Excellence in Sustainable Management in a Changing Environment

Alba Manresa and Dalilis Escobar Rivera
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Alba Manresa: Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, International University of Catalonia, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
Dalilis Escobar Rivera: Economic and Business Studies, Open University of Catalonia, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-24

Abstract: In the current changing environment, organizations need to evolve from a profitable perspective to a more sustainable focus. To deal with this change, the implementation of specific quality models and principles might help. Thus, the present article aims to study whether sustainable management can be achieved in specific organizations (enterprises, associations, and government institutions) by identifying the EFQM principles. Moreover, it analyses which of these quality principles positively and directly impacts the performances studied (environmental, social, and economic). To achieve these objectives, Ordinal Logistic Regression (ORL) was performed using data corresponding to the sample compiled by the Càtedra Universitària de Responsabilitat Social (RSU) from University of Girona. The research results indicate that implementing specific quality principles all the dimensions improved; thus, the organization becomes more sustainable. The value of this research lies in its contribution to the sustainable management literature; adds knowledge to the ongoing debate about the possible influence of TQM principles on the specific dimensions of sustainable management and highlight the importance of having a clear strategy to obtain the highest sustainable performance.

Keywords: sustainable management; quality principles; sustainable development; EFQM; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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