| Title |
Sustainability in retail services: a transformative service research (TSR) perspective |
| ID_Doc |
65309 |
| Authors |
Dodds, S; Palakshappa, N; Stangl, LM |
| Title |
Sustainability in retail services: a transformative service research (TSR) perspective |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Journal Of Service Theory And Practice, 32.0, 4 |
| DOI |
10.1108/JSTP-12-2021-0255 |
| Abstract |
Purpose Retail organizations that consider a service ecosystems view of sustainability focused on transformation have the potential to contribute to the wellbeing of individuals, business and society. The purpose of this paper is to explore the transformative nature of sustainable retail fashion organizations and their impact on wellbeing within a sustainable retail service ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative in-depth case study research design was implemented using four sustainable fashion brands. Data were collected from multiple sources including secondary data from company websites and publicly available reports and interviews with founders and/or high-ranking managers within the organization. Findings Three overarching themes critical to transformation in sustainable retail service ecosystems were identified: (1) embedded core purpose or ethos, (2) relevance of fit and (3) breadth and depth of message. Corresponding wellbeing elements were found within the three themes - community and society wellbeing, environmental wellbeing, business strategy wellbeing, consumer wellbeing, leadership wellbeing, employee wellbeing, stakeholder and value chain wellbeing and brand wellbeing. Research limitations/implications Future research offers an important opportunity to further explore the relationships between sustainability, TSR and wellbeing in other service contexts. Originality/value The paper contributes to transformative service research literature by conceptualizing a sustainable retail service wellbeing ecosystem framework. |
| Author Keywords |
Sustainability; Transformative service research (TSR); Wellbeing; Sustainable fashion retail |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000811455200001 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
| PDF |
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JSTP-12-2021-0255/full/pdf?title=sustainability-in-retail-services-a-transformative-service-research-tsr-perspective
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