How businesses can and are acting to redress social and environmental issues is a question of growing academic interest. Bringing together a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, this insightful Research Agenda evaluates the current state of the art of sustainability and business and assesses key challenges for the field.
Multidisciplinary chapters provide instrumental, economic, network and political perspectives on issues that are crucial in gaining insight into sustainability challenges facing businesses today, from socially responsible consumption behaviours and organisational resilience to climate change and sustainability transitions in extractive industries. Its diverse contributions highlight the breadth and depth of analyses and perspectives that are necessary to set a dynamic agenda for future research on sustainability and business. Advancing novel research questions and methodologies, the editors illustrate the path ahead for carrying out research that impacts the science and practice of business and sustainability, as well as creating meaningful change for our species and planet.
Offering an advanced yet accessible introduction to the current state and future direction of sustainability and business, this incisive Research Agenda will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of business, sustainability studies, and environment studies. Its practical insights will also benefit MBA students and business executives moving into sustainability.
Author(s): Sally V. Russell, Rory W. Padfield
Series: Elgar Research Agendas
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 270
City: Cheltenham
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1 An introduction to A Research Agenda for Sustainability and Business
2 Sustainability agency in business: an interdisciplinary review and research agenda
3 A critical review of the socially responsible consumer
4 Examining both organisational environmental sustainability & organisational resilience: sketching an initial framework
5 Just transition: the tension between work, employment and climate change
6 Business models for sustainability: the current state of the literature and future research directions
7 A research agenda for green supply chain management
8 Researching business and sustainability in specific sectors: the example of the construction industry
9 A research agenda for the extractive industries and the low carbon transition
10 Business sustainability in SMEs: towards an Afrocentric research agenda
11 Sustainability management tools: value of reporting and assurance
12 Digital disruption: Towards a research agenda for sustainability and business in a digital world
13 Resilience in times of crisis: lessons learnt from COVID-19, and the future resilience of businesses and society
14 The need to align research on economic organisations with degrowth
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