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Enactment of a Sustainable Vision in the Dual Context of the Tropical Biosphere and the Developing World: A Case Study of Belize Natural Energy
Author(s) -
Kosempel Paul,
Olson Linda G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of leadership studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1935-262X
pISSN - 1935-2611
DOI - 10.1002/jls.21429
Subject(s) - sustainability , biosphere , context (archaeology) , sustainability organizations , developing country , environmental resource management , sociology , business , political science , environmental ethics , environmental planning , geography , economic growth , ecology , economics , archaeology , biology , philosophy
Nowhere is economic, cultural, and environmental sustainability more critical than in a country like Belize, where the developing world merges with the tropical biosphere. Through a single‐organization case study design, the authors provide insight into Belize's only oil‐producing company, specifically examining its sustainability practices and its enactment of an organizational vision centered on sustainability. Our global economy relies heavily on fossil fuels; such reliance requires us to understand the sustainability efforts of these companies. Determining how sustainability is enacted in these organizations forms the basis for how these practices can be replicated. Data collection included multiple interviews with employees throughout the organization, ethnographic observation, and document analysis. The results yielded an understanding of how sustainability practices are enacted in organizational communication.