Adopting sustainability in the organization: Managing processes of productive loose coupling towards internal legitimacy
(2013) In Journal of Management Development 32(3). p.236-264- Abstract
- 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... (More) - 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. (Less)
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- author
- Frandsen, Sanne LU ; Morsing, Mette and Vallentin, Steen
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Loosely coupled systems., Employees, Implementation, Internal legitimacy, Sustainability, Organizational culture, Employees behaviour
- in
- Journal of Management Development
- volume
- 32
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 236 - 264
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84877839600
- ISSN
- 0262-1711
- DOI
- 10.1108/02621711311318265
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 09867e71-f728-4754-9313-618cb94c748a (old id 8194883)
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Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed as a critical inquiry into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
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.<br/><br>
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.}},
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title = {{Adopting sustainability in the organization: Managing processes of productive loose coupling towards internal legitimacy}},
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