Metatheoretical perspectives on sustainability journeys: Evolutionary, relational and durational

Raghu Garud and Joel Gehman

Research Policy, 2012, vol. 41, issue 6, 980-995

Abstract: Journeys to a sustainable future have become important to industry, government and research. In this paper, we examine evolutionary, relational and durational perspectives on sustainability journeys. Each perspective emphasizes different facets of sustainability – shifts in selection environments, reconfigurations of emergent networks, and intertemporal comparisons and contrasts. Drawing on our analysis, we discuss implications for sustainability policy, strategy and research.

Keywords: Sustainability transitions; Multilevel perspective; Path dependence; Dynamic capabilities; Actor-network theory; Narratives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.07.009

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