dc.contributor.author | Sarna, Bhavesh | |
dc.contributor.author | Onkila, Tiina | |
dc.contributor.author | Mäkelä, Marileena | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-19T12:20:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-19T12:20:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sarna, B., Onkila, T., & Mäkelä, M. (2022). Rationality, experiences or identity work? : Sensemaking of emotionally tense experiences of organizational sustainability. <i>Social Responsibility Journal</i>, <i>18</i>(8), 1692-1707. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/srj-05-2021-0205" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1108/srj-05-2021-0205</a> | |
dc.identifier.other | CONVID_101738779 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84495 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose
Although emotional tensions related to organizational sustainability have been identified, little is known about how employees aim to resolve such situations. This study aims to explore how employees use sensemaking to resolve emotionally tense situations concerning organizational sustainability.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors studied a case in which, while employees attached positive emotions to organizational sustainability, external stakeholders viewed it negatively. Specifically, the study analyzed how employees used sensemaking to resolve such tense experiences and how this sensemaking eventually influenced their actions. To this end, the authors interviewed 25 employees at an energy company who had experience participating in its sustainability work.
Findings
The analysis revealed three sensemaking mechanisms for resolving emotional tensions related to organizational sustainability caused by discrepancies between external reputation and internal personal experience: rational sensemaking, experiential sensemaking and identity work. The complexity of sensemaking was reflected in the mixed-use of these three mechanisms, as employees constantly moved from one to another.
Originality/value
This study demonstrates employees’ tendency to defend their positive emotions about their organization’s sustainability in tense situations. It further provides insights into related sensemaking processes and shows how they can result in different levels of action. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Emerald | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Social Responsibility Journal | |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC 4.0 | |
dc.subject.other | employees | |
dc.subject.other | tensions | |
dc.subject.other | emotions | |
dc.subject.other | organizational sustainability | |
dc.subject.other | sensemaking | |
dc.title | Rationality, experiences or identity work? : Sensemaking of emotionally tense experiences of organizational sustainability | |
dc.type | research article | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202212195749 | |
dc.contributor.laitos | Kauppakorkeakoulu | fi |
dc.contributor.laitos | School of Business and Economics | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Sustainable Business | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Resurssiviisausyhteisö | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Kestävä liiketoiminta ja talous (painoala) | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Basic or discovery scholarship | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Sustainable Business | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Corporate Environmental Management | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | School of Resource Wisdom | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Sustainable Business and Economy (focus area) | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Basic or discovery scholarship | en |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | |
dc.type.coar | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1 | |
dc.description.reviewstatus | peerReviewed | |
dc.format.pagerange | 1692-1707 | |
dc.relation.issn | 1747-1117 | |
dc.relation.numberinseries | 8 | |
dc.relation.volume | 18 | |
dc.type.version | acceptedVersion | |
dc.rights.copyright | © Emerald Publishing Limited | |
dc.rights.accesslevel | openAccess | fi |
dc.type.publication | article | |
dc.relation.grantnumber | 320205 | |
dc.subject.yso | yritysvastuu | |
dc.subject.yso | mielekkyys | |
dc.subject.yso | kestävä kehitys | |
dc.subject.yso | tunteet | |
dc.subject.yso | työntekijät | |
dc.format.content | fulltext | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p26334 | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p14869 | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p8470 | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p3485 | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p1075 | |
dc.rights.url | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.relation.doi | 10.1108/srj-05-2021-0205 | |
dc.relation.funder | Research Council of Finland | en |
dc.relation.funder | Suomen Akatemia | fi |
jyx.fundingprogram | Strategic research programmes, AoF | en |
jyx.fundingprogram | Strategisen tutkimuksen ohjelmat STN, SA | fi |
jyx.fundinginformation | This work was supported by the Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) under grand No.
[40169/10 and 40170/10], the Finnish Work Environment Fund, and the Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland under grand no. [320205]. | |
dc.type.okm | A1 | |