Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the Field

Schaltegger, Stefan; Beckmann, Markus; Hansen, Erik G.

doi:10.1002/bse.1772

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“…Therefore, in the literature, the term CS is used to refer to the triple bottom line and to the long-term profitability of organisations (e.g., Bansal, 2002, Dyllick andHockerts, 2002). This can be understood as the successful market-oriented realisation and integration of ecological, social and economic challenges to an organisation (Schaltegger et al, 2013). According to Dyllick and Hockerts (2002), CS consists of the following elements: 1) a sustainable corporation considers not only economic but also social and environmental aspects, which is consistent with the triple bottom line concept; 2) CS requires a long-term business orientation as a basis for satisfying stakeholders' needs now and in the future; and 3) a sustainable corporation follows the rule of living on the income derived from capital, not on the capital itself.…”

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Sustainability exploration and sustainability exploitation: from a literature review towards a conceptual framework

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Dahlgaard

Dahlgaard‐Park

et al. 2014

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Theoretical and empirical research often points to a positive relation between corporate sustainability and organisational performance; however, attempts to conceptualise the multi-dimensional nature of sustainability practices are rare in the current literature. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to aid in understanding and explaining the relationship between sustainability practices and organisational performance. The concepts of exploitation and exploration are adopted to distinguish between different types of sustainability practices. The research model is then analysed in terms of different outcomes related to sustainability performance, quality performance and business performance. Based on an interdisciplinary perspective, this paper suggests a new approach for the discussion of corporate sustainability and its implications for the organisational context. The results of the research suggest that the organisation may place a stronger focus on developing new sustainability-centred competencies when it is faced with an uncertain and rapidly changing environment. In contrast, efficiency and responsiveness to various stakeholders expectations and demands might dominate in highly competitive environments. The primary conclusion of this paper is that the alternative relationships between sustainability practices (exploitation and exploration) and organisational performance depend on different factors, including environmental uncertainty, competitiveness, long-term orientation and institutional approaches. These arguments indicate that managers in resource-constrained contexts may benefit from focusing on the management of trade-offs between sustainability exploration and sustainability exploitation demands; however, for long-term success, the simultaneous pursuit of exploration and exploitation is both desirable and necessary

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability exploration and sustainability exploitation: from a literature review towards a conceptual framework

Maletič

Dahlgaard

Dahlgaard‐Park

et al. 2014

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Recently, the term CS has emerged as a concept which can be conceived as a prerequisite for achieving superior business performance (Dyllick and Hockerts, 2002;Chang and Kuo, 2008;Linnenluecke and Griffiths, 2013). From this perspective, CS can be defined as "the successful market-oriented realization and integration of ecological, social and economic challenges to a company" (Schaltegger et al, 2013).…”

Section: Corporate Sustainabilitymentioning

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Effect of sustainability-oriented innovation practices on the overall organisational performance: an empirical examination

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Dahlgaard

Dahlgaard‐Park

et al. 2015

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

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One major means to address corporate sustainability practices in organizations are sustainability-oriented innovation practices, which tend to result in significantly improved products, services, processes or even management systems. Prior research has widely discussed the relevant issues about integrating sustainability aspects into innovation process; however, little empirical research has been conducted to analyse the link between sustainability-oriented innovation practices and the overall organizational performance. This paper addresses this gap by exploring underlying structure of sustainability-oriented innovation practices as well as their effects on the particular performance dimensions (i.e., economic performance, quality performance, innovation performance, environmental performance and social performance). The large scale web-based survey yielded 266 usable responses encompassing both the manufacturing and service industries across five countries: Germany, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain. The results of the regression analysis demonstrate that sustainability-oriented innovation practices are positively related with the overall organizational performance. The empirical evidence suggests that when organizations strongly emphasize sustainability practices they can improve both economic and non-financial performance. From a practical perspective, the findings of the study may provide a clue regarding how organizations can embed sustainability aspects in their innovation processes with the aim of improving their performance.

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“…It can be defined as "the successful market-oriented realization and integration of ecological, social and economic challenges to a company [20]. The influence of corporate sustainability on organizational performance has been extensively analyzed over the last decades [21][22][23].…”

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Sustainable Innovation, Management Accounting and Control Systems, and International Performance

2015

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This study analyzes how Management Accounting and Control Systems (MACS) facilitate the appropriation of the benefits of sustainable innovations in organizations. In particular, this paper examines the moderating role of different types of MACS in the relationships between sustainable innovation and international performance at an organizational level. We collected survey data from 123 Spanish and Portuguese organizations. Partial Least Square was used to analyze the data. Results show that the effect of sustainable innovations on international performance is enhanced by contemporary rather than traditional types of MACS. Overall our findings show that MACS can help managers to develop and monitor organizational activities (e.g., costumer services and distribution activities), which support the appropriation of the potential benefits from sustainable innovation. This paper responds to recent calls for in-depth studies about the organizational mechanism that may enhance the success of sustainable innovation.

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Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the Field

Cited by 162 publications

References 54 publications

Sustainability exploration and sustainability exploitation: from a literature review towards a conceptual framework

Sustainability exploration and sustainability exploitation: from a literature review towards a conceptual framework

Effect of sustainability-oriented innovation practices on the overall organisational performance: an empirical examination

Sustainable Innovation, Management Accounting and Control Systems, and International Performance

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