Producing Green Knowledge and Innovation: A Framework for Greening Universities (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management)

✍ Scribed by Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa Liyanage

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 219
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The knowledge and innovation meant for knowledge-based economies (KBEs) are branded as green knowledge and innovation/ethical human capital, blended with the natural system as modeled by the Quintuple Helix Model of Innovation. However, due to bureaucratic challenges and myths, conventional universities produce knowledge and innovation in the sense of traditional disciplinary knowledge, which are not adequate to meet the goals of sustainable development.

This book provides a model for greening a university which in turn can produce green knowledge and innovation in the mainstream knowledge production process. This model, which is based on research, can be adopted by the conventional universities in other regions. Such a process results in providing benefits to stakeholders of the university at the micro-level. At the macro-level, it blends with the other knowledge systems―namely, the natural environment of society, economic system, media-based and culture-based public and civil society, and political system―to create a sustainable knowledge economy.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgment
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Associated Problem with Greening Universities
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 The Associated Problem with Greening Universities
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.4.1 Significance for Students
1.4.2 Significance for Employees of the University
1.4.3 Significance for the Management
1.4.4 Significance for the University/Campus
1.4.5 Significance for the Economy
1.4.6 Significance for the Planet
1.5 Layout of the Study
References
Chapter 2: Scope for Green Knowledge and Innovation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Nine Planetary Boundaries
2.3 Doughnut Economics
2.4 Sustainable Development Goals
2.5 The Paris Climate Agreement
References
Chapter 3: Ethics for Greening Universities
3.1 Ethics
3.1.1 Ethical Capital
3.1.2 Ethical Capital and Helix Model
3.1.3 Pre-eminent Ethical Capital from Quintuple Helix Innovation Model
3.2 Ecological Economics: Light Ecology vs. Deep Ecology
3.2.1 The Concept of Natural Capital
3.2.2 The Concept of Equity
3.2.3 The Concept of Eco-Form/Design
3.2.4 Integrative Management
3.2.5 The Concept of Global Political Agenda
3.2.6 The Concept of Utopianism
References
Chapter 4: Institutional Change for Greening Universities
4.1 Power of Universities as an Organization
4.2 Neo-Institutionalism for Greening Universities
4.3 Definition of Organization
4.4 Rationality of an Organization: Internalization of Transaction Cost
4.5 Bureaucratization
4.6 Myths and Ceremony for Legitimacy of the Organization
4.7 Isomorphism
4.8 Change Management
4.9 Leadership
4.10 Stakeholder Theory
References
Chapter 5: In Search of a Framework for Greening University: Document Analysis
5.1 Document Analysis
5.2 Document Analysis: Axial Coding
5.2.1 Green Corporate Governance: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.2 Green Corporate Culture: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.3 Three Pillars of Sustainability: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.4 Green Teaching: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.5 Green Research: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.6 Green Community Outreach: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.7 Green Internal Operations: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.8 Green Reporting: Axial Coding Document Analysis
5.2.9 Green Integration: Axial Coding Document Analysis
References
Chapter 6: In Search of Framework for Greening University: Thematic Analysis
6.1 Thematic Analysis
6.2 Green Corporate Governance: Thematic Analysis
6.3 Green Corporate Culture: Thematic Analysis
6.4 Three Pillars of Sustainability: Thematic Analysis
6.5 Green Teaching: Thematic Analysis
6.6 Green Research: Thematic Analysis
6.7 Green Community Outreach: Thematic Analysis
6.8 Green Internal Operations: Thematic Analysis
6.9 Green Reporting: Thematic Analysis
6.10 Integration: Thematic Analysis
References
Chapter 7: Processes of Green Knowledge and Innovation at Universities
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Working Definition for Green University
7.3 Existing Structure of Universities
7.4 Essential Processes for Greening a University
7.5 Process Mapping
7.6 Eight Essential Processes for Greening University
7.6.1 Requisite 01: Green Corporate Governance
7.6.2 Requisite 02: Green Corporate Culture
7.6.3 Requisite 03: Three Pillars of Sustainability
7.6.4 Requisite 04: Green Curriculum/Teaching
7.6.5 Requisite 05: Green Research
7.6.6 Requisite 06: Community Outreach
7.6.7 Requisite 07: Green Internal Operations/Green Campus
7.6.8 Requisite 08: Sustainability Reporting
7.6.9 Requisite 09: Integration
References
Chapter 8: Green University: Blueprint—Process Approach
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The Eight Processes of Green University
8.3 Blueprint for Green University: Process Approach
References
Chapter 9: Green University: Blueprint—Systems Approach
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Systems Approach for Greening University
9.3 Designing the Blueprint for Greening Universities
9.4 Knowledge Clusters of Green University
9.4.1 Knowledge Cluster: Green Corporate Governance
9.4.2 Knowledge Cluster: Green Corporate Culture
9.4.3 Knowledge Cluster: Three Pillars of Sustainability
9.4.4 Knowledge Cluster: Green Teaching/Curriculum
9.4.5 Knowledge Cluster: Green Research
9.4.6 Knowledge Cluster: Green Internal Operations
9.4.7 Knowledge Cluster: Green Community Outreach
9.4.8 Knowledge Cluster: Green Reporting
9.4.9 Knowledge Cluster: Integration
9.5 Network/Networks of Innovation
9.6 Monitoring and Control
9.7 Blueprint for Green University: Systems Approach
References
Chapter 10: Methodology
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Research Paradigm and Design
10.2.1 Interpretivist Approach
10.2.2 Research Paradigm
10.2.3 Theory Development by Induction and Abduction
10.2.4 Methodological Approach and Sample
10.2.5 Theoretical Sampling and Saturation
10.2.6 Methods of Data Collection
10.2.6.1 Data Collection by Documents
10.2.6.2 Data Collection by Interviews
10.2.7 Theoretical Sensitivity
10.3 Template Analysis
10.4 Research Guideline for Interviews
10.5 Validation Process
10.5.1 The Rigor of the Process
10.5.2 Validity and Reliability
10.5.3 Strategies for Validity
10.5.3.1 Triangulation
10.5.3.2 Peer Examination
10.5.3.3 Member Check
10.5.3.4 Audit Trail
10.5.3.5 Negative Cases Analysis
10.5.3.6 Prolonged Involvement
10.5.3.7 Reflexivity
10.6 Ethical Considerations
10.7 Limitation of the Study
References