Sustainability
Sustainability is organization practices that can be sustained over a long period of time because the tools or structures that support them are not damaged by the processes.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Sustainability. Organization practices that can be sustained over a long period of time because the tools or structures that support them are not damaged by the processes.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Sustainability. An organization's ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic, environmental, and social opportunities into its business strategies.
According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),
- Sustainability. The ability of a system to endure without giving way or to use resources so that they are not depleted or permanently damaged. In business, sustainability is also defined as the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),
- Sustainability. The extent that an organization's operations and actions protect, mend, and preserve, rather than harm or destroy, the natural environment.
According to Managing Quality by Foster (6th edition),
- Sustainability. The capability of a firm to be environmentally friendly or green.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Sustainability. The capacity to endure over time. The capacity to stay, hold, or maintain something, such as a concept, economy, geography, environment, and so on.
