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Strategy Formulation and Performance Management for Corporate Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 2422

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Department of Business Administration, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si 54896, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: person-environment fit; diversity in the workplace; cultural differences in the organization

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Department of Sociology, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: sociology of work and occupations; social stratification; organizational behavior

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Corporate performance with regard to sustainability will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners. There are many challenges and opportunities associated with strategy formulation and performance management. This Special Issue explores sustainable human resources (HR) and organizational behavior (OB) approaches to performance management. This Special Issue also concerns factors that contribute to the successful implementation of corporate sustainability strategy, considering the strategy formulation and implementation process. These factors may give new insights for filling the gaps between formulating and implementing a corporate sustainability strategy.

Specifically, we draw attention to the following points for the rationale of this Special Issue. First, we invite contributions from various fields in the design and implementation of corporate sustainability at both individual and collective (team or organization) levels. Improving individual employees’ performance does not guarantee good performance at collective levels, such as team or firm levels. Therefore, we need to consider OB/HR practices and performance aligned with multilevel strategic goals.

Second, we emphasize the role of leaders in this process. Leadership has received significant attention for positive outcomes leading to organizational sustainability. This Special Issue aims to contribute to the growth and development of corporate leadership to achieve sustainable organizational goals.

Third, such topics as diversity in the workplace and person–environment fit, actual and perceived, and their pros and cons in regard to corporate sustainability are worth pursuing in the era of great transformation. 

Fourth, organizational culture seems to be underestimated in the discussion of sustainable development. The success of corporate sustainability activities and strategies is embedded in organizational culture.

Researchers from various disciplines are encouraged to submit their studies to this Special Issue. Topics are not limited to the subjects selectively mentioned above. All theoretical and practical pieces of work are welcomed in this issue.

Prof. Dr. Jee Young Seong
Prof. Dr. Doo-Seung Hong
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • corporate sustainability
  • person–environment fit
  • diversity
  • organizational culture
  • leadership
  • performance at multiple levels
  • performance management
  • strategy formulation
  • OB/HR practices

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What Initiates Creativity in an Organization?: A Two-Horse Carriage of HRM and PO Fit
by Jee Young Seong, Inju Yang and Linyuan Zhang
Sustainability 2023, 15(17), 13200; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151713200 - 02 Sep 2023
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This study examines the effect of a corporate citizenship-oriented high-performance work system (CC-oriented HPWS) and the interactive influence of CC-oriented HPWS and person-organization fit (PO fit) on creativity at the individual level. Our analysis of field data collected from 303 employees in two [...] Read more.
This study examines the effect of a corporate citizenship-oriented high-performance work system (CC-oriented HPWS) and the interactive influence of CC-oriented HPWS and person-organization fit (PO fit) on creativity at the individual level. Our analysis of field data collected from 303 employees in two branch companies with a two-phase collection method provides empirical support for our theoretical model. The results indicate that HPWS reflecting corporate citizenship (CC) correlates positively with individual creativity. In addition, the moderating effect of PO fit is significant in the relationship between CC-oriented HPWS and creativity at the individual level. On this basis, this paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of these findings for future research. Full article
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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Sustainable Innovation Capabilities of New Ventures: From the Perspective of Ambidextrous Learning
by Xihua Yu, Ning Cao and Hao Ren
Sustainability 2023, 15(11), 9026; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15119026 - 02 Jun 2023
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Amid changes in the business environment and increased competition, sustainable innovation has become the key for new ventures to survive and develop. Innovation capability is considered to be closely related to entrepreneurial orientation and organizational learning. However, there was no in-depth analysis of [...] Read more.
Amid changes in the business environment and increased competition, sustainable innovation has become the key for new ventures to survive and develop. Innovation capability is considered to be closely related to entrepreneurial orientation and organizational learning. However, there was no in-depth analysis of sustainable innovation capability from an ambidextrous perspective to distinguish from traditional single-episode innovation and no systematic empirical study to explore the internal relationship among the three factors mentioned above in a new venture scenario. Employing the ambidextrous perspective, this paper explored the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the sustainable innovation capabilities of new ventures and examined the mediating effect of ambidextrous learning. Using the multisource data of 279 new ventures from China, this paper empirically tested the research hypothesis. The results showed that: (1) The three dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation have a significant positive impact on the sustainable innovation capability of new ventures; (2) Ambidextrous learning partially mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the sustainable innovation capability of new ventures; (3) Both the equilibrium and interaction effects of ambidextrous learning positively affect the sustainable innovation capability of new ventures. This study clarified the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the sustainable innovation capability of new ventures, emphasized the equilibrium and interaction in ambidextrous learning, and provided theoretical support for new ventures to form and develop sustainable innovation capability. Full article
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