A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
A Network of Influence: Agency and Stakeholder Relationships in Sustainability Strategy Implementation
Authors: Hietanen, Loviisa; Männistö, Maria-Elisa; Sudentaival, Hanne; Mäkinen, Saku
Editors: N/A
Conference name: IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
Publication year: 2025
Journal: IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
Book title : 2025 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
ISBN: 979-8-3315-8535-8
eISBN: 979-8-3315-8534-1
ISSN: 2334-315X
eISSN: 2693-8855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE/ITMC65658.2025.11106557
Web address : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11106557
The implementation of sustainability strategy is at the heart of responsible corporate behavior. This implementation, however, crucially rests on the interaction and practices between organizational stakeholders. In this manuscript, we investigate the experiences of actors' agency in the interactions between stakeholders including engineering, finance and marketing. We find e.g. that misaligned interaction experiences, communication and expectations deteriorate agency and hinder sustainability strategy implementation.
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We gratefully acknowledge financial support from Business Finland Data-driven Sustainability Management project.
