Understanding what drives effective purpose implementation is the key to making more meaningful organizations. Most studies on the subject of purpose focus on two of its dimensions: formulation (knowledge) and practical application (contribution). However, for it to be effectively implemented in...

Recently, some academics have been raising awareness among organizations concerning the adverse outcomes of an organization having a toxic culture. In this paper, instead of discussing toxic cultures, we talk about what a healthy culture is and the impact it may have on well-being in...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify key middle manager trustworthy behaviours that encourage employees’ participation in continuous improvement activities in industrial contexts. Design/methodology/approach: The list of behaviours has been developed in two different phases. First, the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new methodology called overall greenness performance for value stream mapping (OGP-VSM). Using value-added concepts, this approach has the potential to integrate, measure, control and improve productive and environmental performance in...

Recent literature about sustainability, resilience, and purpose in the corporate context (SRP) is abundant. Further, it seems reasonable that an organization with an implemented purpose enhances its resilience to be more sustainable. However, there is a lack of a component structured framework...

Some authors have described the role of corporate Sustainability, corporate Resilience, and corporate Purpose (SRP) in the dynamic environment that corporations must face every day. Nevertheless, there is little understanding of how these three concepts are related and effectively merged for...

Purpose: This research analyzes the maturity of environmental management as well as the degree of to which the Circular Economy has been implemented in Basque SMEs. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 17 case studies were carried out in industrial SMEs companies in the Basque Country....

Purpose: The circular economy has multiple benefits and opportunities to achieve sustainability and a better future for the next generations. The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology that guides step-by-step any industrial SMEs in the transition from the linear to a circular model....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology that is based on the concept of environmental comfort and can serve as a tool that can help companies and employees to implement Kaizen projects. This methodology focuses on the worker’s participation in analyzing and developing...