Jianfu Shen, Irina Y. Yu, Kwok Yuen Fan, Morgan X. Yang, Eddie C. M. Hui
This study explores the impact of the lobbying activities of oil and gas companies on their green transitions, specifically their efforts to reduce fossil fuel investment and increase green innovations and abatement investment. Using a sample of listed oil and gas companies in the United States from 2000 to 2019, we find that, compared to non‐lobbying firms, lobbying companies experience a 5.8% increase in capital expenditures and a 24.7% growth rate in oil and gas reserves in the year following lobbying efforts; conversely, they do not allocate significant resources to abatement activities or green innovations. The results remain robust when an instrumental variable approach is applied to address endogeneity concerns, indicating that lobbying delays the green transition in the fossil fuel sector. Further analysis reveals that corporate lobbying is positively associated with the subsequent financial performance of fossil fuel companies, but results in increased pollution emissions and heightened environmental concerns. Lastly, we demonstrate that the Paris Agreement moderates the impact of political lobbying on delaying the green transition. These findings highlight the need for policymakers to consider the implications of corporate lobbying on the fossil fuel green transition.
{"title":"Lobbying and Green Transition in Fossil Fuel Sector","authors":"Jianfu Shen, Irina Y. Yu, Kwok Yuen Fan, Morgan X. Yang, Eddie C. M. Hui","doi":"10.1002/bse.70475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70475","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the impact of the lobbying activities of oil and gas companies on their green transitions, specifically their efforts to reduce fossil fuel investment and increase green innovations and abatement investment. Using a sample of listed oil and gas companies in the United States from 2000 to 2019, we find that, compared to non‐lobbying firms, lobbying companies experience a 5.8% increase in capital expenditures and a 24.7% growth rate in oil and gas reserves in the year following lobbying efforts; conversely, they do not allocate significant resources to abatement activities or green innovations. The results remain robust when an instrumental variable approach is applied to address endogeneity concerns, indicating that lobbying delays the green transition in the fossil fuel sector. Further analysis reveals that corporate lobbying is positively associated with the subsequent financial performance of fossil fuel companies, but results in increased pollution emissions and heightened environmental concerns. Lastly, we demonstrate that the Paris Agreement moderates the impact of political lobbying on delaying the green transition. These findings highlight the need for policymakers to consider the implications of corporate lobbying on the fossil fuel green transition.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145847517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Ashmel Mohamed Hashim, Issam Tlemsani, Ansarullah Tantry, Songdi Li
A comprehensive framework is developed for adopting Platform Business Model Innovation (PBMI) to enhance sustainable performance in the Industry 5.0 (I5.0) era. While PBMI plays a growing role in corporate transformation, tensions persist between profit‐driven objectives and broader sustainability imperatives. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature in PBMI, sustainability‐oriented innovation, network theory, and stakeholder theory, the framework integrates key I5.0 enablers such as human‐centric principles, adaptive robotics, Industrial IoT, and cognitive collaboration to balance the triple bottom line of economic, environmental, and social value. Using a critical literature review and abductive synthesis, 11 propositions and four policy statements are formulated to guide the adoption and experimentation of PBMI for sustainability. The findings show that effective PBMI requires integration of value networks, life cycle thinking, and product‐service systems to address evolving sustainability challenges. The framework demonstrates the transformative potential of I5.0 technologies in reshaping PBMI to achieve systemic value creation and offers strategic insights for managers, policymakers, and researchers seeking to align digital transformation with sustainable innovation while providing a theoretical foundation for future empirical validation.
{"title":"Platform Business Model Innovation for Sustainability: A Framework for Industry 5.0 Integration","authors":"Mohamed Ashmel Mohamed Hashim, Issam Tlemsani, Ansarullah Tantry, Songdi Li","doi":"10.1002/bse.70461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70461","url":null,"abstract":"A comprehensive framework is developed for adopting Platform Business Model Innovation (PBMI) to enhance sustainable performance in the Industry 5.0 (I5.0) era. While PBMI plays a growing role in corporate transformation, tensions persist between profit‐driven objectives and broader sustainability imperatives. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature in PBMI, sustainability‐oriented innovation, network theory, and stakeholder theory, the framework integrates key I5.0 enablers such as human‐centric principles, adaptive robotics, Industrial IoT, and cognitive collaboration to balance the triple bottom line of economic, environmental, and social value. Using a critical literature review and abductive synthesis, 11 propositions and four policy statements are formulated to guide the adoption and experimentation of PBMI for sustainability. The findings show that effective PBMI requires integration of value networks, life cycle thinking, and product‐service systems to address evolving sustainability challenges. The framework demonstrates the transformative potential of I5.0 technologies in reshaping PBMI to achieve systemic value creation and offers strategic insights for managers, policymakers, and researchers seeking to align digital transformation with sustainable innovation while providing a theoretical foundation for future empirical validation.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"376 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145847520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashutosh Singh, Salwa Saleh Almasabi, Ajay Kumar Patel, Priyanka Malik
Firms' continuous pursuit of making a profit in the competitive market may ignore the actions related to environmental responsibilities. This set of actions for financial gains constitutes environmental misconduct, which not only harms ecosystems and communities but also brings reputational damage. Negative press and social media amplification damage brand legitimacy, erode stakeholder trust and deter investors. Although prior research has examined greenwashing, little attention has been given to how firms strategically respond once misconduct becomes visible. We propose that firms respond to environmental misconduct by increasing R&D spending as a corrective strategy to repair reputational damage. Using a longitudinal dataset of 117,112 firm‐quarter observations that merges Violation Tracker with Compustat and ExecuComp for the years 2000–2025, we analyse how environmental misconduct influences firms' R&D spending. Employing high‐dimensional fixed‐effects models and the Gaussian copula approach to address endogeneity, we find that firms tend to increase R&D investment following misconduct. The decision to increase R&D spending signals a commitment to sustainability and helps rebuild stakeholder confidence. We further explore the moderating role of firm resources and industry structure. Our results show that firms with abundant organisational slack, financial and operational efficiency, or market power face less pressure to increase R&D spending.
{"title":"Sailing From Penalties to Accountability: Business Strategies and Governance for Firms to Innovate After Environmental Misconduct","authors":"Ashutosh Singh, Salwa Saleh Almasabi, Ajay Kumar Patel, Priyanka Malik","doi":"10.1002/bse.70462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70462","url":null,"abstract":"Firms' continuous pursuit of making a profit in the competitive market may ignore the actions related to environmental responsibilities. This set of actions for financial gains constitutes environmental misconduct, which not only harms ecosystems and communities but also brings reputational damage. Negative press and social media amplification damage brand legitimacy, erode stakeholder trust and deter investors. Although prior research has examined greenwashing, little attention has been given to how firms strategically respond once misconduct becomes visible. We propose that firms respond to environmental misconduct by increasing R&D spending as a corrective strategy to repair reputational damage. Using a longitudinal dataset of 117,112 firm‐quarter observations that merges Violation Tracker with Compustat and ExecuComp for the years 2000–2025, we analyse how environmental misconduct influences firms' R&D spending. Employing high‐dimensional fixed‐effects models and the Gaussian copula approach to address endogeneity, we find that firms tend to increase R&D investment following misconduct. The decision to increase R&D spending signals a commitment to sustainability and helps rebuild stakeholder confidence. We further explore the moderating role of firm resources and industry structure. Our results show that firms with abundant organisational slack, financial and operational efficiency, or market power face less pressure to increase R&D spending.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145844742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gagan Deep Sharma, Sascha Kraus, Ritika Chopra, Dhairya Dev, Alberto Ferraris
This study addresses a significant research gap in the literature by systematically reviewing and synthesizing the interplay between social dynamics, environmental changes, and organizational innovation. Although prior research has explored these dimensions in isolation, the integrative framework remains lacking. To address this, we conducted an integrative review that combined bibliometric and content analyses of 845 peer‐reviewed articles, following the PRISMA guidelines for methodological rigor. Our study reveals that digitalization, social innovation, and technological advancement collectively empower firms to navigate complex social and environmental challenges, fostering sustainable innovation and resilience. Theoretical contributions are grounded in the Triple Bottom Line, Innovation Diffusion Theory, and Resource‐Based View theory, offering a robust framework for understanding how organizations balance their economic, social, and environmental performance. Key findings highlight the pivotal role of communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing in driving innovation, as well as the importance of integrating social and environmental responsiveness into strategic resource management. This study advances the literature by presenting a comprehensive framework that incorporates organizational innovation with broader sustainability outcomes, thereby informing both academic research and practical strategies for sustainable business transformation.
{"title":"Strategic Innovation for Sustainability: A Conceptual Model Linking Digitalization, Social Dynamics, and Climate Change Mitigation","authors":"Gagan Deep Sharma, Sascha Kraus, Ritika Chopra, Dhairya Dev, Alberto Ferraris","doi":"10.1002/bse.70471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70471","url":null,"abstract":"This study addresses a significant research gap in the literature by systematically reviewing and synthesizing the interplay between social dynamics, environmental changes, and organizational innovation. Although prior research has explored these dimensions in isolation, the integrative framework remains lacking. To address this, we conducted an integrative review that combined bibliometric and content analyses of 845 peer‐reviewed articles, following the PRISMA guidelines for methodological rigor. Our study reveals that digitalization, social innovation, and technological advancement collectively empower firms to navigate complex social and environmental challenges, fostering sustainable innovation and resilience. Theoretical contributions are grounded in the Triple Bottom Line, Innovation Diffusion Theory, and Resource‐Based View theory, offering a robust framework for understanding how organizations balance their economic, social, and environmental performance. Key findings highlight the pivotal role of communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing in driving innovation, as well as the importance of integrating social and environmental responsiveness into strategic resource management. This study advances the literature by presenting a comprehensive framework that incorporates organizational innovation with broader sustainability outcomes, thereby informing both academic research and practical strategies for sustainable business transformation.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145844802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Understanding the behavioral foundations of green transformation within firms requires attention to both leadership processes and the motivational mechanisms that shape employee action. Drawing on transformational leadership theory, the resource‐based view, and self‐determination theory, this study investigates how green transformational leadership (GTL) relates to pro‐environmental behavior (PEB) through the creative and contextual conditions that support intrinsic motivation. Survey data from 1063 employees in the Turkish cosmetics industry were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that green creativity (GC) transmits the influence of GTL on PEB, whereas green organizational culture (GOC) strengthens the conditions under which this influence is expressed. These findings clarify how leadership, creativity, and cultural support jointly underpin employees' environmental engagement. The study contributes to research on organizational greening by highlighting the motivational and contextual pathways through which leadership encourages sustainable behavior in emerging market settings.
{"title":"Green Transformational Leadership, Creativity, and Organizational Culture: A Structural Model of Pro‐Environmental Behavior in an Emerging Cosmetics Market","authors":"Duygu Çınar Baltacı, Tuba Büyükbeşe","doi":"10.1002/bse.70496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70496","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the behavioral foundations of green transformation within firms requires attention to both leadership processes and the motivational mechanisms that shape employee action. Drawing on transformational leadership theory, the resource‐based view, and self‐determination theory, this study investigates how green transformational leadership (GTL) relates to pro‐environmental behavior (PEB) through the creative and contextual conditions that support intrinsic motivation. Survey data from 1063 employees in the Turkish cosmetics industry were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that green creativity (GC) transmits the influence of GTL on PEB, whereas green organizational culture (GOC) strengthens the conditions under which this influence is expressed. These findings clarify how leadership, creativity, and cultural support jointly underpin employees' environmental engagement. The study contributes to research on organizational greening by highlighting the motivational and contextual pathways through which leadership encourages sustainable behavior in emerging market settings.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145844737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article presents a systematic review of the literature on knowledge management (KM) in green innovation, aiming to address three guiding research questions: (1) How has green knowledge management (GKM) been conceptualized and distinguished from KM? (2) What role does KM play in green innovation research? (3) Which measurement instruments have been used to assess KM‐related constructs? On the basis of 58 studies indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), we propose an integrative definition of GKM that combines nature‐oriented, practice‐oriented, and outcome‐oriented conceptual perspectives. To synthesize the literature, we introduce the MICROM model—mediator, influential, component, result, object, and moderator—which categorizes the diverse roles of KM in green innovation. We also review the measurement instruments explicitly employed in 35 studies, providing a structured overview of operationalization. Finally, we identify key gaps and outline five avenues for future research to advance both the conceptual foundations and the empirical understanding of GKM.
本文对绿色创新中的知识管理（KM）的文献进行了系统回顾，旨在解决三个指导性的研究问题：(1)绿色知识管理（GKM）是如何被概念化并与知识管理区分开来的？(2)知识管理在绿色创新研究中的作用是什么？(3)哪些测量工具被用来评估与KM相关的构念？基于科学网络（Web of Science, WoS）收录的58项研究，我们提出了一个整合自然导向、实践导向和结果导向的GKM概念定义。为了综合文献，我们引入了由中介、影响、成分、结果、对象和调节因子组成的MICROM模型，对知识管理在绿色创新中的不同作用进行了分类。我们还回顾了35项研究中明确使用的测量工具，提供了操作化的结构化概述。最后，我们确定了关键差距，并概述了未来研究的五个途径，以推进对GKM的概念基础和实证理解。
{"title":"Knowledge Management in Green Innovation Research: A Systematic Review, Synthesis, and Future Research Agenda","authors":"Ruth Esperanza Román‐Castillo, Nabil Khelil","doi":"10.1002/bse.70476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70476","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a systematic review of the literature on knowledge management (KM) in green innovation, aiming to address three guiding research questions: (1) How has green knowledge management (GKM) been conceptualized and distinguished from KM? (2) What role does KM play in green innovation research? (3) Which measurement instruments have been used to assess KM‐related constructs? On the basis of 58 studies indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), we propose an integrative definition of GKM that combines nature‐oriented, practice‐oriented, and outcome‐oriented conceptual perspectives. To synthesize the literature, we introduce the MICROM model—mediator, influential, component, result, object, and moderator—which categorizes the diverse roles of KM in green innovation. We also review the measurement instruments explicitly employed in 35 studies, providing a structured overview of operationalization. Finally, we identify key gaps and outline five avenues for future research to advance both the conceptual foundations and the empirical understanding of GKM.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145844739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aurore Bardey, Elaine L. Ritch, Catherine Labruere‐Chazal
As concerns for the environmental consequences of the fast‐fashion industry grow, minimalist practices, including a capsule wardrobe, are gaining interest. This study explores how curating a capsule wardrobe influences wellbeing, sustainable fashion attitudes and fashion involvement. In Study 1, a 3‐week intervention with 37 women showed increased subjective happiness, with stable sustainability attitudes and fashion involvement. Study 2, using survey data from 318 women, employed structural equation modelling to test relationships between minimalism, wellbeing and fashion behaviours. The results showed that minimalism enhances wellbeing and support for sustainable values, alongside increasing fashion purchase engagement. Wellbeing also positively influenced localism, which in turn fosters deeper emotional garment involvement. These findings offer new insights into ethical materialism and suggest that minimalist fashion can reconcile personal wellbeing with sustainability while improving enclothed cognition. The study provides practical implications for fashion brand business strategies that align with Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).
{"title":"The Perks of Being Minimalist: Assessing the Relationship Between Consumers' Wellbeing, Sustainable Fashion Attitudes and Fashion Involvement","authors":"Aurore Bardey, Elaine L. Ritch, Catherine Labruere‐Chazal","doi":"10.1002/bse.70507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70507","url":null,"abstract":"As concerns for the environmental consequences of the fast‐fashion industry grow, minimalist practices, including a capsule wardrobe, are gaining interest. This study explores how curating a capsule wardrobe influences wellbeing, sustainable fashion attitudes and fashion involvement. In Study 1, a 3‐week intervention with 37 women showed increased subjective happiness, with stable sustainability attitudes and fashion involvement. Study 2, using survey data from 318 women, employed structural equation modelling to test relationships between minimalism, wellbeing and fashion behaviours. The results showed that minimalism enhances wellbeing and support for sustainable values, alongside increasing fashion purchase engagement. Wellbeing also positively influenced localism, which in turn fosters deeper emotional garment involvement. These findings offer new insights into ethical materialism and suggest that minimalist fashion can reconcile personal wellbeing with sustainability while improving enclothed cognition. The study provides practical implications for fashion brand business strategies that align with Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145830203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Circular Procurement (CP) integrates Circular Economy ( CE ) principles into purchasing decisions to close material loops and retain value across product life cycles. Yet, its adoption remains limited due to persistent barriers within procurement processes. This study investigates where these barriers emerge across procurement phases and how firms develop capabilities to overcome them. Drawing on Dynamic Capabilities (DCs) theory and the microfoundational perspective, we conduct a multiple‐case study of nine Italian manufacturing firms recognized for leadership in CP. Our analysis identifies five key DCs–demand intelligence, market intelligence, strategic design, reconfiguring supplier selection, reconfiguring contracts–each underpinned by distinct microfoundations at individual, process, and structural levels. Building on these insights, this study offers a process‐based framework linking CP barriers to DCs and microfoundations addressing them. The findings aim to advance theoretical understanding of capability building for CP and offer practical guidance for managers seeking to embed circularity into purchasing routines.
{"title":"Transforming Procurement: The Dynamic Capabilities and Microfoundations to Buy Circular","authors":"Francesco Cafforio, Ilaria Giannoccaro","doi":"10.1002/bse.70506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70506","url":null,"abstract":"Circular Procurement (CP) integrates Circular Economy ( <jats:sc>CE</jats:sc> ) principles into purchasing decisions to close material loops and retain value across product life cycles. Yet, its adoption remains limited due to persistent barriers within procurement processes. This study investigates <jats:italic>where</jats:italic> these barriers emerge across procurement phases and <jats:italic>how</jats:italic> firms develop capabilities to overcome them. Drawing on Dynamic Capabilities (DCs) theory and the microfoundational perspective, we conduct a multiple‐case study of nine Italian manufacturing firms recognized for leadership in CP. Our analysis identifies five key DCs–demand intelligence, market intelligence, strategic design, reconfiguring supplier selection, reconfiguring contracts–each underpinned by distinct microfoundations at individual, process, and structural levels. Building on these insights, this study offers a process‐based framework linking CP barriers to DCs and microfoundations addressing them. The findings aim to advance theoretical understanding of capability building for CP and offer practical guidance for managers seeking to embed circularity into purchasing routines.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time. Our analysis reveals that sustainable ventures move along three impact measuring trajectories, which we label reactive , proactive , and agentic impact measuring . Each trajectory results in distinct positions of impact within the value proposition of the sustainable venture. Thus, we propose a novel process perspective on impact measuring, unveiling the role of agency along different impact measuring trajectories and uncovering the relationship between impact measurement and the value proposition in sustainable business models.
{"title":"Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective","authors":"Jan Moellmann, Esther Salvi, Frank‐Martin Belz","doi":"10.1002/bse.70499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70499","url":null,"abstract":"Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time. Our analysis reveals that sustainable ventures move along three impact measuring trajectories, which we label <jats:italic>reactive</jats:italic> , <jats:italic>proactive</jats:italic> , and <jats:italic>agentic impact measuring</jats:italic> . Each trajectory results in distinct positions of impact within the value proposition of the sustainable venture. Thus, we propose a novel process perspective on impact measuring, unveiling the role of agency along different impact measuring trajectories and uncovering the relationship between impact measurement and the value proposition in sustainable business models.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, Vikas Kumar
The shift towards sustainable food production is essential to address the urgent dual challenges of climate change and population growth, with agricultural cooperatives playing a vital role in this transformation. However, many cooperatives struggle to deliver the expected value to their members. By considering cooperatives as member‐centred production systems, this research investigates relational capital's role in determining cooperative success. This study uses a sequential mixed‐methods research approach. First, we use empirical survey data from 320 farmers to test a moderated mediation model that links relational capital to collaboration activities and outcomes. Then, we use qualitative responses from 50 farmers to investigate the results obtained from the survey study further. The survey study reveals the existence of a ‘dark side’ to relational capital in agricultural cooperatives, materialised by its surprising negative moderating effect on the relationship between collaborative efforts and outcomes. The qualitative interview results reveal the underlying mechanisms that bring out this dark side, namely the effects of restriction, complaisance, and blurred lines. By revealing the existence of a dark side to relational capital and meticulously categorising the mechanisms underlying its emergence, this study extends the limited existing knowledge of the adverse effects of relational capital.
{"title":"Debunking the Myth: A Dive Into the Role of Relational Capital in Sustainable Food Production Systems","authors":"Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, Vikas Kumar","doi":"10.1002/bse.70474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70474","url":null,"abstract":"The shift towards sustainable food production is essential to address the urgent dual challenges of climate change and population growth, with agricultural cooperatives playing a vital role in this transformation. However, many cooperatives struggle to deliver the expected value to their members. By considering cooperatives as member‐centred production systems, this research investigates relational capital's role in determining cooperative success. This study uses a sequential mixed‐methods research approach. First, we use empirical survey data from 320 farmers to test a moderated mediation model that links relational capital to collaboration activities and outcomes. Then, we use qualitative responses from 50 farmers to investigate the results obtained from the survey study further. The survey study reveals the existence of a ‘dark side’ to relational capital in agricultural cooperatives, materialised by its surprising negative moderating effect on the relationship between collaborative efforts and outcomes. The qualitative interview results reveal the underlying mechanisms that bring out this dark side, namely the effects of restriction, complaisance, and blurred lines. By revealing the existence of a dark side to relational capital and meticulously categorising the mechanisms underlying its emergence, this study extends the limited existing knowledge of the adverse effects of relational capital.","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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