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Purpose: To attain green economic efficiency, small, micro and medium-sized firms must follow environmental paradigms. This research aims to discover the relationship between green intellectual capital, green entrepreneurial orientation, green marketing, green organizational culture and competitive advantage strategies to attain sustainable manufacturing business success. Design/methodology/approach: Today, many companies have accepted their responsibilities, that their operations should not harm the environment. This paper aims to discover the relationship between green factors and competitive advantage strategies to succeed in sustainable manufacturing. The employees of the large manufacturing firms in China are the sample population of the present investigation. Through simple random sampling, surveys were distributed via email. The present study was a quantitative analysis. The analytical tool utilized here was structural equation modeling and SmartPLS program applications. Findings: The empirical outcomes find that green intellectual capital positively influences competitive advantages and sustainable success in business. In addition, the impact of green entrepreneurial orientation on competitive advantages and sustainable success is positive and significant. The findings illustrated that green marketing is an essential factor in competitive advantage and sustainable success in business. Another point is that green organizational culture positively affects competitive advantages and sustainable success. Finally, competitive advantages have significantly affected sustainable success in business. Practical implications: The outcomes help specialists enhance their practices to reflect sustainable business efficiency and competitive advantages. Originality/value: This is the first study that examined businesses' sustainable success and green factors in a comprehensive model and using a specific sample of manufacturing companies based on green technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The impact of information technology (IT) on the agility of supply chain management (SCM) systems is very noticeable in the business world nowadays. Competition and constant changes, including product/technological innovations, decreasing product lifestyles and product proliferation, create pressure that affects the business environment. Organizations are required for answering the changes in the market to gain a competitive advantage and business success. The organizations are able to answer to unexpected market changes through supply chain market, and these changes are converted to business opportunities. Using IT to achieve the agility of SCM is one of the important factors to help the organizations. Therefore, the adoption of IT and its efficient implementation can improve the cooperation between supply chain agility through the rapid transfer, the distribution of accurate information and the use of information. This paper aims to investigate the impact of IT on the agility of SCM. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 120 employees of the Golasal firm are involved in collecting data using a questionnaire. Measurements were performed in all questionnaires using a five-point Likert scale. The causal model is evaluated by structural equationmodeling technique, which is used to examine the reliability and validity of the model. Findings: The results have shown that IT has positive influences on the agility of SCM systems. In addition, the obtained results have shown that four variables, namely, IT skills and knowledge, IT-based systems integration, IT infrastructure and design of global position system and geographic information systems, affect the agility of SCM systems. Originality/value: In this paper, the agility of SCM systems is pointed out and the approach to resolve the problem is applied into a practical example. The presented model provides a complete framework to examine the impact of IT on the agility of SCM systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Johnny Earle grew up with a learning disability and attention problems. Johnny is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Johnny Cupcakes, and on paper, he doesn't seem like someone running one of the most innovative brands in the country. We turned our attention not just to branding but to leadership - the connection between the heart and soul of the person at the helm of a company and the brand experience it created for its customers. That proved wildly successful, eventually taking our agency from the Low Country in South Carolina to Manhattan, from working with local rule-breakers to developing brand strategies and brands for the likes of 20th Century Fox, USA Today, NFL On Location, E&J Gallo Winery, Legendary Digital Networks, and hundreds more. [Extracted from the article]

Purpose – Family businesses represent the largest share of small-sized firms in majority of economies around the world. Having in mind the global economic situation this trend is expected to be continued. With the goal of better understanding of the process of transferring the business to the next generation, which ensures a long-term success, the purpose of this paper is to investigate expectations of student’s with family business background. Design/methodology/approach – The research addresses the issue of an individual’s perception of entrepreneurship and the related factors that influence individual’s decision on whether to build a career as an employee, become a successor of family business or start own business as an independent entrepreneur. The authors separately analyzed West European (data from another study), East European and Slovenian senior student population for the purpose of comparative study. Students were surveyed and binominal regression was used for statistics. Findings – The results show differences between investigated populations and positions Slovenian students in the mean. The authors anticipate that differences are caused by historical, cultural and educational backgrounds. This challenging area is raising a lot of sub-questions for possible future research. Originality/value – The value of the study is in the replication of the existing methodology from the benchmarking study and result comparison. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the impacts of paperless workflow processing of mass media publication company Times Review News Group in Mattituck, New York. An overview on the traditional workflow processing flow in the mass media company is mentioned. It cites the benefits of digital technology towards the promotion of paper-less working flow in the firm. It also notes the firm's success in delivery quality mass media publication.

Information about several papers discussed in the 2017 Key Executives Mega-Conference co-sponsored by the Inland Press Association, Local Media Association and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association held on February 23-25, 2017 in Orlando, Florida, is presented. Topics discussed include digital media, success in business and technological innovation. The event featured notable people including Rick Edmonds, Corey Elliott and Andy Yost.

Information about several papers discussed in the Vision Show held on May 3-5, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts, is presented. Topics discussed include the field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), industrial camera connectivity and open communication. The event featured futurist and inventor Leo Baldwin who suggests that a successful innovation must be novel and there must be a reasonable way to implement it.