Martinez, Fabien, Peattie, Kenneth and Vazquez-Brust, Diego
2020.
Faith in the future: on a mission to integrate sustainability into management theory and practice.
Futures
125
, 102654.
10.1016/j.futures.2020.102654
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Abstract
This paper considers the future transformation of management theory and practice towards greater sustainability by framing it as a battle of competing faiths rather than logics. We apply the lens of ‘syncretism’, a process that describes religious faith interactions to understand the critical role of ‘missionaries’ and ‘believers’ in business progress towards sustainability. Using analogical reasoning, we argue that business missionaries and believers are characterised by varying levels of (1) sensibility to sustainability issues and (2) capacity to open themselves to ‘external’ idea systems and worldviews. The type of relationships that are developed amongst these agents may critically shape a firm’s sustainability performance. The article ends with an outline of implications for the future of corporate sustainability practice, research and theory.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Business (Including Economics) Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES) |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0016-3287 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 30 October 2020 |
Date of Acceptance: | 20 October 2020 |
Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2020 06:08 |
URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/136057 |
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