TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify how human competences are associated with sustainable strategic management (SSM) within organisations.Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study in two phases: first, a theoretical phase is developed, resulting in a proposal for the role of human competences in organisational sustainability; second, an empirical phase including instrumental case studies of two large, sustainability-oriented Brazilian companies. Data were obtained from interviews and companies’ reports. The authors used Atlas.ti software to perform the thematic content analysis.Findings Despite the importance of human competences in SSM, the authors find evidence that this concept has not been developed, even for companies with a consolidated position in sustainability. Human competences are a requirement for effective SSM.Research limitations/implications Coexisting elements within an organisation, often referred to as elements of organisational and human behaviour, can influence the dynamics of the expected interrelationships between human competences and sustainability management, in addition to the influencing factors presented in this study.Originality/value In general, studies advocate that the relationships among organisational competences, human competences and organisational strategies must be aligned and reinforced. Nevertheless, these relationships are not that solid as they should be as stated in both the literature and the conventional discourse of practitioners.
VL  - 28
IS  - 9
SN  - 1463-5771
DO  - 10.1108/BIJ-07-2017-0209
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-07-2017-0209
AU  - Galleli Barbara
AU  - Hourneaux Junior Flavio
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Human competences for sustainable strategic management: evidence from Brazil
T2  - Benchmarking: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 2835
EP  - 2864
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -