TENSIONS, PARADOXES AND TRADE-OFFS IN THE LIGHT OF SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS: HOW ARE THESE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN LITERATURE?

Keywords: sustainability tensions, paradox, systematic review.

Abstract

The application of the dimensions that involve the principles of sustainability in the management of companies gives rise to tensions, trade-offs and paradoxes, which impose challenges to managers. Scholars have undertaken research using different approaches to understand this phenomenon. In order to systematize the knowledge on the aforementioned topic generated so far, the objective of this study is to update, based on Van Der Byl and Slawinski (2015), the framework of theoretical approaches used in studies on tensions, trade-offs and paradoxes. of sustainability. An integrative systematic review of the literature was carried out to understand the meanings of these terms and their respective approaches. Findings were analyzed using a four-step procedure. The results generated propositions: there is a distinction between the terms tension, trade-off and paradox when referring to the complexity inherent to sustainability; the paradoxical approach came to dominate studies on sustainability tensions; sustainability tensions are multiple, but their analyzes can be structured: despite the increase in paradoxical studies, many gaps still exist and new approaches can be applied to sustainability tensions. Furthermore, it has been found that research using paradoxical lens is dominating the field.

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Published
2022-05-19
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