... nexus to the normative context of SSID . The findings suggest that an alignment of strategy and responsibility would require reconfiguration of stakeholder engagement through means-end decoupling. This can transform the engagement process into an instrument of sustainable development...

... values with business strategies contributes to social sustainability. Originality/value This study focuses on an unresearched emerging phenomenon. Since the first approach to stakeholder theory, the development of a stakeholder-oriented strategy has faced the lack of a stakeholder accounting system...

...Jeffrey Gauthier; Jeffrey A. Kappen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the rhetorical strategies used by organizations in support of propriety judgments concerning their products. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken entails discourse and rhetorical analysis of texts...

...Thomas Laudal Purpose According to the paper “Creating shared value” (CSV) (Porter and Kramer, 2011 ), three specific strategies will expand the firm’s pool of available economic and social values and improve businesses’ competitive position over time. However, firms’ performances...

...Jeffrey Gauthier Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between individuals’ discursive practices and organizational-level strategic change with respect to sustainability strategy. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken integrates Hart’s natural resource-based...

...Mônica Cavalcanti Sá Abreu; Claire Barlow Purpose – This paper aims to compare the CSR strategy, stakeholder engagement and overseas approaches of six leading companies that have large potential environmental and social impacts, influential stakeholders and notable CSR actions. Design...