TITLE:
Historical Perspectives and the Emergence of the Sustainability Concept in Organizations
AUTHORS:
Hassan Mousa Haidar
KEYWORDS:
Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Development, Ecological Environment, Stakeholder Engagement
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.9 No.5,
September
13,
2021
ABSTRACT: This
paper commences by examining historical perspectives and the emergence of the concept
in organizations. It is important to analyze the historical background of
sustainability in order to document the theoretical approaches that have shaped
it and continue to inform development in sustainability practices among
organizations. Furthermore, the thin line between CS or sustainability and CSR
has been noted, with the latter seemingly contributing a small part of the
holistic concept of sustainable development. It also provides a theoretical
construction and conceptualization of sustainability, as well as detailed
perspectives on its importance and major drivers, both in the past and in the
modern context. Finally, the paper documents the relevant models that explain
the concept.