Table 1.

Literature review on MCS and SM

Identified drivers for sustainability strategies, management and control mechanismsAuthorsAmount of studies
Stakeholder and regulatory pressurePondeville et al., 2013; Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013; Aziz et al., 2015; Maas et al., 2016; Lueg and Radlach, 2016; Ditillo and Lisi, 2016; Guenther et al., 2016; George et al., 2016; Battaglia et al., 2016; Caputo et al., 2017; Wijethilake et al., 2017; Di Giacomo et al., 2017 12
Increasing reputation and legitimacyCaputo et al., 2017; Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013; Di Giacomo et al., 2017; Ditillo and Lisi, 2016; Crutzen et al., 2017 4
Organizational change, innovation and improved performanceLueg and Radlach, 2016; Ditillo and Lisi, 2016; Maas et al., 2016; Arjaliès and Mundy, 2013; Wijethilake et al., 2018 5
Shared sustainability values between board and top-managementArjaliès and Mundy, 2013; Hosoda and Suzuki, 2015; Ditillo and Lisi, 2016; Maas et al., 2016; Battaglia et al., 2016; Caputo et al., 2017 6
Identified overall clustersFrameworks and theoriesAuthorsAmount of studies
Prior literature reviews“MCS as a package” (Malmi and Brown, 2008), SBSC architecture, resource-based view, agency theory, stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, contingency theoryDitillo and Lisi, 2014; Aziz et al., 2015; Lueg and Radlach, 2016; Hansen and Schaltegger, 20164
Conceptual studies of environmental MCS (EMCS) and sustainability MCS (SMCS)MCS as a package (Malmi and Brown, 2008), levers of control (Simons, 1990, 1995), configuration approach, stakeholder theoryGond et al., 2012; Guenther et al., 2016; Garcia et al., 2016 3
Empirical studies of EMCSLevers of control (Simons, 1995), resource-based view, agency theory, contingency theory, stakeholder theoryPondeville et al., 2013; Lisi, 2015; Sundin and Brown, 2017; Wijethilake, 2017; Di Giacomo et al., 2017; Wijethilake et al., 2018 6
Studies addressing the implementation, integration and interaction of SMCS“MCS as a package” (Malmi and Brown, 2008), levers of control (Simons, 1990, 1995), neo-institutionalismArjaliès and Mundy, 2013; Kerr et al., 2015; Maas et al., 2016; Battaglia et al., 2016; De Villiers et al., 2016; George et al., 2016; Caputo et al., 2017; Crutzen et al., 2017; Wijethilake et al., 2017 7
Studies focus on SMCS and management implicationsTotal quality management, resource-based view, stakeholder theory, actor-network theory, leadership theoryCintra and Carter, 2012; Doeleman et al., 2012; Jollands et al., 2015; Hosoda and Suzuki, 2015; Ditillo and Lisi, 2016; Herremans and Nazari, 2016 6
Studies focusing on SMCS and sustainability accountingAgency theory, stakeholder theory, contingency theoryDkhili and Noubbigh, 2013; Dutta et al., 2016 2

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