Guest editorial: The UN sustainable development goals and management theory and practice

ID: 69590

Autoria: Roberta Souza Pião, Andréa Rossi Scalco, Diego Vazquez-Brust, Jose Antonio Plaza-Ubeda, María Elena Tavera Cortés.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 358-361, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 4 página(s).

Tipo de documento: Editorial (Inglês)

Characterization of partnerships and collaborations in US cities’ urban resilience plans

ID: 69591

Autoria: Liliana Caughman.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 362-381, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 20 página(s).

Palavras-chave: Collaboration , Document analysis , Partnership , Resilience , Sustainability , Urban planning

Tipo de documento: Artigo (Inglês) Ver Resumo

Purpose – The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) number 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change impacts. Urban resilience planning documents often articulate partnerships and collaborations (P&Cs) as critical strategies. This study aims to identify the actors, the topics, processes, and visions of collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores the characterization of urban resilience partnerships via a thematic content analysis of resilience strategy documents produced in US cities through the 100 Resilient Cities Project. Findings – P&Cs are defined broadly, taking several forms to meet various objectives. They act as boundary objects engaging across social groups, but the details of the P&Cs are rarely articulated, which is problematic for their implementation. P&Cs are commonly discussed in relation to the focus of the work; therefore, they less often define the specific actors, processes or transformative visions involved. Research limitations/implications – This research focuses only on the resilience plans written in US cities, showing the perspective of US policymakers. Documents analyzed were produced via the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Project. Practical implications – Understanding and categorizing the who, what, when and why of P&Cs for urban resilience provide a deeper understanding of how these strategies are being described and offer a starting point for tangibly actualizing partnerships and collaborations outside planning documents. Social implications – To reach vital urban resilience goals, P&Cs must be designed and managed appropriately. Understanding the shortcoming of current P&C policies can help managers mitigate problems and find better approaches. Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is the first to analyze how P&Cs are being articulated and described in urban resilience plans. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. As urbanization continues and the effects of climate change escalate, city governments are finding themselves responsible for the resilience of large populations. To cope, increasing numbers of municipalities are developing urban resilience plans. These documents often articulate partnerships and collaborations (P&Cs) as critical strategies for enhancing resilience capacity and implementing resilience policies. Although specific case studies of resilience-related collaborative practices are well documented in urban resilience literature, little is known about the proliferation of P&C strategies collectively. Furthermore, questions remain regarding the characterization of resilience P&Cs by practitioners, including who is involved and what types of projects they undertake. Therefore, this analysis explores urban resilience P&Cs via a thematic content analysis of resilience strategy documents produced in 16 US cities through the 100 Resilient Cities Project. Results indicate that cities prioritize P&Cs in resilience policy implementation, but they often fall short in defining the key components of P&Cs that are vital to their success. The analysis exposes the most common actors, topics, processes and visions described in resilience P&Cs and makes recommendations for how urban resilience P&Cs can be improved in the future.

Challenges of business models for sustainability in startups

ID: 69592

Autoria: Andressa Kelly da Silva Nunes, Sandra Naomi Morioka, Ivan Bolis.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 382-400, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 19 página(s).

Palavras-chave: Business model innovation , Circular economy , Sustainable development goals , Sustainable entrepreneurship

Tipo de documento: Artigo (Inglês) Ver Resumo

Purpose – This study aims to analyze the challenges startups face in implementing business models for sustainability. In particular, the research question of this study is: How do the challenges faced by startups affect business models for sustainability in the context of an emerging country? Design/methodology/approach – Startups are increasingly incorporating ways to thrive in a competitive environment with innovative sustainable business models, a key factor for competitive advantage and corporate sustainability. This paper analyses startups’ challenges in adopting business models for sustainability through a case study in two startups, using the sustainable value exchange matrix (SVEM) tool through workshops, to carry out the diagnosis of these challenges. Findings – The barriers and challenges of business models for sustainability in startups were found in different categories, where the main barriers are linked to the institutional category, the organizational and the market and sales culture. Thus, the authors concluded that there is a need to reformulate public policies and to have greater participation of the actors involved. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of the research is the number of case studies (only two), which makes it difficult to generalize the results. Practical implications – The research presents two major contributions. First, through the case studies, it is possible to verify that the barriers and challenges in business models for sustainability have relevance for startups. The second contribution is the adaptation of SVEM in conducting the debate by incorporating the barriers and challenges in value creation and delivery system. Social implications – This study contributes to the business models for sustainability literature to better understand the challenges startups face in practice and can serve as insights to help overcome them. As this is an empirical study, the information gathered can help create metrics and public policies to achieve the United Nations sustainable development goals. Originality/value – The present research has as originality the analysis of the challenges in startups in implementing business models for sustainability and their relationships with the value proposition, capture and creation, as well as and delivery (adapted to the challenges found in the literature) applying the SVEM tool proposed by Morioka et al. (2018).

Gender disparities in rural education attainments and agricultural landownership from the perspective of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): evidence from 16 Sub-Sahara African countries

ID: 69593

Autoria: Suyu Liu.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 401-412, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 12 página(s).

Palavras-chave: Agricultural landownership , Gender disparity , Rural education attainments , SDGs , Sub-Sahara Africa

Tipo de documento: Artigo (Inglês) Ver Resumo

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between gender disparities in rural education attainments and agricultural landownership (ALO) in Sub-Sahara Africa with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) perspective. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses SDG indicators interactions and pairwise correlation analysis. Findings – There is a significant negative association between gender disparities in rural education attainments and ALO in Sub-Sahara Africa. Such negative relationship is not influenced by national economic development and living standards. Research limitations/implications – The data is limited with 16 Sub-Sahara African countries, and as this is an early output of a number of follow-up studies in the author’s plan, the methodology is relatively simple. Practical implications – Reducing gender disparity in rural Sub-Sahara Africa especially in ALO requires more integrated approaches which also address other aspects of sustainable development. This is particularly the situation because of the strong male-favored customary practices in rural Sub-Sahara Africa. The prioritization of different dimensions of sustainable development is also important in Sub-Sahara Africa. Social implications – Strong awareness of SDGs is important. Further efforts in collecting data for and use data of sustainable development, especially the SDGs, are essential. Emerging trend of studying the interactions across SDGs reflects the future direction of relevant fields. Originality/value – This paper has high originality because it is an early-stage research in the SDG interactions in Sub-Sahara African countries with the perspective of gender, gender disparity, Sub-Sahara Africa, SDGs, ALO and rural education attainments. This paper has both academic and practical values because of its innovative research thoughts and policy-oriented implications.

Morally transgressive companies and sustainable guidelines: seeking redemption or abusing trust?

ID: 69594

Autoria: Christian Gomes-e-Souza Munaier, Fernando Rejani Miyazaki, José Afonso Mazzon.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 413-433, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 21 página(s).

Palavras-chave: Branding , Brand moral transgression , Greenwashing , Institutional legitimation , Sustainable management

Tipo de documento: Artigo (Inglês) Ver Resumo

Purpose – This study aims to evaluate the impact of a sustainable production action on consumer trust and purchase intention by a company involved in moral transgression and also analyze the effect on consumer trust and purchase intention if a company, after green marketing, is identified as greenwashing spreader. Design/methodology/approach – This quantitative nature (n = 121) study uses scale’s discriminant and convergent validity analyses, structural equation modeling and Student’s t-test. Findings – Even for previously morally transgressive brands, actions of social legitimation, such as embracing environmental causes, positively impact consumer trust and purchase intention. However, consumers drop brand trust and purchase intention when verifying that this action was greenwashing. Research limitations/implications – Mediating or moderating variables of ecological awareness, such as religiosity or political view, were not tested. Practical implications – This article combines the impact of positive, sustainable management actions for morally transgressive companies and the effects of new transgression on their sustainable management action. Thus, it aims to reduce the gap between organizational practice and management research. Social implications – This article shows that embracing society’s emerging causes and helping the world be a better place to live, moving toward the 2030 United Nations agenda, have practical repercussions for organizations. Originality/value – This article contributes both to the literature and managerial implications by combining the impact of positive, sustainable management actions for morally transgressive companies and the effects of new transgression on their sustainable management action, thus reducing the gap between management research and organizational practice by unveiling the relations between sustainable actions and their perceived consequences.

Does gender diversity moderate the relationship between CSR committees and Sustainable Development Goals disclosure? Evidence from Latin American companies

ID: 69595

Autoria: Victor Daniel-Vasconcelos, Maísa de Souza Ribeiro, Vicente Lima Crisóstomo.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 434-456, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 23 página(s).

Palavras-chave: CSR committee , Disclosure , Gender diversity , Latin America , Stakeholder theory , Sustainable Development Goals

Tipo de documento: Artigo (Inglês) Ver Resumo

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the association between the presence of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) disclosure, as well as the moderating role of gender diversity in this relation. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consists of 897 annual observations from 238 firms from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru for 2018–2020. The data were collected from the Refinitiv database. The proposed model and hypotheses were tested using the feasible generalized least squares estimation technique with heteroscedasticity and panel-specific AR1 autocorrelation. Findings – The results reveal that the presence of CSR committees positively influences the SDGs. Gender diversity positively moderates the relationship between CSR committees and SDGs. Leverage and firm size also positively impact the SDGs. On the other hand, board size and CEO duality negatively affect SDGs disclosure. Research limitations/implications – This study extends the scope of stakeholder theory by suggesting that CSR committees and gender diversity enable a better relationship for the firm with its stakeholders. Practical implications – The findings support policymakers and managers in improving sustainability disclosure. In addition, the results demonstrate the importance of CSR committees and gender diversity to meet the stakeholders’ demands. Social implications – This study demonstrates how firms can improve sustainability issues through gender diversity and CSR committees. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study complements previous literature by being the first to examine the moderating effect of gender diversity on the association between CSR committees and SDGs disclosure in the Latin American context.

The problem of looking at SDGs (only) from the management perspective

ID: 69596

Autoria: Cássio Aoqui.

Fonte: RAUSP Management Journal, v. 57, n. 4, p. 457-461, Outubro-Dezembro, 2022. 5 página(s).

Tipo de documento: Outro (Inglês)