Abstract
This paper aimed to understand how the fields of strategy and sustainability have been related in papers published in top Brazilian management journals. An integrative review was conducted in July 2019, consisting of a qualitative approach analysis. It was found that there are nine issues that permeate the relation between sustainability and strategy, such as critical analysis, which is present in Brazilian papers but has not been identified in international reviews on this topic. This study highlights the need for critical analysis in the sustainability-strategy relationship, a little-explored perspective in both literature and practice. As well, the adoption of organizational theories that can be used to analyze the sustainability-strategy relationship. Seeking to contribute to the scientific advancement of this topic, propositions for future research are presented.
Highlights
Due to the growing visibility of sustainability in the media and in the governmental sphere, it is remarkable the increase and influence of social and environmental concern in the organizational scope (Nascimento and Sousa, 2019)
Recent literature reviews (e.g., Engert et al, 2016; Marques et al, 2017) sought to analyze the integration of sustainability into strategy, but only papers published in international, non-Brazilian journals, were considered in these studies
This study aims to understand how the fields of strategy and sustainability have been related in papers published in top Brazilian management journals
Summary
Due to the growing visibility of sustainability in the media and in the governmental sphere, it is remarkable the increase and influence of social and environmental concern in the organizational scope (Nascimento and Sousa, 2019). There are some studies that preach the need to integrate social and environmental issues into business strategy (e.g., Scherrer et al, 2007; Jin and Bai, 2011; Engert et al, 2016; Baumgartner and Rauter, 2017; Moneva-Abadía et al, 2019) as a way to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Academic publications on strategy and sustainability have increased considerably in recent years (Engert et al, 2016; Marques et al, 2017). Recent literature reviews (e.g., Engert et al, 2016; Marques et al, 2017) sought to analyze the integration of sustainability into strategy, but only papers published in international, non-Brazilian journals, were considered in these studies
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