIRKsam -- 3.1 Procedure Model -- 3.2 WIRKsam Living Lab -- 3.3 WIRKsam and Sustainable Innovation -- 3.4 WIRKsam and Transformations -- 4 Collection of Questions -- 5 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Transformation of the Built and Lived Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inter- and Transdisciplinary Methodology -- 3 Core Areas of Research -- 3.1 Decarbonized Buildings -- 3.2 Preservation and Activation of the Building Stock -- 3.3 Climate Change and Crisis Adaptation -- 3.4 Healthy Environments -- 4 Specific Approaches Towards the Support of Transformation -- 4.1 Competence Network Space-Water-Construction -- 4.2 Cooperation Area Net Zero City Aachen Living Laboratory -- 4.3 Human-Building-Quarter Experimental Space -- 4.4 "Growth" Strategy -- 4.5 Perspective -- 5 Collaborative Teaching -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Exploring Transformation in and Across Clusters of Excellence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transformation on the Content-Level -- 3 Structural Transformation -- 4 Impact on the Work and Team Processes -- 5 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Research Transformation -- Academia as a Key Factor in Fostering Responsible Research and Innovation with and for Society: The Case of the RRI Hub at RWTH Aachen University -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Responsible Research and Innovation -- 2.1 Definition -- 2.2 Responsible Research and Innovation at HEIs -- 3 The Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Hub at RWTH Aachen University -- 3.1 Implementing RRI at RWTH Aachen University-The RRI Hub -- 3.2 The Conceptual Framework and Ecosystem of the RRI Hub
- Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Societal Transformation: Transformation Research, Transformational Research, Research Transformation: A Novel Framework from RWTH Aachen University -- 1 Introduction: An Understanding of Transformation and Transformation Processes -- 2 RWTH Aachen University: Its History and Strategy -- 2.1 History and Figures -- 2.2 Strategy of an Integrated Interdisciplinary University -- 2.3 Organizational Elements of the RWTH for Addressing Interdisciplinary and Transformation Challenges -- 2.4 Summary: RWTH Aachen University as a Transformational University? -- 3 Aachen Model of Transformation Research -- 3.1 Human-Technology Transformation -- 3.2 Transformation Research -- 3.3 Transformational Research -- 3.4 Research Transformation -- 4 Examples and Book Overview -- 5 Conclusion and Invitation -- References -- An Actor in the Transformation Triad: The Platform Approach "REVIERa" -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Background -- 2.1 Understanding Transformation Through Multi-level Thinking -- 2.2 Shaping Transformation as an Open Process -- 3 Platform Approach of RWTH Aachen University -- 3.1 Setting Up the REVIERa Transformation Platform -- 3.2 Contribution to the Transformation Triad -- 4 The Dimensions of the Platform -- 4.1 Transformation Research ("Research") -- 4.2 Transformational Research ("Shape") -- 4.3 Research Transformation ("Enable") -- 5 Discussion and Reflection -- 6 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Transformation Research -- Sustainability, the Green Transition, and Greenwashing: An Overview for Research and Practice -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Firms' Sustainability Reporting -- 3 Detection and Measurement of Corporate Greenwashing -- 4 Effects of Corporate Greenwashing -- 5 Determinants and Reasons for Corporate Greenwashing -- 6 Guidelines for Avoiding Greenwashing -- 7 Conclusion
- 2 What is Corporate Social Responsibility? -- 3 The Effects of CSR on Future Cash Flows -- 3.1 Negative Effects of CSR on Firm Value Due to Managerial Opportunism -- 3.2 Positive Effects of CSR on Firm Value Due to Stakeholder Reactions -- 4 How Does CSR Reduce the Cost of Capital? -- 5 What is the Additional Value of Investors Considering CSR? -- 5.1 No Extreme Clientele Effect -- 5.2 Better Informed Actors -- 5.3 Salience of Investor Interests -- 5.4 Multiplicative Effects -- 6 The Problem of Evaluating Firms' CSR Performance -- 7 The EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities -- 7.1 Key Aspects of the EU Taxonomy Framework -- 7.2 The EU Taxonomy in Practice -- 7.3 EU Taxonomy Applicability and Timeline -- 7.4 Limitations of the EU Taxonomy -- 7.5 Future Developments-The Environmental Taxonomy as the Starting Point for a Social Taxonomy -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Transformation Towards a Sustainable Regional Bioeconomy-A Monitoring Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transformation Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy -- 2.1 Dominant Visions and Fragmented Perspectives -- 2.2 Pathways Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy -- 3 Monitoring Bioeconomy Transformation -- 4 Bioeconomy Transformation: A Regional Perspective -- 4.1 A Sustainable Bioeconomy in North Rhine-Westphalia -- 4.2 From Lignite-Mining to a Bioeconomy Region: The Rheinisches Revier -- 4.3 A Monitoring Framework for Regional Transformation -- 5 Outlook and Discussion -- References -- Transformational Research -- Ecosystem Services as a Framework for Transformation of the Rhenish Mining Area -- 1 Introduction: The Role of Ecosystem Services in (Post-Mining) Landscapes -- 2 State of the Art of Ecosystem Service Assessment and Valuation -- 2.1 The Concept of Ecosystem Services -- 2.2 Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services -- 3 Ecosystem Services in the Rhenish Mining Area
- References -- Infrastructures and Transformation: Between Path Dependency and Opening-Up for Experimental Change -- 1 Infrastructures: New Challenges with Regard to Their Design -- 2 Development of a Heuristic -- 2.1 Relations of Infrastructural Change -- 2.2 References Within Infrastructural Change -- 3 Exemplary Cases of Infrastructural Change -- 3.1 Transformation and Structural Change -- 3.2 Flexibilization of Infrastructures in the Context of the Energy Transition -- 4 Scalability, Inclusiveness, Updateability: Ambitions and Restrictions Within Infrastructural Change -- References -- Dynamic-Nonlinear Socio-technical Change: Transformation as a Sociological Theory Problem and a Possible Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aachen Model of Transformation and the Sociology of Transformation -- 3 Theoretical Framing: Field and Network Theory -- 3.1 Field Theory -- 3.2 Network Research -- 3.3 How the Two Perspectives Complement Each Other -- 4 Mutual (De)stabilisation of Structural Dynamics-The Case of BIOTEXFUTURE -- 5 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Labor Market Aspects of Transformation: The Case of Different R-Concepts of the Circular Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transformation from a Labor Market Perspective -- 3 Transformation from the Perspective of the Circular Economy -- 4 A Strategy to Assess Labor Market Aspects in the Circular Economy -- 4.1 The Research Gap from a CE and a Labor Market Perspective -- 4.2 A Strategy to Assess Quantitative and Detailed Labor Market Effects Within an LCA -- 5 Application of Our Strategy to R-Concepts of the Circular Economy: Case Study and Discussion -- 5.1 Case Study: Steel Design for Better Environmental Performance -- 5.2 Discussion of Labor Market Assessment for R-concepts -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Corporate Social Responsibility-Conscious Investing and Green Transformation -- 1 Introduction
- 3.3 The Focus Areas of the RRI Hub
- 3.1 Research About Ecosystem Services in Mining Areas -- 3.2 The Rhenish Mining Area -- 3.3 Ecosystem Services Potentials Based on Land Use in the Rhenish Mining Area -- 3.4 Recommendations for Future Studies -- 4 Mechanisms of Pricing, Budgeting, and Pathways for Decision Making -- 4.1 Economic Approach to Consider ES: Pricing Externalities -- 4.2 Budgeting -- 4.3 Structural Elements of the Decision-Making Process -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Transdisciplinary Development of Neuromorphic Computing Hardware for Artificial Intelligence Applications: Technological, Economic, Societal, and Environmental Dimensions of Transformation in the NeuroSys Cluster4Future -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neuromorphic Computing -- 3 Organization of the NeuroSys Cluster4Future -- 4 Transformation Research in NeuroSys -- 4.1 Technology -- 4.2 Economics -- 4.3 Society -- 4.4 Environment -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Organizational Transformation: A Management Research Perspective -- 1 Organizational Change and Transformation -- 2 Three Classic Theories to Study Organizational Transformation -- 3 Selected Concepts and Frameworks Supporting Organizational Transformation -- 3.1 Dynamic Capabilities -- 3.2 Effectual Decision Making -- 3.3 Transformational Leadership -- 4 Digital Transformation -- 4.1 (Dynamic) Capabilities for Digital Transformation -- 4.2 Digital Transformation Process Models -- 4.3 Digital Maturity -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Transformation of Work in the Textile Industry: Perspectives of Sustainable Innovation Processes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The WIRKsam Competence Center Between Initial Situation and Transformation Tasks -- 2.1 Initial Situation -- 2.2 Competence Center WIRKsam -- 2.3 WIRKsam in the Context of Transformation Tasks -- 2.4 Central Terms for the Transformation of Work in the Context of Further Transformation Processes