Research handbook of sustainability agency


edited by Satu Teerikangas (University of Turku, Finland and University College London, UK), Tiina Onkila (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Katariina Koistinen (University of Turku, Finland), Marileena Mäkelä (University of Jyväskylä, Finland).
Bok Engelsk 2021 · Electronic books.
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1 online resource (xix, 444 pages) : : illustrations
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1. Introduction to the Research handbook of sustainability agency / Satu Teerikangas, Katariina Koistinen, Tiina Onkila, Marileena Mäkelä.. - Part I. Individual agency: 2. Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames : a social psychological review / Paul Upham, Paula Bögel, Rita G. Klapper and Eva Kašperová -- 3. Sustainability agency at the top of the organization : microfoundations research on corporate sustainability / Ashley Salaiz, Shih-chi (Sana) Chiu and Judith L. Walls -- 4. Not dinosaurs but dynamos : the roles of middle managers in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development issues / Gustavo Birollo, Susana Esper and Linda Rouleau -- 5. Barriers to implementing sustainability experienced by middle managers in the fast-moving consumer goods and retail sector / Andrew Mountfield, Kelly Hrajnoha, Leslie Koh, Lija Lascenko, Renata Puchala and Cornelia Schalch -- 6. Employee agency in the context of organisational sustainability / Sally Russell, Fay Giæver and Tiina Onkila -- 7. The role of ambivalence in sustainable consumption : literature review and research agenda / Jenni Sipilä.. - Part II. Active agency: 8. Roles and practices of institutional workers in climate change action : a review / Jan Hermes and Mikołaj Pawlak -- 9. Sustainability activism : a review of the state of the art / Marileena Mäkelä and Laura Olkkonen -- 10. Emotions in sustainability work : the case of ecopreneurs / Fay Giæver and Sally Russell -- 11. Social entrepreneurship as sustainability agency / Hanna Lehtimäki, Subhanjan Sengupta, Ville-Veikko Piispanen and Kaisa Henttonen -- 12. Agency of citizen collectives in sustainable transitions : the case of renewable energy cooperatives in Europe / Thomas Hoppe and Beau Warbroek -- 13. Social movement organizations' agency for sustainable organizing / Helen Etchanchu, Frank G.A. de Bakker and Giuseppe Delmestri.. - Part III. Relational agency: 14. Stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions / Lara Gonzalez-Porras, Anna Heikkinen, Johanna Kujala and Riikka Tapaninaho -- 15. Partnerships to save the planet? Motivations, types and impacts of sustainability partnerships / Barbara Gray and Art Dewulf -- 16. The role of sustainability agency in mergers and acquisitions / Noelia-Sarah Reynolds and Melanie E. Hassett -- 17. Circular economy ecosystems : a typology, definitions, and implications / Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Paavo Ritala and Llewellyn D.W. Thomas -- 18. Agency and sustainability in the construction industry / Niamh Murtagh and Natalya Sergeeva -- 19. Distributed agency in living labs for sustainability transitions / Anil Engez, Paul H. Driessen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos and Marika Kokko -- 20. The interagency cycle in sustainability transitions / Ari Jokinen, Jarmo Uusikartano, Pekka Jokinen and Marika Kokko.. - Part IV. Governance: 21. Law, agency and sustainability : the role of law in creating sustainability agency / Jaakko Salminen and Mikko Rajavuori -- 22. Predictions from transitions theories, dynamic capabilities and real options theory on the role of governments as agents of sustainability / Ilias Krystallis and Katariina Koistinen -- 23. Local governments using their agency in sustainable transitions / Thomas Hoppe -- 24. Corporate sustainability from a strategic management perspective : one way for companies to support sustainability transitions / Romana Rauter and Sabrina Lämmerer -- 25. Sustainable consumption in the developing world : the case of India / Shenaz Rangwala and Chanaka Jayawardhena -- 26. Sustainability practices in informal economies : actors, roles, and research outlook / Stefan Gröschl.. - Part V. Sustainability agency: 27. Synthesis and future research directions / Satu Teerikangas, Katariina Koistinen, Tiina Onkila and Marileena Mäkelä.. - "This innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organisations can make a difference towards sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active, organisational and relational forms of sustainability agency, demonstrating the capacity of individuals and organisations to act toward sustainable futures. The Research Handbook investigates the relationships between agency and sustainability, demonstrating the importance of agency for different types of sustainability challenges, including mitigating environmental change and resource depletion. International contributors offer a multidisciplinary overview of the field, constructing detailed literature reviews on its many angles and variations. Concluding with a consolidative meta-review of sustainability agency, the Research Handbook offers directions for future research in the discipline."--
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1789906032. - 9781789906035
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