Responding to sustainability: A model exploring the impacts of boards of directors and organisational strategic flexibility

Galbreath,  Jeremy; Nicholson, G.

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Authors

Galbreath, Jeremy

Nicholson, G.

Date

2009

Type

Conference Paper

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Galbreath, Jeremy and Nicholson, Gavin. 2009. Responding to sustainability: A model exploring the impacts of boards of directors and organisational strategic flexibility, in Dr Nicholas Beaumont (ed), 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009. Sustainable Management and Marketing, Dec 1 2009. Melbourne: Promaco conventions Pty Ltd.

Source Title

Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM conference 2009. Sustainable management and marketing

Source Conference

23rd ANZAM Conference 2009. Sustainable Management and Marketing

ISBN

1863081593

Faculty

Curtin Business School

Graduate School of Business

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40451

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

As the strategic apex of decision making, boards of directors have ultimate responsibility in ensuring that firms address economic, environmental and social sustainability. We contend that board information-processing activities act as the mediational pathway by which board composition affects sustainability. Further, because of the complexity of the sustainability paradigm, strategic flexibility is posited to moderate relationships between information-processing activities and sustainable outcomes. The model proposed in this paper offers original insight into the drivers of sustainability in organisations and thus, we conclude the discussion with implications for both research and practice.