Time and Business Sustainability: Socially Responsible Investing in Swiss Banks and Insurance Companies

Risi, David (2020). Time and Business Sustainability: Socially Responsible Investing in Swiss Banks and Insurance Companies Business & Society, 59(7), pp. 1410-1440. Sage 10.1177/0007650318

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Business sustainability aims to combine market logic with social welfare logic. In literature, it is commonly assumed that sustainability and the social welfare logic associated with it are characterized by a long-term orientation. However, this assumption is problematic because this principle may not apply in certain contexts. This qualitative study challenges this assumption and focuses on the mechanisms by which time affects the adoption of sustainability practices in the context of socially responsible investing (SRI) practices in Swiss banks and insurance companies. The article provides insights into the mechanisms associated with different time horizons and investigates their effects on the adoption of SRI in financial intermediaries. It also shows how the dimension of time shapes interactions between the two institutional logics underlying SRI in business organizations through specific mechanisms

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship Business School > Institute for Sustainable Business
Name:	Risi, David0000-0003-1652-8806
Publisher:	Sage
Language:	English
Submitter:	David Risi
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2020 13:05
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2023 21:46
Publisher DOI:	10.1177/0007650318
Uncontrolled Keywords:	business sustainability, institutional logics, socially responsible investing (SRI)
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.13002
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/13002