Towards a framework for ecological stategic change in business networks

Andersson, Per; Sweet, Susanne

doi:10.1016/s0959-6526(02)00011-2

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“…By taking the basic assumptions of the IMP perspective and building on the earlier work of Andersson and Sweet (2002), this paper contributes to the CS literature with a typology…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They go on to state that collaboration with non-business actors is "a key success factor to develop the firm's resources and legitimacy in sustainable development" (Crespin-Mazet and Dontenwill, 2012, p. 208). Another example is a case study by Andersson and Sweet (2002), who analyze a food supply network with both loose and tight couplings in which the initiating firm needs to manage these existing couplings (relationships) in different ways. They state that "[…] in order to change, i.e.…”

Section: Imp 121mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…( p. 467). In essence, Andersson and Sweet (2002) contribute with a conceptual foundation for approaching the issue of introducing CS in an existing business network.…”

Section: Imp 121mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While not a central theme in IMP (see Johnsen et al, 2017), there are several examples of studies investigating CS as part of coping with change in industrial networks (e.g. Crespin-Mazet and Dontenwill, 2012;Baraldi et al, 2011;Andersson and Sweet, 2002).…”

Section: Placing An Imp Lens On Csmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of interaction for corporate sustainability

Vildåsen

Havenvid

2018

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Purpose Most scholars acknowledge the role of firm-stakeholder relationship for enabling corporate sustainability (CS), but existing literature tends to apply a superficial understanding of interaction. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to advance knowledge by challenging classical stakeholder theory with fundamental insights from the IMP perspective, which in turn leads to a deeper conceptualization of interactive CS. Design/methodology/approach A typology framework is developed through an abductive research design grounded in the concepts of actors, resources, and activities. The authors illustrate the potential of the framework through a longitudinal case study. The empirical case revolves around an initiative for recycling of plastic material in a partly beforehand established supply chain, and the study reveals three main findings. Findings First, recycling solutions can result in major technological challenges. For example, using recycled material can jeopardize industrial quality standards. Second, third-party stakeholders represent critical knowledge and competence that can remedy technological challenges. Finally, R&D projects are important means for developing firm-stakeholder relationships. Research limitations/implications The paper introduces IMP concepts to the CS debate, which can illuminate the emerging literature on tensions and paradoxes related to CS phenomena. Further research is needed on the role of non-business actors as capacity generators for social and environmental change in traditional business networks. Practical implications The proposed framework can be used to analyze why some stakeholders (individuals and groups) turn into contributing actors in inter-organizational relationships, while others remain latent. Originality/value This paper illustrates the usefulness of actor bonds, resource ties and activity links as explanatory concepts. Moreover, developed relationships in terms of collaboration and networks represent a capacity to change, which is overlooked in current CS debates.

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“…By taking the basic assumptions of the IMP perspective and building on the earlier work of Andersson and Sweet (2002), this paper contributes to the CS literature with a typology…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Imp 121mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…( p. 467). In essence, Andersson and Sweet (2002) contribute with a conceptual foundation for approaching the issue of introducing CS in an existing business network.…”

Section: Imp 121mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Placing An Imp Lens On Csmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of interaction for corporate sustainability

Vildåsen

Havenvid

2018

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“…Coop released a commercial in 2015 conveying its history of past resistance to dishonest trading and the company's efforts to promote improved conditions for the consumers: from breaking the price cartel on margarine in 1909, introducing declarations of content in 1946, and the dating of products in 1963, to the development of new product categories of organic food in 1986. In this way, KF and its members are portrayed as having played an important role throughout history by spearheading changes in food retailing in Sweden (Andersson and Sweet 2002). However, with alarmingly negative economic results over the last decade (Edsta and Näslund 2014), the consumer cooperative struggles to be an alternative force in Swedish retailing.…”

Section: Empirical Context: the Consumer Cooperative In Swedish Food mentioning

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Representing the political consumer: liquid agencies in the production of consumer voice

Stigzelius

2018

Consumption Markets & Culture

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This paper explores the consumer role in marketplace transformation by examining how political consumers become produced in food retailing. It attends to situated representational practices in a Swedish consumer cooperative that seeks to strengthen consumer voice in markets. Combining notions of political and symbolic representations, the paper demonstrates the production of spokespersons for the cooperatives' owners who, in turn, work to engage other consumers to voice and enact concerns in the cooperative. Four stages of representational practices are identified: (s)electing, equipping, engaging, and enacting. These practices are conceptualised as part of processes of agencing and concerning: (s)electing and equipping work to arrange consumer agencies, while engaging and enacting refer to ways of concerning others that put agencies into motion. Agencies are proposed as liquid in character and the capacity of consumers to shape markets comes into effect depending upon how agencies continuously become connected to each other.

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Sustainable development considerations in supply chains: Firms' relationships with stakeholders in their business sustainability practices—A triangular comparison

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This study aims to investigate focal firms' business sustainability relationships in connection with their stakeholders in supply chain networks. A questionnaire survey was sent to a sample consisting of large Swedish firms, with 107 usable questionnaires returned. The results reveal which stakeholders are of interest for firms in sustainability efforts. The results are compared with earlier findings from Norway and Spain in a triangular approach. The former is a similar country, while the latter is different to Sweden in several ways. In addition, the study uncovers which stakeholders in the supply chain network should be considered. The study also demonstrates how firms can implement business sustainability in their supply chain networks and shows the extent to which different stakeholders are considered in sustainability efforts. The study contributes to sustainability research and stakeholder theory in supply chain networks. Opposite to earlier findings, this study showed only minor influences from national culture and institutions on firms' sustainable business practices in supply chain networks.

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Towards a framework for ecological stategic change in business networks

Cited by 20 publications

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The role of interaction for corporate sustainability

The role of interaction for corporate sustainability

Representing the political consumer: liquid agencies in the production of consumer voice

Sustainable development considerations in supply chains: Firms' relationships with stakeholders in their business sustainability practices—A triangular comparison

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