Sustainable Management Practices and Stakeholder Pressure: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review Methodology
3. Results Analyses and Discussion
3.1. Mediating and Moderating Variables
- The State of the Current Literature
- Mediating Variables
- Moderating Variables
- Further Actions
3.2. Theoretical Lens(es)
- The State of the Current Literature
- Further Actions
3.3. Methodology
- The State of the Current Literature
- Further Actions
3.4. Industrial Sectors
- The State of the Current Literature
- Further Actions
3.5. Dimensions of Sustainability
- The State of the Current Literature
- Further Actions
4. Conclusions and Research Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Authors | Avenue/Journal |
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Ouyang et al. (2020); Testa et al. (2015); Nguyen and Adomako (2021) | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management |
Daddi et al. (2021); Baah et al. (2020) [37]; de Oliveira et al. (2019); Bamgbade et al. (2019); Caldera et al. (2019); Sureeyatanapas et al. (2018); He et al. (2018); Aboelmaged (2018); Li and Ramanathan (2018); Li et al. (2017); Ahmad et al. (2017); Kudlak (2017); Vanalle et al. (2017); Betts et al. (2018); Haleem et al. (2017); Damert et al. (2017); Vilchez et al. (2017); Miras-Rodríguez et al. (2017); Shnayder et al. (2016); X et al. (2016); Orsato et al. (2015); Galiazzo and klassen (2015); Betts et al. (2015); Lu and Abeysekera (2014); Singh et al. (2014); Valiente et al. (2012); Neugebauer (2012); Qi et al. (2011); Massoud et al. (2010); SambasIvan and Fei (2008); Zheng (2005); Hillary (2004) | Journal of Cleaner Production |
Aggarwal and Jhe (2019) | Journal of Strategy and Management |
Jakhar et al. (2020); Kowalczyk and Kucharska (2020); Qiu et al. (2020); Seroka-Stolka and Fijorek (2020); Jiao et al. (2020); Konadu et al. (2020); Song et al. (2020); Gao et al. (2019); Wijethilake and Lama (2018); Yen (2018); Wang et al. (2018); Shubham et al. (2018); Littlewood et al. (2018); Cadez et al. (2018); Choi and Kim (2018); Garrone et al. (2018); Li et al. (2018); Singh et al. (2017); Yu et al. (2017); Tsai et al. (2017); Hyatt and Berente (2017); Wu (2015); Böttcher and Müller (2015); Llach et al. (2015); Sajjad et al. (2015); Castka and Prajogo (2013); Ervin et al. (2013); Brammer et al. (2012); Hofmann et al. (2012); González-Benito and González-Benito (2010); Delmas and Toffell (2004) | Business Strategy and the Environment |
Li et al. (2019); Choi et al. (2019); Liu (2018); Crotty and Rodger (2012); Zhu et al. (2008); Cantele and Zardini (2020); Lozano and Hartmann (2018); Boiral et al. (2017); Lee et al. (2017); Kim and Kim (2016); Lozano et al. (2015); Lozano (2013); Eweje (2011); Babiak and Trendafilova (2011); Nawrocka (2008) | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management |
Gong et al. (2019); Mani and Gunasekaran (2018); Xiao et al. (2018); Azadegan et al. (2018); Dubey et al. (2017) | International Journal of Production Economics |
Chu et al. (2019); Chen et al. (2016); Cantor et al. (2014) | The International Journal of Logistics Management |
Tatoglu et al. (2019); Tang and Tang (2018) | British Journal of Management |
Dubey et al. (2019); Jakhar et al. (2019); Qi et al. (2013); Garce’s-Ayerbe et al. (2012) | Management Decision |
Danese et al. (2019); Shi et al. (2018); Yu and Ramanathan (2015) | International Journal of Production Research |
Raza et al. (2019) | Journal of Public Affairs. |
Borini et al. (2019) | Transnational Corporations Review |
Gunarathne and Lee (2018) | Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal |
Ali et al. (2019) | Sustainability |
Dou et al. (2018); Sancha et al. (2015) | Journal of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management |
Mathivathanan et al. (2018) | Resources, Conservation and Recycling |
Ouyang et al. (2018) | International Journal of Hospitality Management |
Zhan et al. (2018) | International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
Agi and Nishant (2017); Phan and Baird (2015) | Journal of Environmental Management |
Huq (2016); Sarkis et al. (2010) | Journal of Operations Management |
Yu and Choi (2016) | The Social Science Journal |
Abreu et al. (2015); Vashchenko (2017) | Business Ethics: A European Review |
Huang et al. (2015) | Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management |
Zhang et al. (2015) | Journal of Environmental Psychology |
Liu et al. (2015) | Management and Organization Review |
Tian et al. (2015) | Journal of Management and Organization |
Dupire and Zali (2018); Lee et al. (2018); Schaltenbrand et al. (2016); van Halderen et al. (2016); Pinzone et al. (2015); Walker et al. (2014); Pedersen and Gwozdz (2014); Allet (2014); Udayasankar (2008);Sen and Cowley (2013); Caprar et al. (2012); Perez-Batres et al. (2012); Tsoi (2010); Yang and Rivers (2009) | Journal of Business Ethics |
Adebanjo et al. (2016); Hartmann et al. (2015); Hsu et al. (2013) | International Journal of Operations and Production Management |
Zhu et al. (2013) | Journal of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management |
Delima and Zaman (2012) | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Arevalo and Aravind (2011) | Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society |
Weng and Lin (2011) | African Journal of Business Management |
El-Bassiouny and Letmathe (2018) | Sustainability Accounting and Policy Journal |
Chen et al. (2009) | Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries |
Jazairy and Haartman (2020); Kim and Han (2012) | International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications |
Graham (2020); Helmig et al. (2016) | Business and Society |
Cezarino et al. (2019) | Systemic Practice and Action Research |
Agi and Nishant (2017); Phan and Baird (2015) | Journal of Environment Management |
Henri and Journeault (2018) | Accounting Perspectives |
Berg et al. (2018) | European Journal of International Management |
Carrillo-Higueras et al. (2018); Chowdhury et al. (2018) | Australian Journal of Environmental Management |
kawai et al. (2018) | Inernational Business Review |
Kim et al. (2018) | Journal of Business Review |
Parviainen et al. (2018) | WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs |
Erdiaw-Kwasie (2018) Taghian et al. (2015) [121] | Social Responsibility Journal |
Schmitz et al. (2017) | Organization and Environment |
Müller et al. (2017) | Journal of Public Policy and Marketing |
Yuen et al. (2017); Dai et al. (2014) | Transportation Research Part E |
Ashton et al. (2017) | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
Mass et al. (2017) | Journal of Business Economics |
Sánchez et al. (2017) | The International Journal of Logistic Management |
Costa-Campi et al. (2017) | Energy Policy |
Maggioni and Santangio (2017); Wagner (2015) Wagner (2011) | Ecological Economics |
Vivores (2017) | Resources Policy |
Hauser (2016) | International Journal of Energy Sector Management |
Shevchenko et al. (2016); Darnall et al. (2010) | Journal of Management Studies |
Ahmad (2016) | Research policy |
Rathert (2016); Lewis and Cassells (2010) | Journal of International Business Studies |
Park and Ghauri (2015); Marshall et al. (2010) | Journal of World Business |
Liesen et al. (2015) | Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal |
Gauerci et al. (2015) | The international Journal of Human Resource Management |
Foerstl et al. (2015); Reuter et al. (2010) | Journal of Supply Chain Management |
Schoenherr et al. (2014) | Business Logistics |
Palsson and Kovacs (2014);Tate et al. (2014) | International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management |
Berrone et al. (2013) | Strategic Management Journal |
Ayuso et al. (2013) [70]; Ashby et al. (2012); Lee (2008) | Supply Chain Management: An International Journal |
Surroca et al. (2013); Henriques and Sadorsky (1999) | Academy of Management Journal |
Cagno and Triani (2013) | Applied Energy |
Kim and Lee (2012) | The International Journal of Logistics Management |
Zyglidopoulos et al. (2012) | Journal of Business Research |
López-Gamero et al. (2011) | Cornell Hospitality Quarterly |
Camison (2010); Baden et al. (2009) | European Management Journal |
Campbell (2007) | Academy of Management Review |
Campbell (2006) | American Behavioral Scientist |
Jorgensen and Knudsen (2006) | The International Journal of Business in Society |
Henriques and Sadorsky (1996) | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management |
Yang et al. (2021) | Benchmarking: An International Journal |
Yunus et al. (2020) | Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal |
Appendix B
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Coding Group | Description |
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Mediating and moderating variables | Studies using mediating and moderating variables were coded as one category, while those without mediating and moderating variables were coded as another category. |
Theoretical len(es) | Studies were coded using one or more theories, and the interaction of these theories, while developing their hypotheses and models. The most common theories included the stakeholder theory, institutional theory, resource dependence theory, etc. |
Methodology | The methodology included surveys, case studies, secondary data (empirical), interviews, surveys and interviews, and others. Studies using only the survey methodology were coded as a “survey”, those using the case study method were coded as “case studies”, those using only interviews were coded as “interviews”, a combination of surveys and interviews were coded as “surveys and interviews”, and those not using any of the above methods were coded as “other”. |
Sectors covered | Studies were assessed as to whether they targeted the manufacturing industry or service sector or a combination of both. |
Sustainability focus | Studies addressing social dimensions, environmental dimensions, a combination of both, environmental dimensions, economic dimensions, and the triple-bottom-line were assessed and coded. |
Themes | Count | % |
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Mediating and moderating variables | ||
Studies without mediating and moderating variables | 131 | 62 |
Studies with mediating variables | 33 | 15 |
Studies with moderating variables | 44 | 21 |
Studies with moderating and mediating variables | 4 | 2 |
Total | 212 | 100 |
Theoretical lens(es) | ||
Stakeholder theory | 89 | 42 |
Institutional theory | 56 | 26 |
Stakeholder theory + institutional theory | 12 | 6 |
Resource-based view | 16 | 8 |
Resource dependence theory | 4 | 2 |
Others | 11 | 5 |
None | 24 | 11 |
Total | 212 | 100 |
Methodology | ||
Surveys | 152 | 72 |
Case studies | 18 | 8 |
Secondary data | 14 | 7 |
Interviews | 11 | 5 |
Surveys + interviews | 4 | 2 |
Other (review + conceptual) | 13 | 6 |
Total | 212 | 100 |
Industrial Sectors | ||
Manufacturing | 150 | 71 |
Service | 22 | 10 |
Manufacturing + service | 31 | 15 |
Other (conceptual + reviews) | 9 | 4 |
Total | 212 | 100 |
Dimensions of Sustainability | ||
Environmental dimension | 111 | 52 |
Social dimension | 8 | 4 |
Environmental + social dimension | 54 | 25 |
Environmental + economic dimension | 23 | 11 |
Triple-bottom-line | 16 | 8 |
Total | 212 | 100 |
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Haleem, F.; Farooq, S.; Cheng, Y.; Waehrens, B.V. Sustainable Management Practices and Stakeholder Pressure: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1967. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14041967
Haleem F, Farooq S, Cheng Y, Waehrens BV. Sustainable Management Practices and Stakeholder Pressure: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability. 2022; 14(4):1967. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14041967
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaleem, Fazli, Sami Farooq, Yang Cheng, and Brian Vejrum Waehrens. 2022. "Sustainable Management Practices and Stakeholder Pressure: A Systematic Literature Review" Sustainability 14, no. 4: 1967. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14041967