Implementation of sustainable development goals: The role for business academics

Katherine Leanne Christ and Roger Leonard Burritt
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Katherine Leanne Christ: Centre for Sustainability Governance, University of South Australia Business School, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Roger Leonard Burritt: Fenner School of Environment and Society, College of Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Australian Journal of Management, 2019, vol. 44, issue 4, 571-593

Abstract: Achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 is a Grand Challenge, especially for business academics who have a responsibility to work with businesses regarding their management and contributions. Two main challenges are examined in the article: the need for academics to work together towards holistic solutions to SDG problems, and the need for stronger engagement to reduce the distance between academics and practitioners/ practice. It then develops a framework that considers the knowledge-generation and application roles business academics face in addressing groups of insiders and outsiders. Finally, the use of the framework is demonstrated via a case study of modern slavery in corporate supply chains. JEL Classification: M14, Q01

Keywords: Business academics; knowledge-application; knowledge-generation; management; multinational enterprises; transdisciplinary; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/0312896219870575

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