Organizational Sustainability Orientation: A Review

Abstract

Organizational sustainability orientation (OSO) is a concept increasingly gaining prominence among academics and practitioners. The primary goals of this study entail:(a) elucidating about the origins and evolution of OSO, encompassing its conceptual foundations, the scholarly communities instrumental in shaping the field, and its co-evolution with social and environmental orientations; (b) delineating the diverse research streams within the OSO domain and establishing avenues for advancing this line of inquiry; and, (c) proposing a conceptual framework that includes the drivers, consequences, and contextual contingencies associated with OSO. The study employs two bibliometric analyses, namely, co-citation and citation and a qualitative thematic analysis. Drawing on a dataset of 112 scholarly articles, the research provides nuancedinsights into the development and advancement of OSO research, underscores its state of the art, and proposes avenues for future investigations in this evolving field.