Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms' sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance

Schrettle, Stefan; Hinz, Andreas; Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Friedli, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms' sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance
Authors:	Schrettle, Stefan Hinz, Andreas Scherrer-Rathje, Maike Friedli, Thomas
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030
Published in:	International Journal of Production Economics
Volume(Issue):	147
Issue:	Part A
Page(s):	73
Pages to:	84
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0925-5273
Language:	English
Subjects:	Decision-making; Impact; Performance; Knowledge management; Sustainability; Sustainability driver; Aggressiveness; Firm; Green product; Green supply chain management; New manufacturing technology
Subject (DDC):	338.927: Environmental economics and sustainable development 658.5: Production management
Abstract:	This research seeks to shed more light on how manufacturing firms adjust their strategy according to the sustainability challenge. Strategic decisions are influenced by strategic long-term considerations, which take into account aspects that lie within firms' boundaries and beyond. Therefore, the first step of this paper is to operationalise the sustainability challenge by identifying relevant drivers for sustainability that firms are exposed to. Second, we develop a framework showing which dimensions affect decisions concerning a sustainability move and which dimensions are affected by these decisions. A sustainability move can contain initiatives emphasising the adoption of new manufacturing technologies, the development of new, sustainable products or the integration of green practices into the supply chain. Next to the influence of sustainability drivers, we explain firms' decisions concerning a sustainability move with past performance, firm size and current level of sustainability action. Depending on whether initiatives are led by strategic or ad-hoc decisions, firms have to explore new knowledge and/or exploit existing knowledge to realise competitive advantage. The goal of this research is to provide an explanation of how decisions of sustainability moves are motivated and which dimensions in the firm are affected by these moves .
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9938
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Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Institute for Organizational Viability (IOV)
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Schrettle, S., Hinz, A., Scherrer-Rathje, M., & Friedli, T. (2014). Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms’ sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance. International Journal of Production Economics, 147(Part A), 73–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030

Schrettle, S. et al. (2014) ‘Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms” sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance’, International Journal of Production Economics, 147(Part A), pp. 73–84. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030.

S. Schrettle, A. Hinz, M. Scherrer-Rathje, and T. Friedli, “Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms’ sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance,” International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 147, no. Part A, pp. 73–84, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030.

SCHRETTLE, Stefan, Andreas HINZ, Maike SCHERRER-RATHJE und Thomas FRIEDLI, 2014. Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms‘ sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance. International Journal of Production Economics. 2014. Bd. 147, Nr. Part A, S. 73–84. DOI 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030

Schrettle, Stefan, Andreas Hinz, Maike Scherrer-Rathje, and Thomas Friedli. 2014. “Turning Sustainability into Action : Explaining Firms’ Sustainability Efforts and Their Impact on Firm Performance.” International Journal of Production Economics 147 (Part A): 73–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030.

Schrettle, Stefan, et al. “Turning Sustainability into Action : Explaining Firms’ Sustainability Efforts and Their Impact on Firm Performance.” International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 147, no. Part A, 2014, pp. 73–84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030.