On the challenge of sustainability in the management of a company in a developing country: Between deontic discourse and deliberate action - A case study

Los requisitos de la sostenebilidad en la gestión de una empresa en un país en desarrollo: Entre el discurso deontico y la acción deliberada - Un estudio de caso

Amandine Laré (), Manal Wehbi Sleiman and Fabien Martinez ()
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Amandine Laré: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Manal Wehbi Sleiman: ETHOS - Ethique, Technologies, Humains, Organisations, Société - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]
Fabien Martinez: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: This article explores how managers of the Port of Lomé (Togo) communicate, and act upon the challenge of sustainability. We find that the organization strives to communicate and shed light on the human, strategic, and environmental dimensions of its activities, despite a high level of complexity and economic constraints. The discourses of managers are focused on a description of the actions taken to change and improve the organization's practices. This focus on improvement is found to operate at both discursive and performative levels, showing therefore that so-called ‘deontological' managerial discourse can translate into concrete and purposeful sustainability actions.

Keywords: port activities; discourse analysis; sustainable development; Sub-Saharan Africa; management practice; desarrollo sostenible; Africa subsahariana; actividades portuarias; análisis del discurso; prácticas de gestion; Afrique subsaharienne; pratiques de gestion; activités portuaires; développement durable; analyse de discours (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Recherches en sciences de gestion, 2023, n°155 (155), pp.279-314. ⟨10.3917/resg.155.0279⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/resg.155.0279

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