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21	Sustainability Strategies of Barber Salons Mevo, Kouassi Gilles 01 January 2019 (has links) Many barber salons and other small businesses in the United States fail to succeed beyond the first 5 years. The factors responsible for the low survival rate of salons may include the limited training and education levels mandated by state certification requirements. The purpose of this multiple case study was to identify business strategies successful barber salon owners use to overcome the business management and staffing challenges associated with a small pool of skilled barbers and the high turnover in a low wage profession. The theory of transformational leadership served as the conceptual framework. The data collection included interviews of 3 successful barber salon owners who met the study participation eligibility criteria of licensed, registered, operating a salon business in the Indiana region for more than 5 years, and over the minimum age of 25 years. The 4 themes emerging from the interview data analysis were (a) barber salon operating structures, (b) salon leadership and managerial strategies, (c) licensed barber skill enhancement, and (d) salon operating strategies effectiveness and sustainability. The data analysis also involved the triangulation of the primary research against secondary data from the Small Business Administration and barber industry reports. The expertise and knowledge shared by the interviewees could serve the quest of barber salon businesses in the Indiana region to overcome the profitability and financial sustainability challenges of this industry. The study findings may potentially contribute to positive social change by improving the economic standing and welfare of barber salon owners and professionals in the community. Barber salon business Leadership strategies Licensed barber skills Small business Transformational leadership theory Business
22	Styrning mot miljömässig hållbarhet : En kvalitativ studie om hur företag planerar och följer upp sina miljömässiga hållbarhetsstrategier, mål och prestationsmått samt hur dessa kommuniceras inom företaget / Steering towards environmental sustainability : A qualitative study about how companies plan and control their environmental sustainability strategies, objectives and performance measures and how these are communicated within the company Johansson, Frida, Olsson, Isabell January 2021 (has links) Bakgrund och problem: I och med en ökad oro för miljöfrågor tvingas företag anpassa sig genom att försöka sänka sin negativa miljöpåverkan. Detta kan åstadkommas med hjälp av att företag tar fram och implementerar lämpliga hållbarhetsstrategier. Hållbarhetsarbetet har blivit ett allt viktigare strategiskt verktyg som kan resultera i en konkurrensfördel. Tidigare forskning belyser varför företag arbetar med hållbarhet, däremot finns det få genomförda studier som praktiskt undersöker hur företag tillämpar styrning av det miljömässiga hållbarhetsarbetet. Syfte: Studiens övergripande syfte är att bidra med en ökad förståelse för hur styrning av miljömässigt hållbarhetsarbete utformas och implementeras i praktiken. Detta görs med hjälp av att undersöka hur företag arbetar med miljömässiga hållbarhetsstrategier, mål och prestationsmått genom att fokusera på planering och uppföljning. Vidare ämnar studien analysera hur strategierna, målen och måtten kommuniceras inom företag för att undersöka hur väl dessa genomsyrar samtliga delar i verksamheten. Metod: Studien har tagit ansats i en kvalitativ forskningsmetod och applicerat en mini-flerfallstudie bestående av sex olika företag där den empiriska datainsamlingen utgjorts av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Forskningsansatsen är deduktiv med induktiva inslag. Vidare har intervjuerna genomförts i syfte att skapa en förståelse om hur företag styr sitt miljömässiga hållbarhetsarbete. Slutsats: Det kan konstateras att det inte finns någon tydlig lösning på hur företag ska arbeta med hållbarhetsfrågor. Vidare ses hållbarheten som en långsiktig process vilken blir alltmer integrerad i företagens mer traditionella ekonomistyrsystem snarare än att ses som ett enskilt styrsystem. Ledningens engagemang avgör huruvida de anställda inspireras samt involveras i hållbarhetsarbetet. Den högsta ledningens engagemang avspeglar således hur hållbarhetsarbetet implementeras och spelar därmed en betydande roll i styrningen mot miljömässig hållbarhet. / Background and problem: With an increased concern for environmental issues, companies are forced to adapt by trying to reduce their negative environmental impact. This can be achieved by developing and implementing appropriate sustainability strategies. Sustainability work has become an increasingly important strategic tool that can result in a competitive advantage. Previous research has examined why companies work with sustainability. However, there are few completed studies that practically consider how companies manage their environmental sustainability work. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to contribute with an understanding of how the management of environmental sustainability work is designed and implemented in practice. This is done by examining how companies work with environmental sustainability strategies, objectives and performance measures by focusing on planning and control. The study intends to analyze how the strategies, objectives and measures are communicated within all parts of the organization. Method: The qualitative study has been made by a smaller multiple case study represented by six different companies using semi-structured interviews. The research approach is deductive with inductive elements. Furthermore, the interviews were conducted in order to create an understanding of how companies manage their environmental sustainability work. Conclusion: It can be stated that there is no clear solution on how companies should work with sustainability issues. Furthermore, sustainability is seen as a long-term process which is becoming more integrated into companies' traditional financial management systems rather than being seen as an individual management system. The management's commitment determines whether the employees are inspired and involved in the sustainability work. The top management's commitment reflects how the sustainability work is implemented and plays a significant role in the management towards environmental sustainability. Management control systems planning control environmental sustainability sustainability strategies sustainability objectives performance measurement budget and communication. Ekonomistyrning planering uppföljning kontroll miljömässig hållbarhet hållbarhetsstrategier hållbarhetsmål prestationsmått budget och kommunikation. Business Administration Företagsekonomi
23	Analys av livsmedelsföretags strategier i förhållande till branschens hållbarhetsutmaningar : En studie baserad på förädlingsföretag inom kött- och mejeriproduktion / An analysis of food company’s strategies in relation to the sustainability challenges within the food industry : A study based on companies within meat and dairy production Hagberg, Sara, Lokat, Maria January 2021 (has links) Today, companies' sustainability work is considered business-critical, and more demands are arising within the area. The requirements are based on environmental factors, where the declining biodiversity and scarce resources make it crucial for companies to find new solutions for both resource efficiency and products. Currently, customers and consumers are putting most pressure on companies, but policies, laws and instruments are also starting to tighten. One industry that is facing major changes and challenges is the food industry, where vegan alternatives are emerging that outcompete the traditional companies. The report examines how food companies in meat and dairy production meet society's sustainability challenges. It studies the companies' sustainability work, what strengths and weaknesses they have, and what their opportunities are considering a long-term survival. In the report, three different categories have been identified, with different attributes and driving forces, to provide guidelines for firms in their future sustainability work. The study shows that many of the traditional companies are not always aware about the vitality of working with a long-term perspective when it comes to sustainability; Thus, missing opportunities to strengthen their competitiveness as well as possible revenue streams and hence miss their chances for long-term survival. Due to the lack of a system perspective and open innovation, companies are working reactively towards the market instead of actively trying to influence it. By working proactively in line with research and daring to work more with open innovation and collaborations, companies instead have an opportunity to steer the market in a favourable direction for both society and for themselves. This way they can also increase the probability of capturing the opportunities that arise and taking advantage of the revenue-generating cascades that are made possible through various collaborations throughout the value chain and outside of it. However, this is based on the companies understanding their role also in systems outside their own value chain, how the environment is affecting them but also how the firms affect the environment themselves. Those firms who have begun to understand the importance of working long-term with sustainability, and thus created more incentives than just financial ones, do not risk prioritize short-term financial gain over their sustainability work. This is believed to benefit the company’s likelihood of dealing with sustainability challenges, since it makes them more self-sufficient, thus increasing their chance to survival long term on the upcoming market. / Idag är företagens hållbarhetsarbete affärskritiskt, och det växer fram allt fler krav och utmaningar från omvärlden som företagen behöver förhålla sig till. Kraven grundar sig ofta i miljömässiga faktorer, där bland annat den minskande biologiska mångfalden och sinande resurser gör det avgörande för företagen att hitta nya lösningar på såväl resurseffektivisering som nya anpassade produkter. I dagsläget är det kunder och konsumenter som hörs mest, men sakta börjar även policys, lagar och styrmedel stramas åt. En bransch som står inför stora förändringar och utmaningar är livsmedelsbranschen, där allt fler veganska alternativ växer fram och börjar utkonkurrerar de traditionella företagen. Genom denna rapport undersöks hur livsmedelsföretag inom kött- och mejeriproduktion egentligen står sig mot samhällets hållbarhetsutmaningar. Här undersöks företagens hållbarhetsarbete, vilka styrkor och svagheter som finns, och vilka möjligheter de har för sin långsiktiga överlevnad. I rapporten har tre olika kategorier identifierats, med olika attribut och drivkrafter, för att kunna ge riktlinjer för företagen i deras framtida hållbarhetsarbete. Undersökningen visar att många av de traditionella företagen är omedvetna om hur vitalt det är för dem att arbeta långsiktigt med hållbarhet och få det att genomsyra företaget. Därmed missar företagen även sina möjligheter till stärkt konkurrenskraft och nya intäktsströmmar, vilket i slutändan innebär att de också missar sina chanser till långsiktig överlevnad. På grund av ett bristande systemperspektiv och öppen innovation, arbetar företagen även reaktivt mot marknaden istället för att själva aktivt försöka påverka den. Genom att arbeta proaktivt i linje med forskning, samt våga arbeta mer med öppen innovation och samarbeten, har företagen istället en möjlighet att på god grund styra marknaden i en gynnsam riktning för såväl samhället som för sig själva. Därigenom kan de också öka sannolikheten att lyckas fånga de möjligheter som uppstår och ta vara på de intäktsskapande kaskader som möjliggörs genom olika samarbeten över hela värdekedjan och utanför. Detta bygger dock på att företagen förstår sin roll även i system utanför sin egen värdekedja, hur omvärlden påverkar dem som företag samt hur de själva påverkar omvärlden. De företag som börjat förstå vikten av att arbeta långsiktigt med sitt hållbarhetsarbete, och därmed skapat fler incitament än endast ekonomiska, riskerar inte att bortprioritera hållbarhetsarbetet för kortsiktig ekonomisk vinning. Fler incitament gör även företagen mer självgående, vilket tros öka deras sannolikhet att hantera hållbarhetsutmaningarna och därmed överleva långsiktigt på den kommande marknaden. Sustainability sustainability challenges food food industry sustainability strategies strategies circular economy systemic perspective innovation open innovation sustainability categorization Hållbarhet hållbarhetsutmaningar livsmedel livsmedelsindustrin livsmedelsbranschen hållbarhetsstrategier strategier cirkulär ekonomi systemperspektiv innovation öppen innovation hållbarhetskategorisering Environmental Sciences Miljövetenskap Business Administration Företagsekonomi
24	[pt] O IMPACTO DAS ESTRATÉGIAS DE SUSTENTABILIDADE AMBIENTAL NO DESEMPENHO DE EXPORTAÇÃO DA AGROINDÚSTRIA BRASILEIRA: INFLUÊNCIA DAS CAPACIDADES ORGANIZACIONAIS E AMBIENTE INSTITUCIONAL / [en] THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES ON THE EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF BRAZILIAN AGROINDUSTRY: INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CAMILA CARVALHO COSTA 29 November 2019 (has links) [pt] As corporações estão sendo cada vez mais cobradas por uma atuação ambientalmente sustentável, principalmente nos mercados mais maduros, e tratam-se de importantes atores no atingimento das metas para o controle do aquecimento global. O Brasil tem uma participação protagonista no comércio mundial de alimentos, e seu papel torna-se mais relevante ao passo que as taxas crescentes de aumento populacional colocam o mundo em alerta para as questões climáticas e de segurança alimentar. Trazendo ainda mais foco para a temática, o país possui uma das maiores biodiversidades do planeta e é detentor de grande parte da Floresta Amazônica, a maior floresta tropical do mundo e responsável por parte do equilíbrio climático do globo, ao passo que a agroindústria responde pelo consumo de mais de 78 porcento dos recursos hídricos brasileiros, ocupa em torno de 21 porcento do território nacional e é responsável por 74 porcento das emissões de gases de efeito estufa do país. Nesse contexto, fundamentado na Resource Based-View e Teoria Institucional foi construído um modelo com o objetivo de analisar o impacto dos fatores organizacionais (capacidades dinâmicas) e do ambiente institucional (sociedade, regulação e concorrência) nas estratégias de sustentabilidade ambiental e como estas estratégias impactam o desempenho de exportação das empresas da agropecuária brasileira. Na literatura há poucos estudos empíricos com foco em analisar as relações entre esses constructos e nenhum deles no âmbito da agroindústria brasileira. Ademais, buscou-se uma contribuição adicional ao analisar como o nível de maturidade em sustentabilidade ambiental dos países de destino influencia na relação entre as estratégias de sustentabilidade e o desempenho de exportação. Para o teste do modelo, foi realizado um levantamento de dados com gestores de 143 empresas exportadoras da agroindústria brasileira, através de um questionário on-line e foi utilizada a Modelagem de Equações Estruturais (PLS-SEM) para a estimativa de parâmetros. Os resultados empíricos corroboram parte das hipóteses apresentadas, revelando a significância da relação principal do estudo (estratégias de sustentabilidade e desempenho de exportação), além de apresentar o engajamento da liderança na temática da sustentabilidade como o principal fator interno da adoção deste tipo de estratégia, assim como a pressão percebida da sociedade estrangeira e da concorrência como os principais fatores externos. Contudo, a principal contribuição teórica do estudo é advinda da análise do fator de moderação. Os resultados evidenciam que no âmbito do grupo de empresas que exportam para países com uma maior maturidade na temática de sustentabilidade ambiental, a relação entre as estratégias de sustentabilidade ambiental e o desempenho de exportação foi mais expressivo do que para o grupo de empresas que exporta para países menos maduros no assunto. / [en] More and more the corporations are being charged for Environmental Sustainability performance, especially in developed markets and this indicator is essential for reaching the global warning control targets .Today Brazil has a significant share of the global food trade and has a leading hole taking into consideration the alert for climate changes and food security issues that are becoming relevant due to global population growth. Bringing even more focus on this subject, the country has one of the largest biodiversity of the planet and holds the greatest share of the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world and responsible for part of the global climate balance, while the agroindustry is responsible for the consumption of more than 70 percent of Brazilian water resources, occupies around 21 percent of the national territory and accounts for 74 percent of the country s greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, rooted in Resource Based- View and Institutional Theory, a model was constructed for the purpose of analyzing the impact of organizational factors (dynamic capacities) and the institutional environment (society, regulation, and competition) on environmental sustainability strategies and how these strategies impact export performance of Brazilian agricultural companies. In the literature there are few empirical studies focused on analyzing the relationships between these constructs and none of them within the scope of the Brazilian agroindustry, besides that, an additional contribution was sought when analyzing how the level of maturity in environmental sustainability of the countries influences the relation between the sustainability strategies and export performance. For the model s test, a data survey was conducted with managers of 143 exporting companies from the Brazilian agroindustry, through an online questionnaire and the Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to estimate parameters. The empirical results corroborate some of the hypotheses presented, revealing the significance of the main relationship of the study (sustainability strategies and export performance) and distinguishes between the organizational factors and the external environment that most impact on the adoption of these strategies, besides to present the leadership engagement in the sustainability as the main internal factor of the adoption of this type of strategy, as well as the perceived pressure of foreign society and competition as the main external factors. However, the main theoretical contribution of the study is derived from the analysis of the moderation factor. The results show that the relationship between environmental sustainability strategies and export performance was more significant in the group of companies that export to countries with a greater maturity in the area of environmental sustainability, than in the group of companies that export to least mature countries in this theme. [pt] AGRONEGOCIO [pt] ESTRATEGIAS AMBIENTAIS [pt] ESTRATEGIA CORPORATIVA [pt] SUSTENTABILIDADE AMBIENTAL [pt] DESEMPENHO DE EXPORTACAO [pt] VISAO BASEADA EM RECURSOS [pt] TEORIA INSTITUCIONAL [en] AGRIBUSINESS [en] SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES [en] CORPORATE STRATEGY [en] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY [en] RESOURCE-BASED VIEW [en] INSTITUTIONAL THEORY
25	Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox El hajjari Borg, Mounia, Sundberg, Elin January 2021 (has links) While sustainability-dedicated managers and related titles represent a profession that has hardly existed for more than a decade, it is not surprising that the field of research concentrating on these professionals is in itself relatively new. With an increasing demand for corporations to take their social and environmental responsibility, and a corporate sustainability characterized by tension and paradox, we found it of importance to explore the role and entanglements of these professionals. By analysing 17 in-depth interviews with sustainability-dedicated professionals from the private sector in Sweden, our interpretation is that sustainability managers hold the function of selling sustainability, with talk as their main weapon. Expressly, in the intersection between business-case logics and sustainability logics, sustainability managers have to, above all, make a convincing case for sustainability, inwards and outwards. Therefore, they draw dynamically on different narratives which we conceptualise in three roles: the chameleon, the pragmatic, and the nagging manager. Through these roles, we intend to capture the fluidity with which the managers relate and engage with sustainability, and hence we do not mean to ossify a role’s dynamics within a single, static or stereotypical category. We discuss these findings and concepts to the background of previous studies and existing literature. Sustainability managers sustainability-dedicated professionals sustainable development sustainable management corporate sustainability corporate paradox CSR stakeholders governance sustainability strategies communication strategic communication sustainability reporting non-financial disclosure private sector in Sweden paradox approach paradox perspective business case social and environmental responsibility organizations multinationals MNC Nils Brunsson organizational theory organizational hypocrisy neo-institutionalism organizational individuals decision-making action business operations isomorphism institutional logics market logics reporting frameworks GRI global reporting initiative walk the talk change making change agent systemic change behaviour and human resources identity work organizational sociology legitimacy Hållbarhetschefer hållbarhetsrelaterade roller hållbar utveckling hållbar ledning hållbarhet paradox CSR intressenter styrning hållbarhetsstrategier kommunikation strategisk kommunikation hållbarhetsrapportering icke-finansiell information privat sektor i Sverige paradox perspektiv affärsstrategi socialt och miljöansvar organisationer multinationella företag MNC Nils Brunsson organisationsteori organizational hypocrisy hyckleri neo-institutionalism organisatoriska individer individnivå beslutsfattande affärsverksamhet isomorfism institutionell logik marknadslogik rapporteringsramverk GRI global reporting initiativ walk the talk förändringsarbete förändringsagent systemförändring beteende och mänskliga resurser identitetsarbete organisatorisk sociologi legitimitet externa och interna påtryckningar. Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap

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Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox