Organizational Change towards Sustainability:From Ambition to Impact through Mindsets and Communities of Practice

Tregaskis, Olga ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-5152, Graham, James, Baric, Marijana, Harvey, Viki, Maguire, Duncan, Michaelides, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-7728, Nayani, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-3322 and Watson, David (2023) Organizational Change towards Sustainability:From Ambition to Impact through Mindsets and Communities of Practice. In: Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Organizations. Taylor and Francis - Balkema, pp. 126-142. ISBN 9781032079363

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Abstract

In this chapter it is argued that building a sustainability mindset amongst organizational members is a key mechanism to enable business models to transition to a transformative sustainable mode of operating in the world. The organizational sustainability literature calls for a mindset paradigm shift at organizational level, yet it says little about the learning processes that may underpin or enable such a mindset shift. A recursive model of learning is proposed, which explains the building of a sustainability mindset and unpacks the behavioural competences. The emphasis on technological innovation has marginalised the individual and their agency in generating change around sustainable practice, yet the lack of competence or know-how is often identified as a key barrier to moving organization-centric sustainability objectives forward. Building a sustainability mindset unpacks how systems thinking and collaborative behaviour manifest in situ and can enable sustainable transitions through practice, bridging individual- and organizational-level actions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Annamaria Di Fabio and Cary L.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	general economics,econometrics and finance,general business,management and accounting,general psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2000/2000
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 Aug 2026 11:14
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2026 11:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/104068
DOI:	10.4324/9781003212157-10

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