Absorptive Capacity as Feedback on the Sustainability of Organizations

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the characteristics of the phases that make up the evolution of knowledge, such as, innovation, social innovation, inno vation oriented to sustainability, organizational sustainability and absorptive capacity, as well as their correlations. Originality/value: It provides a panoramic view of the potential of absorptive capacity relating it to social innovation, innovation oriented towards sustainability and organizational sustainability. It addresses related themes and concepts that incorporate strategies to achieve organizational sustainability and have been gaining more importance and space between these discussions. Three scientific databases were used to select the articles: Scopus, Web of Science and SciELO. Then, to support the main concepts, theoretical references from more recent scientific studies were needed, which could contribute to clarifying the terms and definitions. Design/methodology/approach: This is a narrative bibliographic review. Works characterized by broader discussions were used, ideal for identifying and describing the conceptual state of a specific theme. Findings: Through the researched articles, it was possible to explore the characteristics of innovation, innovation oriented towards sustainability, and social innovation, which guide the values of society and influence the strategies of organizations more and more, thus, observing and understanding the absorptive capacity as a fundamental instrument for the strategies that ensure organizational sustainability.

O Impacto da Capacidade de Absorção do Conhecimento na Orientação Empreendedora e na Sustentabilidade no Setor Hoteleiro

“…Para tanto, se considerou a percepção dos gerentes dos hotéis das regiões turísticas do estado de Santa Catarina. É consenso entre os autores que é preciso existir certo equilíbrio entre as ações econômicas, sociais e ambientais para que a empresa consiga desenvolver práticas sustentáveis (Malvestiti, Esteves, & Dandolini, 2021). Outro aspecto que merece atenção é a crescente conscientização por parte dos consumidores, em relação aos aspectos sustentáveis praticados pelas empresas (Hsu & Liao, 2014).…”

Quality and sustainability in the production process: A study of bakeries using an integrated multi‐criteria method based on fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS

“…Organizational sustainability is defined as the state in which organizations present a production flow that ensures that they remain competitive (Malvestiti et al., 2021). According to Beamer et al.…”

“…Organizational sustainability is defined as the state in which organizations present a production flow that ensures that they remain competitive (Malvestiti et al, 2021). According to Beamer et al (2021), the prioritization of sustainability refers to a multifaceted development of the economy, the environment and society to meet current demand without inadequately exploiting the means that will be used by future generations.…”