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Wu, Christoph F. D. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1171-1417 and Tregaskis, Olga ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-5152
(2024)
Sustainability Champions: Pragmatic Agency and Social Skill in Sustainability Practice Implementation.
In: British Academy of Management Annual Conference, 2024-09-03 - 2024-09-06, Nottingham Business School.
Abstract
This paper explores the strategies of executives leading sustainability initiatives across multinational companies in multiple geographies and sectors. It draws on qualitative multiwave interviews with senior leaders and applies a network lens to the diffusion of sustainability initiatives within multinational enterprises. The findings show that change agents often draw on external networks to build resilient work identities and require social skills in managing stakeholders of sustainability initiatives. The paper thereby draws attention to the organizational paradoxes of sustainability leadership, where leaders need to have personal conviction but require pragmatic approaches in dealing with outside stakeholders.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sustainable hrm,social skill,social networks,multinational companies,qualitative interviews,organizational behavior and human resource management,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions,sdg 5 - gender equality,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1400/1407 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Employment Systems and Institutions |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2024 17:30 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2024 17:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97018 |
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