Effective organizational action supported by human, physical and organizational resources that provide return to the organization, adding social value to individuals, without compromising the environment.
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Alignment of Organizational Competence for Sustainability With Dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line
Marco Antonio Batista da Silva (Universidade Nove de Julho, Brazil), Priscila Rezende da Costa (Universidade Nove de Julho, Brazil), and Cláudia Terezinha Kniess (Universidade São Judas Tadeu, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2020
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch005
Abstract
This chapter aims to describe how the alignment of organizational competencies with the dimensions of the triple bottom line (TBL) in companies of the Brazilian chemical sector are integrated in the business strategy. This study used a methodological approach to qualitative research, the multiple case study strategy, covering three major producing companies in the Brazilian chemical industry: Braskem, Solvay, and Beta (fictitious name). As regards the scale interactions of organizational competence between the environmental pillars, economic, and social TBL, the analysis was done taking as a basis the properties of eco-efficiency, environmental justice, and social justice. Besides the three skills characterized by TBL interaction model for sustainable development, the competence of eco-innovation was evident, with the internal factors that influence: strategic dimension of eco-innovation, collaboration networks, support of management leadership and top management.