Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition
Background: Climate change has become the most pressing challenge of our time. Current business approaches to sustainability are instrumental that may portray sustainability as a source of corporate profit rather than acting for change beyond mitigation and adaptation. A regenerative approach to sus...
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ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-hj-528692021-06-29T05:30:52ZMoving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative TransitionengKristensson, MikaelaPettersson, SandraJönköping University, JIBS Entrepreneurship Centre2021Organizational changeChange agentsRegenerative sustainabilityRegenerative changeBusiness AdministrationFöretagsekonomiBackground: Climate change has become the most pressing challenge of our time. Current business approaches to sustainability are instrumental that may portray sustainability as a source of corporate profit rather than acting for change beyond mitigation and adaptation. A regenerative approach to sustainability challenges current practices and aims to create and strengthen environmental and social well-being. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of how change agents can be a part of a regenerative sustainability transition. This is done by investigating the attitudes of change agents to such a transition. The aim is to contribute to theoretical and practical implications of organizational change theory, addressing the phenomena of organizational regenerative sustainability. Method: The paradigm of this study is of critical realist nature with an exploratory research design. An abductive model inspired the research approach, and semi-structured interviews were performed to collect primary data. A thematic analysis was then performed to draw conclusions from this study. Results: The analysis uncovered both welcoming and reluctant attitudes toward a regenerative transition. The welcoming attitudes were inherently more optimistic toward a regenerative transition, whereas change agents with reluctant attitudes identified more challenges and barriers for implementing a regenerative transition simultaneously as their perspectives were more business-centered. When weighing the evidence, it appears that the welcoming attitudes are relatively more likely to have a positive impact on implementing regenerative change as well as succeed with the initiation. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52869application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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Background: Climate change has become the most pressing challenge of our time. Current business approaches to sustainability are instrumental that may portray sustainability as a source of corporate profit rather than acting for change beyond mitigation and adaptation. A regenerative approach to sustainability challenges current practices and aims to create and strengthen environmental and social well-being. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deepen the understanding of how change agents can be a part of a regenerative sustainability transition. This is done by investigating the attitudes of change agents to such a transition. The aim is to contribute to theoretical and practical implications of organizational change theory, addressing the phenomena of organizational regenerative sustainability. Method: The paradigm of this study is of critical realist nature with an exploratory research design. An abductive model inspired the research approach, and semi-structured interviews were performed to collect primary data. A thematic analysis was then performed to draw conclusions from this study. Results: The analysis uncovered both welcoming and reluctant attitudes toward a regenerative transition. The welcoming attitudes were inherently more optimistic toward a regenerative transition, whereas change agents with reluctant attitudes identified more challenges and barriers for implementing a regenerative transition simultaneously as their perspectives were more business-centered. When weighing the evidence, it appears that the welcoming attitudes are relatively more likely to have a positive impact on implementing regenerative change as well as succeed with the initiation. |
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Kristensson, Mikaela Pettersson, Sandra |
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Kristensson, Mikaela Pettersson, Sandra |
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Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition |
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Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition |
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Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition |
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Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition |
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Moving Beyond Sustainability : Change Agents Perceptions on a Regenerative Transition |
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moving beyond sustainability : change agents perceptions on a regenerative transition |
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Jönköping University, JIBS Entrepreneurship Centre |
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