Pursuing innovative solutions to sustainability problems through openness: A future research agenda

Abstract

Following a previous BEER editorial on responsible business engagement with sustainability and the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Jamali et al., 2022), in this editorial we intend to shed light on tackling sustainability problems via organizational openness. 1 In general, sustainability problems (e.g., poverty, irresponsible production and consumption, planet harming) are broad in scope and have several interrelated facets (Gurca et al., 2023;Porter et al., 2020). For example, the broad problem of poverty in developing countries has various interdependent facets, such as lack of education opportunities, corruption, and social conflicts. This type of problem is unlikely to be solved by a single organization. This is because the broadness of sustainability problems all too often exceeds the knowledge and expertise of single organizations (e.g., Majchrzak & Malhotra, 2020), and the multifaceted character -or wickedness (Reinecke & Ansari, 2016) -of these problems brings to light the "constant danger that attention directed

Openness, Innovation, and Sustainability in Museum Organizations

“…al, 2023;Lippolis et al, 2023). In fact, sustainability-oriented innovation (SI) (Klewitz & Hansen, 2013;Adams, Jeanrenaud, Bessant, Denyer & Overy, 2016;Bogers, Chesbrough, & Strand, 2020;Bigliardi & Filippelli, 2022;Markovic, Bagherzadeh, Barkemeyer & Samara, 2023) is a concept that refers to the integration of environmental, social and economic aspects in the process of developing and implementing new ideas, products, services or business models and can occur at different levels, from individual to organizational and systemic, without neglecting their interconnections (Kimpimäki et al, 2022). It can also enhance the competitiveness, resilience, and reputation of organizations by improving their efficiency, effectiveness, and legitimacy in the market and society (Coenen & Díaz López, 2010;Hermundsdottir & Aspelund, 2021;Lopez-Torres, Montejano-García, Alvarez-Torres, and Perez-Ramos, 2022;Lopez-Torres, 2023).…”