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Navigating towards corporate sustainability: a case study of social learning in the sustainability committee of an Indonesian company

Erlanda, Yolan LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Corporations are often linked to environmental and social issues due to profit motives. To keep in check with those concerns, many establish sustainability committees, however, research gaps persist in understanding their internal processes and theoretical approaches. This study employs social learning theory to examine a management-level sustainability committee in an Indonesian company. Interviews and observations reveal that the committee engages in social learning processes, fostering knowledge building and collective action. Moreover, as the committee members practice social learning loops, they demonstrate the capacity to continuously evolve and adapt to the issues associated with sustainability, but there is limited potential for... (More)
Corporations are often linked to environmental and social issues due to profit motives. To keep in check with those concerns, many establish sustainability committees, however, research gaps persist in understanding their internal processes and theoretical approaches. This study employs social learning theory to examine a management-level sustainability committee in an Indonesian company. Interviews and observations reveal that the committee engages in social learning processes, fostering knowledge building and collective action. Moreover, as the committee members practice social learning loops, they demonstrate the capacity to continuously evolve and adapt to the issues associated with sustainability, but there is limited potential for transformative change. Taking an action-oriented approach, this research provides suggestions to overcome the identified key barriers to social learning. While the findings are context-specific, the techniques employed to analyze the internal processes might provide insights into the use of social learning as a theoretical approach in other corporate settings. (Less)
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author
Erlanda, Yolan LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Committee, Management Level, Social Learning, Internal Processes, Case Study, Sustainability Science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2024:004
language
English
id
9152653
date added to LUP
2024-05-27 10:06:21
date last changed
2024-05-27 10:06:21
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  abstract     = {{Corporations are often linked to environmental and social issues due to profit motives. To keep in check with those concerns, many establish sustainability committees, however, research gaps persist in understanding their internal processes and theoretical approaches. This study employs social learning theory to examine a management-level sustainability committee in an Indonesian company. Interviews and observations reveal that the committee engages in social learning processes, fostering knowledge building and collective action. Moreover, as the committee members practice social learning loops, they demonstrate the capacity to continuously evolve and adapt to the issues associated with sustainability, but there is limited potential for transformative change. Taking an action-oriented approach, this research provides suggestions to overcome the identified key barriers to social learning. While the findings are context-specific, the techniques employed to analyze the internal processes might provide insights into the use of social learning as a theoretical approach in other corporate settings.}},
  author       = {{Erlanda, Yolan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Navigating towards corporate sustainability: a case study of social learning in the sustainability committee of an Indonesian company}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}