Resumé
Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed as a critical inquiry into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes.
Findings – Prior studies tend to assume that awareness raising is a sufficient means to create employee commitment and support for corporate sustainability programs, while empirical observations indicate that managerial disregard of conflicting interpretations of sustainability may result in the illegitimacy of such programs.
Originality/value – The authors suggest that a loosely coupled approach to sustainability adoption is a productive way to understand internal legitimacy construction, as it appreciates complexity and polyphony.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed as a critical inquiry into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes.
Findings – Prior studies tend to assume that awareness raising is a sufficient means to create employee commitment and support for corporate sustainability programs, while empirical observations indicate that managerial disregard of conflicting interpretations of sustainability may result in the illegitimacy of such programs.
Originality/value – The authors suggest that a loosely coupled approach to sustainability adoption is a productive way to understand internal legitimacy construction, as it appreciates complexity and polyphony.
| Sprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Management Development |
| Vol/bind | 32 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider | 236-246 |
| ISSN | 0262-1711 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2013 |
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Adopting Sustainability in the Organization : Managing Processes of Productive Loose Coupling Towards Internal Legitimacy . / Frandsen, Sanne; Morsing, Mette; Vallentin, Steen.
I: Journal of Management Development, Bind 32, Nr. 3, 2013, s. 236-246.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Adopting Sustainability in the Organization
T2 - Journal of Management Development
AU - Frandsen,Sanne
AU - Morsing,Mette
AU - Vallentin,Steen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sustainability adoption and internal legitimacy construction.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed as a critical inquiry into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes.Findings – Prior studies tend to assume that awareness raising is a sufficient means to create employee commitment and support for corporate sustainability programs, while empirical observations indicate that managerial disregard of conflicting interpretations of sustainability may result in the illegitimacy of such programs.Originality/value – The authors suggest that a loosely coupled approach to sustainability adoption is a productive way to understand internal legitimacy construction, as it appreciates complexity and polyphony.
AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sustainability adoption and internal legitimacy construction.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed as a critical inquiry into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes.Findings – Prior studies tend to assume that awareness raising is a sufficient means to create employee commitment and support for corporate sustainability programs, while empirical observations indicate that managerial disregard of conflicting interpretations of sustainability may result in the illegitimacy of such programs.Originality/value – The authors suggest that a loosely coupled approach to sustainability adoption is a productive way to understand internal legitimacy construction, as it appreciates complexity and polyphony.
U2 - 10.1108/02621711311318265
DO - 10.1108/02621711311318265
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 236
EP - 246
JO - Journal of Management Development
JF - Journal of Management Development
SN - 0262-1711
IS - 3
ER -