TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainability and the need for change
T2 - Organisational change and transformational vision
AU - Millar, Carla
AU - Hind, Patricia
AU - Magala, Slawek
PY - 2012/6/29
Y1 - 2012/6/29
N2 - This paper aims to provide an introduction to the special issue on the theme of sustainability and the need for change. The paper gives an overview of sustainability and its managerial and policy dilemmas for organizations. It also outlines the topics covered in the papers in the special issue. The question that the papers seek to answer is: how can organisations deal with the sustainability challenge? The papers cover the key sustainability dilemmas: how to balance short term priorities with long term vision, organisational change with stability, strategic goals with day to day implementation, domestic with international responsibilities; how to manage the corporate brand, image and reputation; how to influence policies nationally and internationally, and foster relations, all in the realm of effecting the change in attitude and behaviour that sustainability demands. The paper introduces an eclectic collection of papers that are intended to inform, challenge and stimulate continuing debate.
AB - This paper aims to provide an introduction to the special issue on the theme of sustainability and the need for change. The paper gives an overview of sustainability and its managerial and policy dilemmas for organizations. It also outlines the topics covered in the papers in the special issue. The question that the papers seek to answer is: how can organisations deal with the sustainability challenge? The papers cover the key sustainability dilemmas: how to balance short term priorities with long term vision, organisational change with stability, strategic goals with day to day implementation, domestic with international responsibilities; how to manage the corporate brand, image and reputation; how to influence policies nationally and internationally, and foster relations, all in the realm of effecting the change in attitude and behaviour that sustainability demands. The paper introduces an eclectic collection of papers that are intended to inform, challenge and stimulate continuing debate.
KW - Business policy
KW - Change management
KW - Organizations
KW - Sustainable development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863494771&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/09534811211239272
DO - 10.1108/09534811211239272
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84863494771
VL - 25
SP - 489
EP - 500
JO - Journal of organizational change management
JF - Journal of organizational change management
SN - 0953-4814
IS - 4
ER -