Bringing the Social Back into Sustainability: Why Integrative Negotiation Matters

Abstract

Although economic and environmental paradigms of sustainability in organizations are highly researched, more work is needed to understand the mechanisms concerning the impact of social factors. Given the importance of social sustainability in current organizational contexts, we explore how gender dimensions (diversity, equality) and social capital dimensions (embeddedness, cohesion) can lead to the betterment of socially driven, sustainable outcomes. Our conceptual framework and propositions are centered on how negotiation—particularly in its integrative form—is likely to promote social sustainability. Our study contributes to the ongoing research on the latest socially driven trends of sustainability in organizations.

Negotiating Sustainability Transitions: Why Does It Matter? What Are the Challenges? How to Proceed?

“…In another line of research, Elgoibar and Shijaku [29] focus on the intersectional aspect of sustainability transitions and highlight the critical role of gender diversity and actor embeddedness in improving social sustainability outcomes in organizations. The authors argue that reaching the desirable outcomes of gender equality and social cohesion depends on integrative negotiations.…”