On the Role of Faith in Sustainability Management: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda

International audienceThe objective of this article is to develop a faith development perspective on corporate sustainability. A firm’s management of sustainability is arguably determined by the way decision-makers relate to the other and the natural environment, and this relationship is fundamentally shaped by faith. This study advances theoretical understanding of the approach managers take on sustainability issues by explaining how four distinct phases of faith development—improvidence, obedience, irreverence and providence—determine a manager’s disposition towards sustainability. Combining insights from intentional and relational faith development theories, the analysis reveals that a manager’s faith disposition can be measured according to four interrelated process criteria: (1) connectivity as a measure of a manager’s actual engagement and activities aimed at relating to sustainability; (2) inclusivity as a measure of who and what is included or excluded in a manager’s moral consideration; (3) emotional affinity as a measure of a manager’s sensitivity and affection towards the well-being of others and ecological welfare; and (4) reciprocity as a measure of the degree to which a manager is rewarded for responding to the needs and concerns of ‘Others’, mainly in the form of a positive emotional (and relational) stimulus. The conceptual model consolidates earlier scholarly works on the psychological drivers of sustainability management by illuminating our search for a process of faith development that connects with an increasingly complex understanding of the role of business in society

Razão e sensibilidade no ensino de administração: a literatura como recurso estético Sense and sensibility in management teaching: literature as an aesthetic resource

Este artigo problematiza o uso da literatura como recurso estético durante o processo de ensino da administração, com base em uma análise multidisciplinar dos trabalhos acadêmicos publicados, com a finalidade de: refletir sobre literatura e o papel da ficção no ensino, articulando a literatura com a existência humana; abordar a pesquisa em organizações e o uso de gêneros e estilos literários na produção do conhecimento; e discutir sobre os usos dos textos literários em ensino, pelo relato e discussão de práticas que utilizam a literatura. Tem especial destaque a dimensão estratégica da atividade de ensino que usa a literatura como recurso estético. A conclusão é de que o texto literário é um poderoso recurso de aprendizagem, pois tem como matéria-prima a palavra, o discurso, que é a essência da administração. E, também, que a integração entre administração e literatura pode ser uma estratégia fecunda, favorecendo criatividade e descoberta, pois possibilita o desenvolvimento de capacitações para sentir e conhecer.<br>The goal of this article is to challenge the use of literature as an aesthetic resource in management teaching-learning. The research is based on a multidisciplinary literature review in order to: think about fiction and its role in teaching, articulating fiction with human existence; explore organizational research and the use of literary genres and styles in knowledge production, and discuss about the use of literary texts in teaching through the presentation and discussion of practices using and capitalizing on fiction. Special attention is given to the strategic dimension of teaching activity that uses fiction as an aesthetic resource. The research's conclusion suggests that literary text is a powerful learning resource because it has as primary source accounts and discourse, these being the essence of management. Another conclusion is that the relationship between management and literature translates into a rich strategy, encouraging creativity and discovery as it allows the development of capabilities to feel and to know