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This study addresses a critical gap in understanding how mobile banking applications contribute to sustainable development by introducing a novel text mining framework to analyze sustainability dimensions through user-generated content. We analyzed 120,000 reviews from six major Turkish mobile banking applications using an ownership-sensitive analytical approach that integrates structural topic modeling with four sustainability dimensions (environmental, social, governance, and economic). Our analysis reveals significant institutional differences in sustainability approaches: government-owned banks demonstrate substantially stronger overall sustainability orientation (23.43% vs. 11.83% coverage) with pronounced emphasis on social sustainability (+181.7% growth) and economic development (+104.2% growth), while private banks prioritize innovation-focused sustainability. The temporal analysis (2022–2025) shows accelerating sustainability emphasis across all institutions, with distinct evolution patterns by ownership type. Institution-specific sustainability profiles emerge clearly, with each government bank demonstrating distinctive focus areas aligned with historical missions: cultural heritage preservation, agricultural sector support, and small business development. Mapping to Sustainable Development Goals reveals that government banks prioritize development-focused goals (SDGs 1, 8, and 10), while private banks emphasize innovation-focused goals (SDGs 9 and 17). This research makes three key contributions: demonstrating user-generated content as an effective lens for authentic sustainability assessment, establishing ownership-sensitive evaluation frameworks for digital banking sustainability, and providing empirical evidence for contextualized rather than universal sustainability strategies. The findings offer strategic implications for financial institutions, policymakers, and app developers seeking to enhance sustainable digital banking transformation. Full article

This paper analyses the perceived training needs of managers and technicians in social enterprises, as well as the factors that condition this perception. The analysis is based on qualitative and quantitative research carried out with managers and technicians of social enterprises in Finland, Italy, Greece, and Spain. The results show that the different attitudes towards the uniqueness of social enterprises are a fundamental determining factor in explaining the perception of training needs and the tensions generated by the dual mission of this type of organisation. Interviews and surveys have also shown that social competences are perceived as more important and more difficult to find in the labour market, compared to technical competences linked to business management. Full article

The article compares the young generation’s perspectives on social and environmental problems in Greece and Poland. We examine the visions of young generation representatives for solving these problems and their role in developing sustainable enterprises. A quantitative analysis was conducted using a k-means clustering algorithm in Python to analyze youth perspectives on sustainable enterprises in both countries. The method offers several benefits, including uncovering unexpected patterns, simplifying the data, and highlighting shared views across both countries. The results show that the youth in Greece and Poland widely support the inclusion of social and environmental considerations into business strategies, and despite some differences in the strengths of opinions, they agree that businesses should integrate sustainability into their mission. However, different clusters reveal varying levels of youth knowledge and awareness. Young people believe that businesses should prioritize sustainability, but acknowledge the difficulty of balancing profits with social and environmental goals. Financial support, specific skills, and experience are necessary for establishing sustainable enterprises. An enabling environment and youth empowerment are critical for promoting youth’s sustainable entrepreneurship. Future research could focus on the enabling factors that impact the willingness of youth to engage in sustainable entrepreneurship and on the ways and tools to provide necessary support. Full article

The present paper illustrates the design space exploration of a supersonic mixed-flow turbofan engine for civil applications. The aircraft platform selected is a 10-passenger business jet, cruising at Mach 1.6. To overcome noise limitations at take-off, an alternative engine architecture with additional exhaust nozzle variability, to overcome the take-off noise limit, is proposed. The fully variable area nozzle configuration allows for an overall 15% weight reduction against a partially variable area nozzle architecture. In terms of overall aircraft mission fuel burn, it shows an 8% mission fuel burn reduction against the partially variable area nozzle architecture, with a final fuel efficiency of 11.4 pax-mile/us gallon. Full article

Societies need to develop more sustainable ways of living, working, and doing business. Education for sustainable development (ESD) plays a pivotal role in this endeavor. The aim is to provide people with the necessary knowledge, values, and skills for the needed transformation. Therefore, organizations of adult and continuing education must address issues of climate protection and sustainability in their programs and act accordingly in the way the organization is managed. This article reports on a qualitative study that involves leaders of adult education institutions in China, Germany, and the USA. This study seeks to investigate what these leaders do and how they act to implement ESD in their organizations. It specifically looks at current challenges, management strategies, beliefs, and values of the leaders. The results of this study show that leaders of adult and continuing education organizations recognize the need to address sustainability in adult education. However, they face many challenges in implementing ESD, including a lack of resources (e.g., finances and staff), structural barriers, and difficulties in reaching new target groups. Despite these challenges, many participants strive to develop their organizations in a more sustainable way, such as through curriculum design and campus management. Some leaders take a comprehensive approach, guided by the Whole Institution Approach, by integrating ESD into their institution’s vision and mission, establishing dedicated working groups, and forming new partnerships with external stakeholders. Overall, this study highlights the crucial role of leadership in advancing sustainability efforts. Full article

This study aims to understand community empowerment by utilizing open innovation through Village-Owned Enterprises (VOE) to enhance sustainable public welfare. To achieve both economic and social missions, VOE must develop the ability to engage in open innovation by leveraging external knowledge sources, both inbound and outbound. This research employs a literature review method, analyzing previous studies indexed in the Scopus Database and processed using the VOSviewer software. The findings indicate that open innovation, which utilizes inbound external knowledge sources such as markets, knowledge, open resources, and cooperative networks, has already been adopted. However, the utilization of knowledge has not yet been fully optimized as a foundation for producing goods and services due to limitations in human resources. Similarly, outbound open innovation derived from technology has been implemented, although the utilization of patents remains suboptimal. This study recommends that village-owned business entities evaluate their operations, particularly in the utilization of knowledge and commercialization to ensure sustainability. Furthermore, this research contributes to the discussion on open innovation by emphasizing that leveraging market-driven knowledge, openness, cooperation, and technology should be a major focus for VOE in the context of business activities, where increased public participation plays a crucial role in sustainable economic development. Full article

This study explores inlet-related installation effects on next-generation SST aircraft, focusing on supersonic business jets. Using a comprehensive framework with consistent thrust/drag bookkeeping and realistic modeling of inlet losses, including operational limits for “buzz” and distortions, the inlet drag accounts for 8.8% to 14.2% of the installed net thrust during the supersonic segment of the mission. Variable airflow control technology is assessed, with a scheduling methodology developed to optimize the inlet operation by minimizing the installed SFC. The results show that this technology improves the installed SFC by 0.80% during supersonic cruise, enhancing the overall propulsion system performance. Full article

Additive manufacturing (AM) is used to fabricate complex components from a wide variety of materials in an additive manner. AM brings several benefits, such as reduced lead times, on-demand production, creation of complex customized designs without tooling requirements, and remote design sharing. However, the use of AM for critical components is limited in large missions due to quality and reliability concerns, as is the case with many manufacturing technologies. Enhancing the acceptance of AM-built parts for mission-critical components can be achieved by producing highly reliable parts, establishing robust quality standards, and continually improving part properties. This review article comprehensively explores the diverse potential applications of AM within mission-critical operations, along with its potential benefits and the advancements needed for broader acceptance. Delving into the intersection of AM technologies and mission-critical requirements, the paper examines possible challenges of utilizing AM techniques in mission-critical components. Through an in-depth analysis of relevant studies, the article aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the current state of AM applications in mission-critical operations, offering insights into the potential benefits, limitations, and future directions for this innovative technology. The findings presented in this review are valuable for researchers, academics, and industry professionals working to advance AM technologies for mission-critical applications. Full article

The social value of corporate responsibilities has become increasingly important in recent years. Among these, safety performance stands out as a critical social mission for achieving business success in today’s economy. Enhancing safety capabilities can be regarded as a sustainable value embedded in production planning. However, despite the need to balance productivity and safety performance in the industrial sector, an integrated approach to measuring these dual aspects remains lacking. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between productivity and safety performance while considering the characteristics of industrial production. To achieve this, the Productivity–Safety Effectiveness Index (PSEI), an integrated economic measure, is proposed based on safety performance inputs and productivity outputs. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is employed to calculate and evaluate both productivity and safety effectiveness. The findings include patterns of input and output, industry benchmarking, and trend analyses. Full article

The purpose of this study is to analyze the mission statements of 49 companies listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX), focusing on their structure and alignment with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. The primary objective of this research was to evaluate the extent to which Palestinian companies embed sustainability issues into their mission statements. This was done with a qualitative research design and a descriptive content analysis method, letting mission statements from different fields be looked at in excellent detail. This analysis offers valuable insights into how Palestinian companies articulate their strategic goals and communicate their commitment to ESG factors. The findings reveal that Palestinian companies demonstrate a clear understanding of sustainability and its relevance to their operations. A lot of companies are also working hard to include sustainability principles in their mission statements. This shows that people are becoming more aware of how important ESG factors are for shaping business strategy and creating long-term value. Full article

Prior research has demonstrated the value of an entrepreneurial mindset in business. The so-called third mission is also becoming an increasingly important aspect of university operations. This involves leveraging knowledge generated at the university level to create close links with society and the economy. The role of intrapreneurs has been examined in the corporate, for-profit sector. However, these agents of change also play a significant role in the advancement of entrepreneurial universities. The present research investigates the role of intrapreneurs in entrepreneurial universities through a bibliographic analysis using RStudio biblioshiny on the Scopus and Web of Science databases. It is evident that the literature on this subject has gained interest in recent years, yet the number of documents remains limited, with a small number of authors publishing them. The development of keywords is also notable, including the emergence of sustainability, which is linked to intrapreneurs and the entrepreneurial universities. Although this study has its limitations, it can show how and where authors should publish, what the basic and the emerging topics are, what the most important keywords are and how these are connected and how countries cooperate in searching for solutions in this globally recognized research area. Full article

As the complexity of mission planning increases, relying on the subjective experience of planners is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of modern mission planning. Knowledge mapping, as a structured knowledge management technique, provides an effective solution for systematically integrating knowledge in the task-planning domain. The mission-planning business model is able to systematically capture and portray domain knowledge in mission planning through a formal representation of mission planning processes, rules, and constraints. Thus, it becomes an important source of knowledge for mission-planning knowledge mapping. This paper proposes a business-model-driven knowledge graph construction method for mission planning. First, under the support of conceptual business knowledge, the multidimensional task-planning ontology network expression method is utilized to construct the task-planning ontology network, and then the data-based business knowledge is structured to transform it into business data mapping to complete the acquisition of business knowledge. Then, the task-planning ontology network is constructed using the multidimensional task-planning ontology network representation method under the support of conceptual knowledge. Subsequently, a domain knowledge categorization algorithm based on Ullman subgraph matching is used to realize the matching mapping between the ontology network and business data mapping to complete the categorization of task-planning domain knowledge. Finally, the generated task-planning domain knowledge graph is stored in the Neo4j graph database. In order to ensure the completeness of the knowledge graph, an adaptive adjustment method based on its actual effectiveness is conceived, which is able to detect and adjust the completeness of the knowledge graph. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology is validated by constructing a space-station mission-planning knowledge graph driven by a space-station mission-planning business model. Full article

The growing amount of space debris in the low Earth orbit poses a danger to manned as well as uncrewed missions. Additionally, the new business model of providing internet from space is emerging among new space players, making low Earth orbit more crowded. These factors have encouraged the space community to focus on sustainability in space. Satellite manufacturers typically have the capability to perform complete life cycle analysis (LCA) on their own products based on the manufacturing data. However, there is a lack of a method for non-manufacturers such as environmentalists and the general public to predict the carbon footprint of satellite manufacturing using a subsystem-level mass budget. Hence, this paper presents a method to quantify environmental pollution caused by the production of satellite constellations. Starlink is taken as a case study in this paper, and mass budget is predicted based on space systems engineering budget estimation techniques, the parametric method, and Federal Communication Commission orbital data. With the budget table used as an input, space-specific life cycle assessment is performed based on European Space Agency’s life cycle inventory database. Finally, the single score for Starlink constellation version 1 was found to be 76 kilo points. This signifies the annual environmental load. These results could be helpful in obtaining an overview of the environmental effects of the production phase of satellite constellations. Further, the results could act as a foundation for further research on implementing more circular approach practices on Earth as well as in space. Full article

With the increasing intensity of ship missions, the mission reliability requirements of various ship systems are getting higher. Especially the new reconfigurable ship electronic information systems, which have the characteristics of resource sharing and reuse, function reconfiguration on demand, software and hardware loose coupling, and business integration, etc., is difficult to be taken into account by traditional reliability design and analysis methods. Therefore, it is imperative to design a reliability modeling and analysis method with careful consideration and strong applicability. Taking the new reconfigurable ship electronic information system as the research subject, this paper firstly adopts the architecture analysis and design language (AADL) to establish a reliability model from three perspectives, namely, system structure, system behavior, and failure impact; then, a model of mission reliability allocation under multiple constraints is developed and solved using the hybrid algorithm of Slime Mode Optimization Differential Evolution (SMA-DE) based on the optimal allocation model of reliability; next, a method for analyzing the mission reliability of ship electronic information systems based on the Goal Oriented (GO) method is proposed, and based on the state probability algorithm therein, a correction algorithm oriented to the co-causal failure modes is derived to realize the quantitative calculation of the mission reliability of ship electronic information systems; finally, an application validation was performed in conjunction with a typical ship electronic information system task. The results show that the method proposed in this study can successfully achieve the mission reliability allocation as well as quantitative analysis of reconfigurable ship electronic information systems under multi-mission requirements. Full article

Rarely do so many areas of society change as quickly as now. This study analyses the disruptive transformation of HR/qualification in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the leading sectors of mechanical and plant engineering and the automotive industry in Lower Franconia, Bavaria. More precisely, this study is about the Mainfranken region. Administratively, it comprises the two independent cities of Würzburg and Schweinfurt as well as seven administrative districts. This paper researches the long-term transformation of the world of work in terms of skill shortages, procurement strategies and employee performance. This study is based on quantitative and qualitative findings from the funding project transform.RMF in the form of an overarching literature review, a commissioned online survey, stakeholder workshops to identify regional trends and self-conducted expert interviews. Unsurprisingly, the shortage of skilled labour is a serious problem for regional SMEs. Managing directors are aware of the need to act in the acquisition and retention of recruited specialists. This includes in-house benefits, New Work models and competitive acquisition strategies. We must overcome the biggest obstacle to transformation—a lack of qualified personnel—together, structurally. Based on our insights, we create recommendations for action and connecting the potential in the network. In the future, the aim will be to intensify cooperation between society, business, science and politics at the regional level—transform.RMF’s mission in the interests of its members. Full article