Abstract
Sustainability orientation (SO) has emerged as a fundamental issue in scholarly studies during the last decade. Despite recent advances and the increasing number of research studies on SO, there exists a lack of scholarly agreement on its conceptualization and measurement. A systematic analysis of 53 journal articles published over the two decades shows that SO studies are vibrant and rapidly growing in various disciplines. The findings of this review provide a deeper understanding of the scope, conceptualization, and measurements of the SO construct. A key contribution of this review is the development of a comprehensive framework of SO to provide a succinct and informed summary of its conceptual domain, dimensionality, antecedents, outcomes, and contextualizations. Our review also offers a research agenda that articulates a number of emergent sustainability phenomena and provides exciting new research questions for scholars in strategy and sustainability research. In addition, our review may serve as a guide for various stakeholders; particularly, practitioners and policymakers can effectively develop their strategies and policies to promote the sustainable development agenda.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 718-743 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Journal of Business Research |
Volume | 142 |
Early online date | 17 Jan 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- Sustainability orientation
- sustainable development
- corporate social responsibility
- systematic review
- sustainability strategy