The impact of sustainability strategic planning and management on the organizational sustainable performance: A developing-country perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to comprehensively describe the impact of sustainability strategic planning and management (SSPM) on organisational sustainable performance in a developing country context. A mixed method approach was adopted; data were collected using an interview and a survey targeting 126 organisations operating in the foremost polluting Palestinian manufacturing private sectors. The analyses were conducted employing thematic analysis and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results from data analysis confirm that SSPM had a positive effect on the three dimensions of organisational sustainable performance (i.e. social, ecological and economic). Furthermore, the paper has developed a framework to facilitate integrating SSPM into the business model of manufacturing organisations in a developing country context. This paper is considered among the very few studies exploring the 'questioned' impacts of SSPM on organisational sustainable performance in a developing country.

Keywords: Developing countries; FSSD; Leadership; SSPM; Strategic sustainable development; Sustainability principles; Sustainability science.