A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy

The concept of sustainable business practice and reporting have taken centre stage in the global consumer products supply chain and sourcing decision specifically with the widespread prevalence of environmental and social violations in the palm oil industry. The purpose of this study is to explore t...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/55623/1/SAIDATUL%20NURUL%20HIDAYAH%20JANNATUN%20NAIM%20BINTI%20NOR%20AHMAD%20cut.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-usm-ep.55623
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-usm-ep.556232022-11-11T03:30:15Z A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy 2020-01 Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor HB615-715 Entrepreneurship The concept of sustainable business practice and reporting have taken centre stage in the global consumer products supply chain and sourcing decision specifically with the widespread prevalence of environmental and social violations in the palm oil industry. The purpose of this study is to explore the institutional pressures and changes in sustainability reporting and practice made in respond to these pressures by a Malaysian public listed company in the palm oil sector. Case study methodology was employed, gathering primary and secondary data through semi-structured interview, observation, informal conversation, focus group discussion and content analysis. Neo-institutional, legitimacy and impression management theory were used as the lens to explain the study findings. The findings show there are both external and internal pressures/motivation for company to embark on sustainability reporting and practices. Externally, stakeholder pressure mainly came from the NGOs and competitors that puts pressure on the multinational buyers, investors and financiers whom in turn place pressure on the case company, making it highly effective, as it risked the company’s financial bottom lines. Regulatory pressures, conforming to industry norms, and seeking support of foreign government also increases the external pressures. Reputational problems and labour shortages, business case for sustainability and philanthropic nature of family-owned firm are the internal motivation behind the endeavour. 2020-01 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/55623/ http://eprints.usm.my/55623/1/SAIDATUL%20NURUL%20HIDAYAH%20JANNATUN%20NAIM%20BINTI%20NOR%20AHMAD%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Siswazah Perniagaan
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
collection	USM Institutional Repository
language	English
topic	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship
spellingShingle	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
description	The concept of sustainable business practice and reporting have taken centre stage in the global consumer products supply chain and sourcing decision specifically with the widespread prevalence of environmental and social violations in the palm oil industry. The purpose of this study is to explore the institutional pressures and changes in sustainability reporting and practice made in respond to these pressures by a Malaysian public listed company in the palm oil sector. Case study methodology was employed, gathering primary and secondary data through semi-structured interview, observation, informal conversation, focus group discussion and content analysis. Neo-institutional, legitimacy and impression management theory were used as the lens to explain the study findings. The findings show there are both external and internal pressures/motivation for company to embark on sustainability reporting and practices. Externally, stakeholder pressure mainly came from the NGOs and competitors that puts pressure on the multinational buyers, investors and financiers whom in turn place pressure on the case company, making it highly effective, as it risked the company’s financial bottom lines. Regulatory pressures, conforming to industry norms, and seeking support of foreign government also increases the external pressures. Reputational problems and labour shortages, business case for sustainability and philanthropic nature of family-owned firm are the internal motivation behind the endeavour.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor
author_facet	Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor
author_sort	Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim Nor
title	A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
title_short	A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
title_full	A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
title_fullStr	A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
title_full_unstemmed	A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy
title_sort	case of sustainability reporting and organisational change in practice of malaysian palm oil company: beyond the symbolic and substantive dichotomy
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Siswazah Perniagaan
publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.usm.my/55623/1/SAIDATUL%20NURUL%20HIDAYAH%20JANNATUN%20NAIM%20BINTI%20NOR%20AHMAD%20cut.pdf
_version_	1776101101262602240

A Case Of Sustainability Reporting And Organisational Change In Practice Of Malaysian Palm Oil Company: Beyond The Symbolic And Substantive Dichotomy

Similar Items