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Cultural Perspectives on Organisational Sustainability

Traditional Practices for Modern Challenges

Av Andres Morales, Sara Calvo Martinez

Del i serien Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society

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This book addresses the pressing need for sustainable, ethical, and community-centered business practices by looking back to traditional cultural practices for solutions.It explores how values rooted in diverse cultural traditions — such as Ubuntu (Africa), Buen Vivir (Latin America), and Hygge (Scandinavia) — provide fresh perspectives on modern business strategies, especially those tackling sustainability, resilience, and social impact. Through a synthesis of theory and case studies, this book demonstrates how these values can transcend cultural boundaries to create business models that prioritize environmental harmony, ethical governance, and community well-being. This book bridges the gap between traditional and modern business practices.The book does not just focus on innovation from a technological perspective, it emphasizes the untapped potential of cultural wisdom. It uniquely integrates insights from anthropology, sociology, and business ethics to offer holistic strategies that resonate with both local and global audiences. Readers will gain an overview of how implementing these values practically in organizations of any scale or region can foster a new paradigm of ethical and resilient leadership.Designed for academics, business leaders, and policymakers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of how these time-tested principles can be applied in diverse organizational settings.
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Andres Morales is an academic and researcher whose work focuses on social and Indigenous entrepreneurship, organisational sustainability, alternative forms of organising and culturally grounded approaches to development. His research has examined Indigenous-led social enterprises in Colombia, including the organisational expression of Buen Vivir, hybrid forms of Indigenous social entrepreneurship, and the values and motivations underpinning community-based enterprise. He has published this work in international journals including the Journal of Business Research and The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this volume, he co-authors chapters on Colombian Buen Vivir, Sikh Seva and Japanese Satoyama, contributing a comparative interest in how culturally embedded philosophies can reshape understandings of organisational sustainability.Sara Calvo Martinez is an academic specialising in entrepreneurship, social enterprise, sustainability and alternative approaches to economic and organisational development. Her research has explored social and Indigenous entrepreneurship in Latin America, including Indigenous-led enterprises in Colombia and the relationship between cultural values, community wellbeing and entrepreneurial practice. She has co-authored research on hybrid forms of Indigenous social entrepreneurship and on the motives and values shaping entrepreneurship with Indigenous communities. In this volume, her work contributes to a broader examination of how culturally grounded philosophies and relational practices can extend conventional approaches to sustainability, entrepreneurship and organisational life.

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