Examination of sustainability goals: A comparative study of U.S. and Indian firms
- Title
- Examination of sustainability goals: A comparative study of U.S. and Indian firms
- Creator
- Palmer T.B.; Phadke S.; Nair M.V.; Flanagan D.J.
- Description
- Considerable attention has focused on tactics firms use when building their sustainability platforms. Less is known, however, about how sustainability goal setting varies globally, especially in developing economies. Accordingly, we examined sustainability goals of 21 of the 50 largest Indian firms and compared them with similar data from a published study that examined 22 of the 50 largest U.S. firms. In total, 679 sustainability goals were analyzed using a triple bottom line framework. We found U.S. firms set more sustainability goals than Indian firms. Firms from both samples set similar numbers of people goals but U.S. firms set more diversity goals. Indian firms were more inclined to set economic and community development goals. We also detected differences across the samples in planet goals associated with emissions and water. Especially significant, Indian firms were much more likely than U.S. firms to specify profit goals. Implications for research and practice are discussed. 2019 Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
- Source
- Journal of Management and Organization, Vol-28, No. 4, pp. 827-848.
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Subject
- corporate social responsibility; India; strategic planning and decision processes; sustainability
- Coverage
- Palmer T.B., Center for Sustainable Business Practices, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States; Phadke S., Institute of Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Nair M.V., Institute of Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Flanagan D.J., Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, United States
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 18333672
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Palmer T.B.; Phadke S.; Nair M.V.; Flanagan D.J., “Examination of sustainability goals: A comparative study of U.S. and Indian firms,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 26, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14982.