Sustainable Management at a University in Light of Tensions of Sustainability Theory
Drawing on the theory of tensions of sustainability management, this original work aims at analysing tensions that emerged during the process of inserting sustainability at core processes of an important Brazilian university.Eleven interviews were conducted and analysed through the the...
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| author | Simone Sehnem Graciella Martignago Susana Carla Farias Pereira Charbel Chiappetta Jabour |
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| description | Drawing on the theory of tensions of sustainability management, this original work aims at analysing tensions that emerged during the process of inserting sustainability at core processes of an important Brazilian university.Eleven interviews were conducted and analysed through the thematic categorisation and the Atlas ti softwarewas used. A documental analysis was also carried out. The results suggested that: (a) there was a predominance of tensions originating from the organizational dimension; (b)the performance dimension was associated with the plurality of outcomes expected by stakeholders; (c)the existing asymmetry between the expectation of the subjects and the concrete results visualized in the UnisulUniversity as contributed to the fact that the points of tension converged towards the performance dimension. And it challenged managers to find mechanisms to minimize the dilemmas and conflicts that emerged and to align the expectations of the different stakeholders of the Unisul Sustainable enterprise |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbd391392af640439caf91550615a0c22023-09-02T03:04:32ZengAssociação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea1982-78492019-04-0123218220610.1590/1982-7849rac2019170294Sustainable Management at a University in Light of Tensions of Sustainability TheorySimone Sehnem0Graciella Martignago1Susana Carla Farias Pereira2Charbel Chiappetta Jabour3Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina,Departamento de Administração,Chapecó, SC, BrasilUniversidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Florianópolis, SC, BrasilFundação Getulio Vargas,Escola de Economia de SãoPaulo, São Paulo, SP, BrasilUniversity of Stirling, Management Department, Stirling, Scotland, UKDrawing on the theory of tensions of sustainability management, this original work aims at analysing tensions that emerged during the process of inserting sustainability at core processes of an important Brazilian university.Eleven interviews were conducted and analysed through the thematic categorisation and the Atlas ti softwarewas used. A documental analysis was also carried out. The results suggested that: (a) there was a predominance of tensions originating from the organizational dimension; (b)the performance dimension was associated with the plurality of outcomes expected by stakeholders; (c)the existing asymmetry between the expectation of the subjects and the concrete results visualized in the UnisulUniversity as contributed to the fact that the points of tension converged towards the performance dimension. And it challenged managers to find mechanisms to minimize the dilemmas and conflicts that emerged and to align the expectations of the different stakeholders of the Unisul Sustainable enterprisehttps://rac.anpad.org.br/index.php/rac/article/view/1322sustainabilitytensions of sustainabilitysustainable urbanism |
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| title | Sustainable Management at a University in Light of Tensions of Sustainability Theory |
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| title_short | Sustainable Management at a University in Light of Tensions of Sustainability Theory |
| title_sort | sustainable management at a university in light of tensions of sustainability theory |
| topic | sustainability tensions of sustainability sustainable urbanism |
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