Strategic Management for Sustainable Development and the Organizational Aesthetic Perspective

Abstract

This paper aims to provide an aesthetic approach to verify the contribution of organizational aesthetics in strategic management for sustainable development. In order to accomplish this objective, a systematic literature review was conducted with a qualitative approach. The results show that organizational aesthetics may contribute to the competitiveness, effectiveness and creativity of the organizations, stimulate knowledge acquisition by reinforcing and improving the best relation between employees and the company’s goals, made possible through aesthetics interventions in the workplace. Thus, focusing on improving the perceived quality of workplace, stimulating creativity, innovation, and seeking a more balanced relationship between stakeholders and natural environment.

Sustainable Competitive Advantage Needs Green Human Resource Practices: A Framework for Environmental Management

“…Academic studies focused on the effects of pollution on climate change and the indiscriminate use of natural resources have gained considerable attention since the end of the 1990s. In business, these studies have progressed discussions toward the environmental responsibility of companies, governments, and organized sectors of the society (Golicic & Smith, 2013;Shi, Koh, Baldwin, & Cucchiella, 2012;Willerding, Silveira, Berchin, Lapolli, & Guerra, 2016).…”

Attitudes toward information and communications technology, mimetic isomorphism and strategic management in Islamic perspective

“…The presence of technological innovations such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things (IoT) makes Batik MSMEs actors must be able to manage and mobilize resources efficiently and optimally, especially from the aspect of ICT. This is necessary so that companies can improve their efficiency and compete from the aspect of product and service quality in order to increase profits in the long term (Collis, 1994) and business sustainability (business performance, environmental performance, and social performance) in the future (Muafi, 2021;Laskmi & Kennedy, 2017;Kwon et al, 2017;Yudatama et al, 2017;Willerding, et al, 2016). Therefore, improving the quality of human resources is very necessary considering that the majority of people in Pekalongan are still low-educated (Triana, 2016).…”

“…Future research should examine and analyze the consequences of SMIP such as business sustainability (business, environmental, and social performance) (Muafi, 2021;Laskmi & Kennedy, 2017;Kwon et al, 2017;Yudatama et al, 2017;Willerding, et al, 2016).…”

“…In addition, in order to not losing the competition with local, regional, and global competitors, MSMEs are also required to have good IT and strategic management. This is very essential considering that having a good IT and strategic management will be able to improve business sustainability (business performance, environmental performance, social performance (Muafi, 2021;Laskmi & Kennedy, 2017;Kwon et al, 2017;Yudatama et al, 2017;Willerding, et al, 2016).…”

Effect of green human resource management (GHRM) overall on organization’s environmental performance

“…So, climate change and environmental pollution have been increased (OECD, 2009). The business organizations have given great attention toward their environmental responsibilities about the consequences of pollution on climate change and the indiscriminate use of natural resources (Willerding et al, 2016). As a result, new rules and policies have been implemented to address environmental challenges and sustainable development.…”