Corporate architectures for sustainability

Citation
A. Griffiths et Ja. Petrick, Corporate architectures for sustainability, INT J OP PR, 21(12), 2001, pp. 1573-1585
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
01443577 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1573 - 1585
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-3577(2001)21:12<1573:CAFS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
While there exists a growing literature on corporate "green" strategies, th ere is a research gap about which corporate architectures and organizationa l change processes enable "green" strategies. This article addresses the re search gap in an interdisciplinary manner by focusing on two questions: Wha t conditions characterize ecological and humanly sustainable corporations? What alternative architectures can generate and institutionalize corporate sustainability? Three alternative architectures for sustainability are trea ted and three research propositions are identified to further future empiri cal research on specific architectures that link organization design and co rporate sustainability.