What Is in a Business Case?: Business Cases as a Tool-in-Use for Promoting Water Management Practices in the Food Sector

Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum  Pedersen; Francesco Rosati; Linne Marie Lauesen; Andrea  Farsang

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.055

What Is in a Business Case? Business Cases as a Tool-in-Use for Promoting Water Management Practices in the Food Sector

Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Francesco Rosati, Linne Marie Lauesen, Andrea Farsang

Department of Management, Society and Communication

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Abstract

This paper explores the role of business cases as a tool for supporting decision-making processes regarding water management. Based on an analysis of survey and interview data from 300+ organisations within the European food sector, it is concluded that the relative emphasis on business cases and payback times influences the average level of water management engagement. However, the findings from the analysis also indicate that use of business cases are not set in stone but can be adapted and changed through ongoing dialogue and negotiations. The paper contributes to the existing academic literature by moving beyond generic discussions of the business case for corporate sustainability to exploring the concrete use of business cases as a decision-making tool for managers.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume	162
Pages (from-to)	1048-1060
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0959-6526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.055
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017

Keywords

Business case
Corporate sustainability
Water management
Tools-in-use
Practice

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