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Stakeholder thinking in sustainability management: the case of Novozymes

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  • Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen
  • Morten Hove Henriksen
  • Claus Frier
  • Jeanette Søby
  • Vernon Jennings

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Purpose - – The objective of the paper is to describe and discuss how the biotech company Novozymes integrates stakeholder thinking into everyday sustainability practices. Design/methodology/approach - – The paper is based on first-hand experiences as well as secondary information from Novozymes' stakeholder-oriented sustainability activities. Findings - – The paper illustrates how a company is striving to transform the general stakeholder principles into concrete, manageable actions. Moreover, the paper describes some of the needs, challenges, and paradoxes experienced by an organisation that is trying to make sense of stakeholder thinking. Originality/value - – The contribution of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis of how various stakeholder relations management methods can be used in practice to integrate sustainability in an organisation.

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  • Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen & Morten Hove Henriksen & Claus Frier & Jeanette Søby & Vernon Jennings, 2013. "Stakeholder thinking in sustainability management: the case of Novozymes," Social Responsibility Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 9(4), pages 500-515, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:srjpps:v:9:y:2013:i:4:p:500-515
    DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-08-2012-0101
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    Cited by:

    1. Jacobo-Hernandez Carlos Armando & Jaimes-Valdez Miguel Ángel & Ochoa-Jiménez Sergio, 2021. "Benefits, challenges and opportunities of corporate sustainability," Management, Sciendo, vol. 25(1), pages 51-74, January.
    2. Asoke Rocky Mehera, 2017. "Shared Value Literature Review: Implications for Future Research from Stakeholder and Social Perspective," Journal of Management and Sustainability, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(4), pages 98-111, December.

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