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Transformative change towards sustainability: the interaction between organisational discourses and organisational practices

Narayanan, V.; Adams, C.A.

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V. Narayanan



Abstract

This paper adopts a case study approach to explore the complex process of organisational change towards greater social and environmental sustainability. The case study of a major global financial services organisation involved interviews and examination of company documents, and their website over the period 2000–2014. The rare longitudinal empirical evidence from different sources provides important insights to how companies are responding to increasing demands for sustainable development. Using Laughlin’s [1991. Environmental disturbances and organizational transitions and transformations: some alternative models. Organization Studies, 12 (2), 209–232] pathways of change model, the study investigates the interaction between organisational discourses (i.e. its interpretive schemes) and organisational practices (i.e. design archetypes). The findings demonstrate the centrality of organisational discourses, especially those relating to accounting calculative practices, to radical change towards sustainable development. The paper also contributes to the literature on institutional logics, particularly multiple institutional logics, and how these are implicated in change processes.

Citation

Narayanan, V., & Adams, C. (2017). Transformative change towards sustainability: the interaction between organisational discourses and organisational practices. Accounting and Business Research, 47(3), 344-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2016.1257930

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 9, 2016
Online Publication Date Nov 22, 2016
Publication Date Apr 16, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 10, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Accounting and Business Research
Print ISSN 0001-4788
Electronic ISSN 2159-4260
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 47
Issue 3
Pages 344-368
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2016.1257930
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1373024

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