Barriers to organizational learning and sustainability: The case of a consumer cooperative

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Battaglia Massimo , Annesi Nora
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Abstract

This explorative research deals with the relationship between barriers to organizational learning (OL) and the adoption of sustainability-related strategies, focusing on the cooperative business model. A single case study involving a large Italian food retailing cooperative was conducted. Interviews with 12 managers and ten external stakeholders were recorded and analyzed with NVivo software. The results were coded based on the taxonomy of barriers proposed by Shilling and Kluge (2009). A total of 153 pieces of evidence emerged, subtending OL-related barriers to the integration of sustainability at business level. Most of these barriers prevented the sustainability-related initiatives from being fully integrated and/or institutionalized, operating at the level of groups or of the entire organization. To stimulate the effective integration and institutionalization of sustainability in the cooperative’s business strategy, the implementation of adequate organizational and managerial instruments emerges as strategic. Effective communication, measurement tools of sustainability performance, and improvement of staff skills represent opportunities to overcome the identified barriers. As links with customers and communities, cooperative members also play a key role in this perspective.

组织学习和可持续性的障碍:以消费者合作社为例
本研究探讨了组织学习障碍与可持续发展策略之间的关系,重点研究了合作商业模式。对涉及意大利一家大型食品零售合作社的单一案例进行了研究。对12名管理人员和10名外部利益相关者的访谈进行记录,并使用NVivo软件进行分析。根据Shilling和Kluge(2009)提出的障碍分类对结果进行编码。总共出现了153项证据,这些证据表明,在业务层面上整合可持续性存在与ol相关的障碍。大多数这些障碍阻碍了与可持续性有关的倡议在集团或整个组织一级上的充分整合和(或)制度化。为了促进合作社业务战略中可持续性的有效整合和制度化,执行适当的组织和管理手段成为一项战略。有效的沟通、可持续发展绩效的衡量工具和员工技能的提高是克服已确定障碍的机会。合作社成员作为与客户和社区的联系纽带,在这方面也发挥着关键作用。
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