Definition
Sustainable development can be considered as a guide for building a society that integrates economic, social and environmental issues in all its spheres. This concept must be pursued by everyone in a variety of ways, including corporate and business areas. In this context, sustainability is also included as part of strategic thinking in organizations involving in this processes the demands of diverse stakeholders (Steurer et al. 2005).
Introduction
From the Industrial Revolution to the present day, there have been continuous processes of technological advances that constantly change the organizations’ performance and the view of consumers on the use of available production resources. Indeed, environmental concerns that directly impact organizations and the ways in which goods, products, and services are commercialized are the most prominent in the corporate world (Ribeiro et al. 2017).
Within this scenario, the role of strategic management, governance, and sustainability...
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Alves, G.A.D., Machado, M.K., de Moraes Hoefel, J.L. (2019). Strategic Thinking and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_330-1
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