Abstract:

From the global point of view, sustainable development based research and education is the back bone of any nation. In addition, sustainable development policies following millennium development goal highlights the role of education and technology which has become the need of the day to create the awareness among the citizen, researchers and policy makers as well as in local communities for environment protection concept. The present paper gives an overview regarding the contribution, research and technology in the development of an Institute in sustainable manner. Sustainable Development is an idea of education which aims to empower the individuals to assume liability to build a sustainable future.

From the micro point of view, this zeros down to the impact of implementing a diversification strategy at the infectious diseases institute to ensure sustainability and this is guided by three research questions. To establish the strategies implemented by IDI, to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies implemented by IDI & to establish the Link between the strategies implemented & competitive advantage. The researcher adopted a descriptive & exploratory research designs. The respondents were selected using purposive and stratified random sampling techniques. Data gathered through Questionnaires and interview guides administered to respondents. The SPSS technique was used to establish the link between strategies implemented & competitive advantage.

In conclusion, this research found out that the strategy is initiated by identifying existing resources and expertise in the organization followed by the assessment of sustainability of competitive advantage that they can provide. Other researchers have suggested that firms may improve efficiency of their operations through various related diversification approaches because of growing economies of scope that allow for the joint development and utilization of firm-specific skills.

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