| Title |
Organizational Culture and Leadership: Preconditions for the Development of a Sustainable Corporation |
| ID_Doc |
70201 |
| Authors |
Baumgartner, RJ |
| Title |
Organizational Culture and Leadership: Preconditions for the Development of a Sustainable Corporation |
| Year |
2009 |
| Published |
Sustainable Development, 17, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1002/sd.405 |
| Abstract |
The relationship between corporate sustainability and organizational culture seems to be underestimated within the discussion of sustainable development. The research presented in this paper is based on a case study conducted in the mining industry. The hypothesis is that ambitious corporate sustainability activities and strategies have to be embedded in the organizational culture in order to be successful. If aspects of sustainable development are not part of the mindset of leaders and members of the organization, corporate sustainability activities will not affect the core business efficiently and are more likely to fail. The model of Schein for organizational culture is used to characterize corporate sustainability strategies: introverted, extroverted, conservative and visionary strategies are distinguished. Each strategy is assessed regarding the relation and the integration in the levels of organizational culture according to the model of Schein. The model consists of three levels, i.e. artifacts, values and basic assumptions. This framework is used for a case-study to identify the organizational culture of a global leading mining company. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. |
| Author Keywords |
organizational culture; sustainable development; corporate sustainability; strategy; strategic sustainable development; corporate sustainability strategy; mining industry; values; basic assumption(s); Schein |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000265312900005 |
| WoS Category |
Development Studies; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Regional & Urban Planning |
| Research Area |
Development Studies; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Public Administration |
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