Issue Information

• Date: 01 July 2019
• Published date: 01 July 2019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2220

Second Special Issue on The Creation of Value through Sustainable Development

Volume 28 Number 4 July 2019

Research Articles

233 Green marketing strategies in the dairy sector: Consumer‐stated preferences for

carbon footprint labels

Maurizio Canavari and Silvia Coderoni

Italian consumers surveyed reveal a generally positive willingness to pay for milk labelled

for lower carbon footprint.

241 Social innovation matters: The adoption of participatory guarantee systems within

Italian alternative agri‐food networks

Giovanna Sacchi

Participatory guarantee systems are locally-based practices for assuring organic product

authenticity that are proving to be a valuable tool for farmers’empowerment and social

innovation.

249 Exploring the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Some local Canadian perspectives

Jasmine Alam, Mustapha Ibn‐Boamah, and Kayla Johnson

Identifying each organization’s connection and contribution to the entrepreneurial

ecosystem helps to highlight the gaps and the support needed for a sustainable

entrepreneurial ecosystem.

255 Attracting employees in developing countries through corporate social responsibility

initiatives

Latifa Barbara, Gilles Grolleau, and Naoufel Mzoughi

Individuals have mainly preferences for ethical jobs and companies with bad ethical

reputation have to offer higher wages to recruit.

259 The cooperative movement in South Africa: Can financial cooperatives become

sustainable enterprises?

Master Mushonga, Thankom G. Arun, and Nyankomo W. Marwa

The co-operative movement in South Africa came a long way, but the results of such a

long revolution are yet to be seen despite an enabling legislative environment and

government incentives which increased their formation from 4,000 in 2004 to 132,000

units in 2016.

273 A study on sustainable growth rate for firm survival

Rajesh Mamilla

Firms can decide on leverage as a way for sustainable growth.

279 Evaluating economic resilience for sustainable agri‐food systems: The case of Mexico

Rosario Michel‐Villarreal, Eliseo Vilalta‐Perdomo, Martin Hingley, and Maurizio Canavari

Evaluating economic resilience from public data, may inform agricultural policy-makers

on rural enterprises’resilience, but such data needs to consider: profitability, stability of

market, safety nets, and product quality and information.

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