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Proactive Corporate Sustainability via Social Innovation-A Case Study of the Hennes & Mauritz Grand Challenge in Bangladesh
Lund Univ, Lund Sch Econ & Management, Dept Business Adm, S-22363 Lund, Sweden..
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Industrial Economics and Organisation. Stockholm Sch Econ, Dept Mkt & Strategy, S-11383 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4583-647X
Stockholm Sch Econ, Dept Mkt & Strategy, S-11383 Stockholm, Sweden..
2022 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 14, no 2, article id 599Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to explore how a multinational enterprise can use social innovations to drive change and solve grand challenges in an emerging market context. This paper brings market-shaping literature into a sustainability context, particularly by studying the implementation of social innovations in an emerging market context. Specifically, the study involves an in-depth qualitative study of H&M's fair living wages program in Bangladesh. We find that H&M is tackling utterances of grand challenges revealed by orchestrating social innovation in collaborations with local stakeholders. Social innovation is carried out in ongoing projects involving multiple stakeholders. The study contributes to current literature by revealing that multinational enterprises indeed can use social innovation to drive change in emerging markets, although this requires long-term commitment, an ability and willingness to shape the surrounding business environment, and a prominent standing among key stakeholders.

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MDPI , 2022. Vol. 14, no 2, article id 599
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corporate sustainability, market shaping, social innovation, proactive CS, emerging markets
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-57655DOI: 10.3390/su14020599ISI: 000757268100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85122398132OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-57655DiVA, id: diva2:1646811
Available from: 2022-03-24 Created: 2022-03-24 Last updated: 2022-03-24Bibliographically approved

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