Organisational Sustainability: A Case for Formulating a Tailor-Made Definition

Kiewiet, Derk Jan; Vos, Janita F.J.

doi:10.1142/s1464333207002640

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“…Likewise, Bendell and Kleanthous (2007) commented that ethical matters are the responsibility of luxury brands and also that it can enhance growth of the brand (Kiewiet and Vos, 2007). Some respondents observed that it is possible due to the brand names’ strength:“It's the same, as long as it's Gucci.…”

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“…These criteria have been abridged into what is known as the 3 Ps: the processes involved in production and distribution, the products' use, lifespan and disposability and the impact on place of where the product is made or sold ( Alexander and Nichols, 2006 ). Kiewiet and Vos (2007) contend that the firm's ethical behavior is not only beneficial to society and the environment, but diminishes business risks, escalates market opportunities and enhances the firm's reputation and consumer loyalty.…”

Section: Ethical Standards and Consumer Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Consumers’ Perceptions on Complexity and Prospects of Ethical Luxury: Qualitative Insights from Taiwan

Karatzas

Kapoulas²,

Priporas

2019

Australasian Marketing Journal

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This qualitative study explores ethical luxury in Taiwan, a country that represents a significant demographic in the luxury market. The study utilized the ZMET technique and focus groups. A total of 28 heavy users of luxury brands were interviewed. Results indicate that luxury brands are chiefly defined by such constructs as price, quality and aesthetical attributes, whereas ethicality is centrally demarcated by human wellbeing, the environment and animal welfare, amongst other elements. The fusion of these two concepts implies several encouraging outlooks and certain deterring factors. Results denote that there is potential for ethical luxury's inception in the Taiwanese market, but with considerable forethought in the process. This study extends the body of knowledge in how consumers perceive the prospect of ethical luxury, especially from a non-western perspective.

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Section: Ethical Standards and Consumer Perceptionmentioning

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Consumers’ Perceptions on Complexity and Prospects of Ethical Luxury: Qualitative Insights from Taiwan

Karatzas

Kapoulas²,

Priporas

2019

Australasian Marketing Journal

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“…There is therefore an increasing conviction that a new responsibility rests with related organisations to contribute towards sustainable development by pursuing practices that safeguard the needs of future generations (Kiewiet & Vos 2007;Asif et al 2011;Glover et al 2014). Although all businesses have an important role in this respect, the contribution of agri-food industries is perceived as being relatively high due to deeper linkages with economy, society and the environment (Genier et al 2009;Connelly et al 2011;Rankin et al 2011;Marsden & Morley 2014).…”

Section: Development Of Sustainable Agri-food Industriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Value chain performance improvement for sustainable mango industry development in Pakistan

Badar¹

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Pakistan is one of the world's leading mango producing and exporting countries. However, Pakistan's mango industry is beset with a number of chain-wide challenges that not only lower the value of mangoes to consumers and reduce the profitability of value chain actors, but also hinder the industry's potential contribution to the country's socio-economic development. As a result, there is now a growing realisation that the mango industry must be developed on a sustainable basis. This coincides with an accelerating drive towards sustainable development of agri-food industries around the world, in order to provide growing populations with adequate supplies of safe and affordable food.Thus, this study aimed to find out how the performance of value chains could be improved in order to bring sustainable development to Pakistan's mango industry. It focused on four issues: 1) consumers' mango value preferences and the implications of these preferences for the industry's development; 2) the structure and performance of the mango industry; 3) constraints on sustainable development of the industry; and 4) measures needed to address consumer, economic, social and environmental issues in the value chains so as to promote industry's sustainable development.A conceptual framework that integrated value chain and triple bottom line (TBL) sustainable development approaches was developed arguing that sustainable development could not be achieved without improving economic, social and environmental performance across entire value chains. A case study methodology was adopted and the case study participants included consumers, value chain actors and public stakeholders in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh.To understand mango value preferences, five focus group discussions involving 40 consumers and a survey of 450 consumers was conducted. Thematic content analysis was performed on focus group data whereas descriptive statistics and clusters analysis were employed to analyse survey data. In order to understand the industry's structure, performance and constraints, 150 in-depth interviews were held with value chain actors such as retailers, wholesalers, commission agents, exporters, preharvest contractors, growers and input suppliers and representatives of public stakeholders. Data from the interviews were analysed using thematic content analysis.Consumer data showed the importance of both intrinsic (search and experience) and extrinsic (safety and marketing) quality attributes in mango buying. In-depth analysis of these attributes revealed three consumer segments -mango lovers, value seekers and safety conscious. Mango lovers concentrated primarily on search and experience attributes and safety conscious attached more importance to safety related attributes. Value seekers however considered all attributes important. In general consumers expressed their dissatisfaction with the mango value delivered to them because of use of Calcium III carbide for mango ripening, retailer malpractices and ineffective government regula...

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“…(Helms et al, 2012) underscore that research on CSR identifies it as an essentially contested concept. Kiewiet and Vos (2007) posit that "the organizational role regarding sustainability remains undetermined". Such a lack of clarity consequently leads some authors (Meyer and Kerby, 2010) to surmise that "companies engage in an incoherent jumble of activities under the banner of Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability, giving back, going green and philanthropy".…”

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confidence: 99%

Potential contribution of the socio-economic approach to management to a better integration of CSR norms and economic standards

Savall

Zardet

Péron

et al. 2014

Society and Business Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of an integrative approach to CSR. Design/methodology/approach -The paper is based on the qualimetrics intervention-research methodology. It is an exploratory research project. Findings -The intervention-research case study shows an example where an integrative approach to CSR was made possible. Research limitations/implications -The paper only presents an example of a company. Future research should show how the method that has been experimented to integrate CSR might be implemented. Practical implications -The paper might help company actors debate and propose an innovative approach to CSR. Social implications -The paper provides scientific methods to better negotiate the creation of norms and standards in the field of CSR, enabling to move one step further as regards ISO 26000. Originality/value -It shows some of the conditions required to bridge the gap between CSR and financial standards.

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Organisational Sustainability: A Case for Formulating a Tailor-Made Definition

Cited by 38 publications

References 23 publications

Consumers’ Perceptions on Complexity and Prospects of Ethical Luxury: Qualitative Insights from Taiwan

Consumers’ Perceptions on Complexity and Prospects of Ethical Luxury: Qualitative Insights from Taiwan

Value chain performance improvement for sustainable mango industry development in Pakistan

Potential contribution of the socio-economic approach to management to a better integration of CSR norms and economic standards

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