Javier Delgado-Ceballos

Defining and Measuring Corporate Sustainability: Are We There Yet?

This literature review article aims to bring a better understanding to the field of corporate sustainability (CS) as studied by management scholars. The first part of this review quantifies the amount of research devoted to CS and related topics such as corporate social responsibility, corporate social performance, environmental strategies and environmental performance from 1995 through 2013. The authors then summarize the different definitions, organizational theories, and measures that have been adopted by management scholars working in the CS field in both academic and practitioner management journals. The results show that the CS field is still evolving and different approaches to define, theorize, and measure CS have been used. Differences are also found between the literature that targets scholars versus the one targeting practitioners. The authors also provide a set of recommendations on how to advance the CS field.

From Foe to Friend: Complex Mutual Adaptation of Multinational Corporations and Nongovernmental Organizations

The relationship between multinational corporations (MNCs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on social and environmental issues sometimes evolves from being antagonistic to cooperative. To explore how MNCs and NGOs are able to cooperate as friends rather than remain foes, this conceptual research drawing on complexity theory examines a proposed process of mutual adaptation occurring through more flexible semi-structures that support the evolution of (a) joint strategic responses enabled by future gazing, (b) communication systems that facilitate joint strategic responses, and (c) coordinated, timed-based change that supports joint strategic responses. The article provides illustrations from MNC–NGO collaborations. Conclusions are that mutual adaptation and cooperative resolutions are more likely when organizations either share these capabilities or compensate for each other’s shortcomings, and make trade-offs that align with joint strategic objectives. This article contributes to complexity theory and the NGO–MNC literature by exploring how interorganizational cooperative behavior incorporates mutual adaptation so that more sustainable practices are implemented and continuously improved upon by MNCs.

Public Disclosure of Corporate Environmental Performance: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)

Global sustainability—“meeting this generation’s needs while enhancing the ability of future generations to meet theirs”—is becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Literature has shown that stakeholders and regulatory actions can have significant influence on corporate environmental behavior. Much research has been carried out on the role of stakeholders—such as customers, mass media, and governments, among others—in environmental management and the effectiveness of their interventions (Cordano, Frieze, and Ellis 2004; Sharma and Henriques 2005). Although these and other stakeholders play a critical role in promoting global sustainability, studies show that regulatory stakeholders seem to have the greatest influence on corporate environmental behavior (Buysse and Verbeke 2003; Dasgupta, Hettige, and Wheeler 2000; Henriques and Sadorsky 1996).

What Motivates Hotel Managers to Become Ecopreneurs: A Case Study on the Spanish Tourism Sector

This chapter first presents a brief theoretical review of environmental concerns and entrepreneurship. It then analyses the main motivating factors for ecopreneurs outlined in research literature. The next section uses a case study to discuss ecopreneurship in the hotel sector, including the reasons and methodology used. The results of the case analysis are then given. The final section offers conclusions, contributions and future areas for research.

Global Perspectives on the Use of Technology to Enhance Ethics, CSR and Sustainability Pedagogy

Recent years have witnessed how technologies such as mobile phones have not only revolutionized our daily habits but also completely changed the ways we receive information, process knowledge and c...