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Sociotechnical Influences on the adoption of climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies in South Africa Project title: Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies by smallholder farmers in South Africa Project period: 2014 – 2017 Partners: NUFFIC Team members: Mmapatla Senyolo (PhD. Candidate), prof. Onno Omta (promotor), dr. Vincent Blok MBA (co-promotor), dr.

Summary of the Project: South Africa’ agricultural sector faces a scarcity of water, which will increase as a result of climate change; about two-thirds of SA is arid or semi-arid, meaning efficient management of water resources is a national priority. Numerous researches conducted in South Africa indicated existing and potential water-related impacts of climate change, thereby warranting exploration of interventions required to reduce the consumption and manage supply in order to safeguard water security for the agricultural sector.

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A proposed means promoted as a way unravel this dilemma is Climate smart agriculture (CSA), aimed at achieving sustainable agricultural development for food security under climate change using technical, policy and investments conditions. CSA technologies at farm level have the potential to address these challenges but they are not adequately adopted. The question is: What restricts the adoption of high potential CSA technologies in SA and how can adoption of CSA technologies by the farmers be enhanced? In this PhD project, we take a user centered innovation approach to focus on the company level of the technology provider as commercial actor who is trying to sell technologies related to water and farmers who are expected to adopt these technologies in order to improve their livelihood and reduce climate impact. This research can inform strategies for adapting to climate change and contributes to CSA conceptualization in theory and practice, especially in the context of SA. Combination of surveys and qualitative approaches will be employed to answer research questions.

For more information: •. Vincent Blok Associate Professor in Philosophy and Ethics of Business and Innovation, Management Studies Group & Philosophy Group, Wageningen University Vincent Blok was born in 1970 in The Hague, the Netherlands.

He studied Philosophy at Leiden University. In 2005 he received his Phd degree in philosophy at Leiden University with a specialization in philosophy of technology and philosophical method. From 2002 to 2006, he held various management functions in the health care sector. In 2006, he became director of the Louis Bolk Institute, an international research institute in the field of organic and sustainable agriculture, nutrition and health care. Currently, he is associate professor at Wageningen University (The Netherlands). At the management studies group, he teaches in the fields of Business Ethics, Responsible Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship.

In the philosophy group, he teaches in the field of Philosophy of management and economics, Philosophy of Science & Technology and Environmental Philosophy. Specializations Philosophy His main research area is the philosophy of Science & Technology and philosophical method. In his research, he focuses on: • • • • • Management Science His main research area is innovation and entrepreneurship. In his research, he focuses on: • • • • Additional Functions • • • • • • • • •. Business & InnovationEthics (MSc.) The economic crisis has revealed that ‘respected’ business models like risky investments and lending practices are not as ethical as we thought, while corporate scandals like Enron in the US and Royal Ahold in Europe clearly showed that the ethical behaviour of companies is questionable. Whereas the public trust in business leaders was already low in Northern Europe (36% in 2009), it declined significantly in the US after the banking crisis (38% in 2009) (Edelman 2009). Most thoughtful people acknowledge nowadays that we are in need of more ethical behaviour in business.

The main question for business professionals nowadays is how ethics can be integrated in decision-making processes in business life. To prepare future entrepreneurs and business professionals in management, marketing, finance and economics for the ethical issues in these fields, this course on business ethics is developed.

In order to prepare students for ethical decision making in their future career, students do not only learn about the ethical values and principles that operate in business during this course, but also how to reflect and evaluate complex ethical issues and how to make ethical decisions. Philosophy and Ethics of Management, Economics and Consumer Behavior (MSc.) In this course, students learn to critically reflect on the truth claims of scientific knowledge, the basic assumptions and key concepts of management, economics and consumer behaviour and ethical issues in these fields as a basis for responsible professional conduct. What is the rationality, objectivity or truth-value of scientific knowledge? Is the market the best way to regulate consumer behaviour in general and in case of political and ethical controversies like public health, justice, welfare in particular?

What are if fact the proper roles of markets, governments and civil society organisations? What are the basic assumptions of economics and the conceptualization of human being as homo economicus? Are economic actors primarily selfish and rational? And what is the ethical responsibility of corporations for the solution of societal issues? These and related questions will be addressed during this course. Philosophy of Responsible Innovation (PhD.) This course discusses the main philosophical issues in relation to Responsible Innovation, an emerging concept in the EU context which highlights the relevance of social-ethical issues in research and innovation practices. This emerging concept calls for philosophical reflection on the nature, scope and applicability of responsibility and innovation in innovation practices in general, and the way social-ethical issues can be applied and addressed in specific fields like business, healthcare and energy in particular.

Topics that will be covered include the nature of responsibility in responsible innovation, the role of societal values in innovation and value sensitive design, philosophical reflections on the role of knowledge and risk in innovation, constructive technology assessment and governance of responsible innovation, Responsible Innovation in the public sector (healthcare), responsible innovation in the private sector. Business & Society (MSc.) The world is changing quickly and so are the challenges tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and business professionals face. One of these challenges is that a company’s license to operate and grow is no longer seen in terms of maximizing economic profits alone.

Quickeys 4 Serial Keygen Patch more. Increasing social and environmental pressures provide opportunities for sustainable entrepreneurship and the development of more responsible businesses which are embedded and accepted in society. To prepare future entrepreneurs and business professionals for this challenge, the impact of business on society and society on business is explored in a new course, called Business and Society. In this course the mutual interdependent relationship between business and society is central.

Entrepreneurship and Microfinance Project title: Human Collateral and Microfinance. The impact of entrepreneurial training and monitoring evaluation on micro client performance at the base of the pyramid Project period: 2012 – 2016 Partners: NUFFIC Team members: Daniel Agbeko MBA (PhD.

Candidate), prof. Onno Omta (promotor), dr. Vincent Blok MBA (co-promotor) Summary of the Project: Entrepreneurs at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) have limited access to credit because Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) require the 5 C’s – collateral, credit history, capital, cash flow statement and character reference – before providing credit. Because existing solutions to this problem like social collateral (group lending arrangements) seem to be unsustainable, the present study introduces human collateral as a possible substitute for, or extension to, financial and social collateral, by studying the impact of entrepreneurial training of micro credit clients combined with monitoring by MFI officers of micro client performance. A two-step longitudinal survey will be conducted. 240 loan clients will be randomly selected from a population of over 600 clients of uniCredit Ghana.

A baseline survey with regard to client entrepreneurial competences, business knowledge and loan repayment history will be executed including all 240 clients. They will then be randomly divided into 3 groups of 80 clients each. Clients receiving training and monitoring, 2. Clients receiving only entrepreneurial training 3.

Clients receiving no treatment ( control group). A first survey will be done to identify the competencies that the client’s needs to be trained on. A second survey will be done just before the training to identify the skills and knowledge the clients already have.

A third survey will then be done after a year to identify the skills and knowledge that have been acquired through the provision of the interventions. It is expected that loan clients provided with treatments one will show the best loan repayment, followed by treatment two, while the control group will show the lowest loan repayment level. For more information: •. Social Entrepreneurship and Responsible Innovation Project title: Responsible Innovation for sustainable city systems: the role of the social entrepreneurs Period: 2013 – 2017 Partners: Climate KiC Team members: Rob Lubberink (PhD.

Candidate), prof. Onno Omta (promotor), dr. Van Ophem (co-promotor), dr. Vincent Blok MBA (co-promotor) Summary of the Project The European Union started several initiatives for a transition towards improved sustainability of cities. Innovation, often initiated by entrepreneurs, is generally regarded as key to achieve transitions and initiate change. Social entrepreneurs might have a disposition to come up with the necessary innovations for sustainability, because these ‘transformational leaders’ or ‘social transformers’ manage to give higher priority to people and/or planet without neglecting the viability of their company.

However, research regarding the innovation processes of social entrepreneurs is still scarce and many questions remain unanswered. In order to understand the contribution of social entrepreneurs to sustainable innovation in general, and sustainable city systems in particular, this research project focuses on the social entrepreneurial process from the perspective of the upcoming concept of responsible innovation. With this, the following research questions will be answered: • What is the contribution of social entrepreneurship to sustainable innovation in general and sustainable city systems in particular, seen from the perspective of responsible innovation?

• Which strategies can help social entrepreneurs to improve their responsible innovation processes to further sustainable city systems? For more information:.

Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice Project title: RRI Practice: Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice. Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation Project period: 2016 – 2018 Funding scheme: EU Coordination and Support Action Partners: Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (project lead), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Exeter Business School, University of Tokyo, Arizona State University and many others. Team members: Prof.

Phil MacNaghten, Dr. Barbara van Mierlo, dr. Vincent Blok MBA Summary of the Project: The RRI-PRACTICE project will bring together a unique group of international experts in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) to understand the barriers and drivers to the successful implementation of RRI both in European and global contexts; to reflect on and promote the modernisation of institutional practices and cultures of research institutions and funding organisations; and to identify and support best practices to facilitate the uptake of RRI and its implementation in research programmes. RRI-PRACTICE is based on close collaboration with and involvement of stakeholders. The programme will involve detailed and comparative analysis of the five keys of RRI (societal engagement, gender, open access, science education and ethics) locating these within broader, evolving discourses on RRI. Within each key (and other identified RRI dimensions) the project will analyse how the topic has developed in particular social and institutional contexts, how the RRI concept and configuration meshes with existing organisational practices and cultures, leading to a formal analysis of the problems and challenges associated with RRI framing and operationalisation.

From these analyses RRI outlooks will be devised aimed at addressing RRI barriers at an organisational level through innovative strategies. Targets will be defined and progress monitored using indicators, both in EU nations and in selected major S&T-intensive economies worldwide. Business Models for Smalholder Inclusion Project title: Business Models for Smallholder Inclusion. Project period: 2012 – 2016 Collaboration Partners: Rabobank Team members: August-Sjauw-Koen-Fa (PhD. Canditate), prof. Onno Omta (promotor), dr. Vincent Blok MBA (co-promotor) Summary of the Project: Various comprehensive scientific studies confirm that it is possible to meet global food requirements by 2050 without extensive (cultivation of) new land.

Most of the additional required food can be realised by improving the low crop yields on existing agricultural land, especially from many low and middle income countries. This food strategy will entail improving small farm holdings that constitute the great majority of the farms and cultivate up to 80 percent of the agricultural land of the developing world. The challenge lies in the fact that agriculture must produce more food with less resources in a way that is environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially responsible.

The aspiration of the private sector in general and the MNEs of the F&A sector in particular is to achieve a 20% improvement each decade in terms of economic growth and opportunity, agricultural productivity and nutrition, while simultaneously reducing the environmental footprint by 20% (WEF, 2011, 2012). This gives rise to the question: Do large F&A companies (MNEs) have the ability to achieve this goal and, if so, how?

With a view to unlocking the full potential of smallholder agriculture, access to affordable financial services is moreover essential in order to meet smallholders’ investment and working capital requirements. Rural financial markets and outreach are, however, very poor in many developing countries. So how can access to financial services be provided to smallholders? The aim of this research project is to define a business model for smallholder inclusion in local and global food value chains in an economically viable way that meets environmental sustainability and social responsibility requirements from a business perspective, thus making companies ‘an integrated part of the solution’ themselves. The research method used for defining a business model for smallholder inclusion is a case study comprising three facets, namely desk research, empirical research and conclusions. The focus will be on the business cases of leading EU-based F&A MNEs in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

The drivers, fundamentals, principles and building blocks will be explored. The appropriate business structures (contractual relationships), interventions and financial aspects (investments, rationales, financing constructions and the turning point to financial stability) of the value chain model will be assessed. The role of stakeholders in the value chain and the local private sector, including the producers’ organisations, banks, governments and civil society, will also be examined. In-depth interviews will be conducted with business managers from different levels of the involved MNEs and banks in order to obtain strategic business information. The form of publication will be a dissertation and four articles published in scientific journals. Sustainable entrepreneurship in a Normativity context Project title: Opportunity Recognition in a normative context: opening the black box of sustainable entrepreneurship Project period: 2013 – 2017 Collaboration Partners: Euregio Rijn-Waal, HAN Hogeschool, Universitaet Duisburg-Essen Team members: Lisa Ploum (PhD. Canditate), prof.

Onno Omta (promotor), dr. Thomas Lans (co-promotor), dr. Vincent Blok MBA (co-promotor) Summary of the project: The concept of sustainable development has gained importance over the years and can be seen as an overarching concept of looking at the contribution of entrepreneurship to social, environmental and economic aspects. Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship can be considered as a ‘black box’.

It is not clear how economic, social and environmental values and goals are combined in entrepreneurial decision making processes regarding sustainability challenges, and does not get at how this is achieved. Key competencies for sustainable entrepreneurship have received little attention in literature, but recent studies show that combining competencies for sustainable development en competencies for entrepreneurship is possible. The multi-oriented competence perspective makes it possible to analyse and assess the whole input-throughput-output process, which is needed in opening the black box of sustainable entrepreneurship. This research will make an attempt in opening this black box, by focussing on the process of making a trade-off between economic, social and environmental values and goals in the early stages of the entrepreneurial process. The following research question will be answered in this research: How does the process of making a trade-off between economic, social and environmental values and goals evolve in the early stage sustainable entrepreneurial process? Triangulation of methods will take place, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. More in particular, the research methods used are a literature review, a survey (Sustainable Entrepreneurship Scan), a case (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) and interviews.

For more Information: •. Responsible Innovation Practices of Sustainable Entrepreneurs Project title: Responsible Innovation Practices of Sustainable Entrepreneurs in Making the Transition towards Sustainable Agricultural, Water and Energy Systems Project period: 2016 – 2017 Partners: NWO and Climate KiC Team members: Thom. Long (Post-docdate), prof. Phil Macnaghten, dr. Vincent Blok MBA (project leader) Summary: Climate change requires new green technologies and transitions in socio-technical systems.

A key leverage points for this transition is found in sustainable entrepreneurs, who establish New Technology Based Firms (NTBF’s) providing innovative solutions. Sustainable innovations are developed and diffused into society through sustainable entrepreneurship.

The sustainable innovations provided by NTBFs can be considered responsible innovations (RI) since they address a so-called ‘grand challenges’ of our time, namely climate change. In this interdisciplinary project, researchers in science and technology studies, sustainable entrepreneurship, life sciences and smart-tech, collaborate with Climate-KIC BV., Europe’s largest innovation partnership, who invests in climate-smart innovations and start-ups.

The research will investigate how RI processes can provide opportunities for sustainable entrepreneurs in NTBFs, the influence of technological innovation systems, and if NTBF start-ups are a key leverage point for sustainability transitions. The research will focus on European NTBF start-ups with climate-smart innovations for the agricultural, water and energy sectors, who work with Climate-KIC. Postdoc one will focus on the actor level, whilst postdoc two will focus on the systems level. For more information: Vincent. Gtr2 Keygen Download Crack. blok@wur.nl •.

Publications 2018 Scientific Papers • Blok, V. (2018), “Information Asymmetries and the Paradox of Sustainable Business Models: Toward an integrated theory of sustainable entrepreneurship”. In: Idowu, S.O. Et al., Sustainable Business Models: Principles, Promise, and Practice. Dordrecht: Springer ( forthcoming) • Blok, V.

(2018), “From Participation to Interruption: Toward an ethics of stakeholder engagement, participation and partnership in CSR and responsible innovation”. Von Schomberg, R. (ed.) Handbook Responsible Innovation: A Global Resource. Northhampton: Edward Elgar Publishing ( forthcoming) • Blok, V., Lubberink, R., Belt, H. Van den, Ritzer, S., Kruk, H. Van der, Danen, G. (2018), “Challenging the ideal of transparency as a process and as an output variable of Responsible Innovation: The Case of ‘the Circle’”.

In: Gianni, R., Reber, B. (ed.), Responsible Innovation (forthcoming). • Long, T., Blok, V. (2018), “Integrating the management of socio-ethical factors into industry innovation: towards a concept of open innovation 2.0”. I nternational Food and Agribusiness Management Review (forthcoming). • Lubberink, R., Blok, V., Ophem, J. Van, Omta, O.

(2018), “Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Responsible Innovation by Social Entrepreneurs”, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship ( forthcoming) Publications 2017 Scientific Papers • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • Journal of Cleaner Production ( in press)( download). • • • • Publications 2016 Scientific Papers • ( download ) • • • Gremmen, B. (2016) “The Lesser of two evils? The killing of day-old male chicks in the Dutch egg sector”.

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• • • • Publications 2015 Scientific Papers • • • • • • • • • • • Popular Publication • Publications 2014 Scientific Papers • • • • • •. Reviews • Publications 2013 Scientific Papers • • • • • Scientific Reports • • Publications 2012 Scientific Papers • • • Scientific Reports • •. Recent Publications • Blok, V. (2018), “From Participation to Interruption: Toward an ethics of stakeholder engagement, participation and partnership in CSR and responsible innovation”. Von Schomberg, R. (ed.) Handbook Responsible Innovation: A Global Resource. Northhampton: Edward Elgar Publishing ( forthcoming) • Blok, V., Lubberink, R., Belt, H.

Van den, Ritzer, S., Kruk, H. Van der, Danen, G.

(2018), “Challenging the ideal of transparency as a process and as an output variable of Responsible Innovation: The Case of ‘the Circle’”. In: Gianni, R., Reber, B.

(ed.), Responsible Innovation (forthcoming). • Long, T., Blok, V.

(2018), “Integrating the management of socio-ethical factors into industry innovation: towards a concept of open innovation 2.0”. I nternational Food and Agribusiness Management Review (forthcoming). • Lubberink, R., Blok, V., Ophem, J. Van, Omta, O. (2018), “Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Responsible Innovation by Social Entrepreneurs”, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship ( forthcoming) • • • • • • • •. Paper Presentations 2018 Scientific Paper Presentations • Garst, J., Brand, T., Blok, V., “Responsibility versus profit: responsible innovation in the dutch food industry”, paper presentation during the NOW-MVI conference, January, Utrecht (The Netherlands) • Inigo, E., Blok, V.

“System barriers for sustainable entrepreneurship: a comparison between the systems for linear and circular economies in the Netherlands”, paper presentation during the Sustainability, Ethics, Entrepreneurship (SEE) conference, March 2-4 2018, Washington DC (US) • Long, T., Blok, V., “Enhancing the ethical behaviour of sustainable entrepreneurs through responsible innovation: the case of new technology based firms in Europe”, paper presentation during the Sustainability, Ethics, Entrepreneurship (SEE) conference, March 2-4 2018, Washington DC (US). • Timmermans, J., Blok, V., Braun, R., Wesselink, R., Nielsen, R., “Social Labs as inclusive methodology to implement & study social change: the case of responsible research and innovation”, paper presentation during the NOW-MVI conference, January, Utrecht (The Netherlands) Paper Presentations 2017 Keynotes • Blok, V., “The Good, the bad and the ugly. The opportunities for responsible innovation in industry”.

Annual meeting of STS in Austria, December 14 2017, Vienna (Austria) • Blok, V., “The socio-economic transformation to the bio(based) economy, the quest for real circularity and the role of responsible innovation”. 2 nd International Bioeconomy Congress, September 12-13, 2017 Stuttgart (Germany) Other Scientific Paper Presentations • Blok, V., Wiersum, G., Wesselink, R., Smits, M., “The effect of leadership on pro-environmental behaviour: a case study with university employees”, Paper presentation during the ERSCP conference, October 1-5 2017, Skiathos Island (Greece). • Blok, V., Ploum, L., Brink, J. Van den, Willemsen, O., “Sustainable business models: the influence of competencies for sustainable entrepreneurship on the development of the business model” Paper presentation during the ERSCP conference, October 1-5 2017, Skiathos Island (Greece) • Brand, T., Blok, V., “Struggling for moral legitimacy. A study of the tension between strategy and ethics within a multi-stakeholder network”.

Paper presentation during the annual IABS conference, June 29- July 2 2017, Amterdam (The Netherlands) • Ceicyte, J., Petraite, M., Blok, V., Zedtwitz, M. Von, Rauleckas, R., “Network formation for responsible innovation practices: are grand challenges the driver?”, Paper Presentation during the EURAM conference, June, Glasgow (UK) • Garst, J., Blok, V., Jansen, L., Omta, O., “Feeling responsibility vrsis acting responsible: a multiple-case study on the health impact of food innovation”. Paper presentation during the annual IABS conference, June 29- July 2 2017, Amterdam (The Netherlands) • Inigo, E., Blok, V., “Responsible innovation and circular economy: common themes and missed opportunities”.

Paper presentation during the ERSCP conference, October 1-5 2017, Skiathos Island (Greece) and RRI-SIS conference, 25-26 september 2017, Rome (Italy) • Long, T., Blok, V., “The potential of responsible innovation for enhancing ethical behaviour of sustainable entrepreneurs: the case of cleantech start-ups in Europe”. Paper presentation during the Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship conference, February 28- March 2 2017, San Juan (Puerto Rico). • Long, T., Blok, V., “Identifying and integrating socio-ethical factors into innovation processes in industry: The development of a tool for enhancing sustainable entrepreneurial opportunities”. Paper presentation during the RRI-SIS conference, 25-26 september 2017, Rome (Italy) • Long, T., Blok, V., “Sustainable entrepreneurship, responsible innovation, and new business models: how can responsible innovations attract the necessary finance?” Paper presentation during the 2 nd international conference on new business models, June, Graz (Austria) • Long, T., Blok, V., “Sustainable Entrepreneurship and responsible innovation: the role of investors in managing socio-ethical issues”.

Paper presentation during the NTNU sustainability science conference, October Trondheim (Norway) • Lubberink, R., Blok, V., Ophem, J. Van, Omta, O., “Responsible Innovation in the Context of Social Entr.

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