Month: June 2024

“We don’t want to be accused of being feminists”. A gender equality measure for leadership positions and the perpetuation of patriarchal arrangements

This article investigates the impact of a gender equality measure focused on career advancement, specifically through a managerial control process introduced by the women’s network of a large SBF120 firm to increase women’s leadership representation. Using a qualitative study and Acker’s framework, it reveals that such measures sustain and conceal existing inequalities. The underlying assumptions—linking […]

Environmental Management Accounting: The Missing Link to Sustainability?

This paper explores the relationship between Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) and sustainability, emphasizing the potential contribution of EMA to achieving sustainability goals. It discusses the need for further research in this area, presents avenues for investigation, and highlights the importance of integrating EMA with environmental and social sustainability considerations, particularly in the context of planetary […]

“The seeds we grow will always need people to water them”: A study of strong sustainability management in an energy cooperative

This article investigates an organization’s efforts to manage strong sustainability using management control devices such as indicators, budgets, and tools for reporting, deliberating, and decision-making. The study, based on interviews and non-participant observations within a cooperative involved in sustainable energy production, reveals the challenges the cooperative faces in balancing its conflicting objectives while using these […]