Factors and determinants of value- and business-driven sustainability initiatives in health care organizations: intrinsic differences and extrinsic similarities
2019 (English)In: Corporate Governance : The International Journal of Effective Board Performance, ISSN 1472-0701, E-ISSN 1758-6054, Vol. 19, no 4, p. 806-823Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the similarities and differences relating to sustainability initiatives between health-care organizations. The aim is to provide a framework of factors and their determinants to enable a profiling of organizational sustainability initiatives.
Design/methodology/approach: Based on an inductive approach, judgmental sampling was applied to select relevant health-care organizations. Informants were identified according to their knowledge of their organizations’ sustainability initiatives.
Findings: Several factors and their determinants for characterizing differences and similarities were found. The results also reveal that organizational sustainability initiatives are either value-driven or business-driven.
Research limitations/implications: The reported framework of factors and their determinants serves the purpose of profiling organizational sustainability initiatives. Opportunities for further research are provided.
Practical implications: This paper provides managerial guidance for characterizing the differences and similarities with respect to organizational sustainability initiatives in relation to other organizations.
Originality/value: This study establishes a framework for characterizing organizational sustainability initiatives. It also contributes to reveal whether organizational sustainability initiatives are value – or business-driven and considers intrinsic-oriented differences and extrinsic-oriented similarities.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019. Vol. 19, no 4, p. 806-823
Keywords [en]
Business-driven, Health care, Spain, Sustainability, Value-driven
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-45053DOI: 10.1108/CG-03-2019-0078ISI: 000480626000010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85066972778Local ID: ;JTHLogistikISOAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-45053DiVA, id: diva2:1330069
2019-06-252019-06-252020-01-13Bibliographically approved