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UNRAVELING THE NEXUS OF HYBRID ORGANIZATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL DISCLOSURE IN THE MODERN ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
No full textHybrid organizations are central actors in modern-era economies. Characterized by an inner hybridity derived from the simultaneous presence of often-conflicting institutional logics behind their organization, hybrid companies cover a central position in the pursuit of sustainable change. This chapter reviews how hybridity influences sustainable development, emphasizing the scarcity of research on SDGs and hybrid organizations. The analysis delves into the disclosure of GRI indicators and the SDGs by non-profit organizations (NPOs), revealing a coherence between NPOs’ activities, stakeholder interests, and disclosed SDGs. The chapter highlights the relevance of hybridity in shaping organizational strategies for SDG disclosure, with a focus on social and economic topics. Also, implications for academia, urging further research on how hybrid characteristics impact SDG disclosure, are offered. Additionally, this chapter explores the role of institutional theory, institutional logics, and the institutional entrepreneur framework in advancing knowledge in the field
Sustainability reporting in public–private hybrid organisations: a structured literature review
No full textPurpose: The growing interest in sustainability reporting by management scholars is leading to new research fields. Among the different actors involved in non-financial disclosures, recent research is paying attention to public–private hybrid organisations. This study explores the main focus and critique of current and past literature on public–private hybrids and sustainability reporting. Design/methodology/approach: To explore the recent field of sustainability reporting in public–private hybrids, this study adopts a structured literature review on studies collected from the scientific platforms Scopus and Web of Science. Findings: Findings revealed a young and growing field of research. Also, it emerged how more profound attention is being paid to the features and drivers of sustainability reporting in the public–private sector, along with a stimulus for further research on new reporting frameworks. Research limitations/implications: Considering the novelty of the research field, the collection of analyse
Tracing the boundaries between sustainable cities and cities for sustainable development. An LDA analysis of management studies
No full textIn recent years, an increasing number of researchers have focused their attention on the absence of a comprehensive definition of ‘sustainable cities’. The discussion has also interested the United Nations, which has contributed by providing a point of reference for local governments in the Agenda 2030. To shed light on the debate, the present study has adopted a latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) analysis of the literature produced within the last five years. Furthermore, this study has adopted a bibliometric analysis to provide further insights into the published literature. Finally, the institutional work theory has been used to read the results of the analysis concerning the three main institutional works identified by scholars: political, technical, and cultural work. The study has revealed eight different trends concerning sustainable cities research, involving topics such as urban development, public management, environmental issues, and cultural impact on citizens. Additionally, topic analysis has resulted in a strong connection with the SDG 11. Conclusions of the analysis include the realisation that the sustainable city is supported by the political work of local governments and by the contributions of either the cultural or the technical work of city institutional actors
Sustainability disclosure and reporting by municipally owned water utilities
No full textMunicipally owned enterprises (MOEs) are showing interest in sustainability reporting. To understand how institutional pressures influence non-financial disclosures, we undertook a multiple case study involving three comparable municipal water utilities from different contexts and applied the institutional logics perspective. The comparative approach demonstrates how their sustainability reporting is slightly sensitive to national institutional settings. The findings reveal how the market, state, community, and professions logics drive MOE disclosures. The analysis also suggests that MOEs disclose their commitment to social and environmental responsibilities and promote collaboration. Finally, Carroll's pyramid reveals how MOEs disclose the most economical content
Walking the talk in family firms. An empirical investigation of CSR communication and practices
No full textFamily firms are embarking on a virtuous path increasingly oriented toward sustainable development. The corporate social responsibility (CSR), more and more regarded as a positive driver for the reputation and preservation in the medium to long term for the company, is now an element that falls within the credit valuations of banking firms. Our research investigates CSR communication and practices in small and medium-sized family businesses. Using the socioemotional wealth perspective, we analyze the effect of family control and influence on CSR behavior. We perform a Poisson regression on an Italian regional sample of 200 family businesses. Our study reveals a greater propensity of family businesses to practices rather than CSR communication. Family control has a positive effect on CSR practices, while family involvement has an adverse effect on CSR communication. Besides, strong control and involvement have a negative effect on CSR communication
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Fostering sustainable development goals through gamification
No full textModern challenges require modern solutions. The recent introduction of gamification in businesses' organisational processes represents a change of route for managerial and accounting practices. In this context, the challenges addressed by the United Nations Agenda 2030 are still marginal and difficult to achieve for many businesses. Following the experience of an innovative small-medium enterprise named 'AWorld', this study aims to explore how gamification can be both a tool of contribution and accountability towards sustainable development goals. Specifically, by tracking the progress and offering rewards, gamification can provide a tangible incentive to motivate sustained engagement and behaviour change. A case study has been developed and insights collected and triangulated through an interview with the corporate president. Findings revealed how incorporating gamification in the small- and medium-sized enterprises context is a valuable way to promote sustainable development goals and foster a sense of communal responsibility towards sustainable behaviours among employees and external individuals
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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