Atkins, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-0019, Atkins, B., Maroun, W. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Conservation through conversation? Therapeutic engagement on biodiversity and extinction between NGOs and companies. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32 (5). pp. 2631-2647. ISSN 0964-4733
Abstract
Adopting a theoretical framework from social narrative therapy, this paper examines how new realities are being constantly created as the corporate narrative is rewritten or ‘re-storied’ through engagement between NGO–therapists and corporate–clients. Detailed interviews are conducted with 21 NGOs operating in a developing economy and working with local and multi-national companies. The research reveals how the relationship between NGOs and companies has shifted from an adversarial one (reported in earlier studies) to one characterised by constructive dialogue, facilitation and mediation. The engagements have ‘therapeutic’ properties and offer one solution for tackling the impacts which modern business practices are having on biodiversity. An extensive review of narrative and social constructionist perspectives across business ethics, organisations and accounting is beyond the scope of this paper. The discussion and analysis are limited to the application of narrative approaches to counselling to NGO–company relationships.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Business Strategy and The Environment published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
Keywords: | environmental responsibility; narrative therapy; NGO; stakeholder engagement |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2021 12:53 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 15:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bse.3144 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178574 |