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Core values as a management control in the construction of "sustainable development"

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Core values as a management control in the construction of "sustainable development"
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Purpose - This paper aims to examine a management control constructed by senior managers, a core value focused on sustainability, as it travels through time and space. The criticality of sustainable development suggests the need to understand the effects that core values have on organisational actions. Design/methodology/approach - A case study methodology carried out at a multinational organisation is used. This analysis was informed by an actor-network theory which allowed placing the organ...

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Research paper
Research format
Journal article
Date created
2015
Creator
Jollands S / Sawabe N / Akroyd, Chris
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10092/103555
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core values / management control / sustainability / sustainable development / actor network theory / Accounting, Auditing and Accountability / Commerce, management, tourism and services / Accounting, auditing and accountability / Management accounting / Sustainability accounting and reporting / Strategy, management and organisational behaviour / Corporate governance / Philosophy and religious studies / Applied ethics / Business ethics

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