Managing the time paradox in business sustainability

Natalie Slawinski; Pratima Bansal

doi:10.5464/AMBPP.2011.185.a

Managing the time paradox in business sustainability

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Abstract

This inductive study of five firms in Alberta's oil sands examines how organizations manage the paradox inherent in business sustainability between the short term and long term. Grounding our insights in organizational responses to the issue of climate change, we find that firms have different orientations to time. In firms that viewed time as shallow, linear, present-to-future, and fast-paced, managers were less likely to consider the long-term implications of climate change. These insights contribute to prior research in business sustainability and organizational theories of time.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5464/AMBPP.2011.185.a
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2011 - San Antonio, United States of America Duration: 12 Aug 2011 → 16 Aug 2011 Conference number: 71st

Conference

Conference	Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2011
Abbreviated title	AoM 2011
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	San Antonio
Period	12/08/11 → 16/08/11

Keywords

Business sustainability
Climate change
Organizational time

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Managing the time paradox in business sustainability

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UN SDGs

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