Access to energy : impetuses shaping business decisions, and the strategic implications for cross-sector social partnerships
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study aims to identify the underlying factors stimulating and shaping companies’ access\nto energy activities, and how inter-organizational collaborations can change the rules of the\ngames. A review of relevant literature revealed that a gap in research approaches exists and\nthe field lacks theory-based knowledge. In turn, this study followed a theoretical framework\nguided by institutional theory for organizations and three schools of thought in strategic\nmanagement: the resource-based view, industry-based view and institutions-based view. It\napplied a single qualitative exploratory case study methodology and used semi-structured\ninterviews, member checks, field notes, and triangulated information to collect data. Although\nthe case studied a France-based multinational operating in Bangladesh, it illustrates the\ndynamics of the global field of access to energy. A compilation of five sub-conclusions from\nthe study indicates that energy companies see access to energy is an attractive field where\nenergy companies they can use their core competencies to benefit society, practice strategic\ncorporate social responsibility and create shared value. While partnering with local\norganizations is becoming a rule of the game, the rules are still fragmented and under\ndevelopment, which gives collaborations the opportunity to innovate new practices, policies\nand technologies and attain a competitive advantage. Resulting innovations may diffuse\nbeyond the collaboration and change the rules of the game if the collaboration actively\ninteracts and shares knowledge with third parties. Overall, this study helps fill a gap in\nresearch approaches and adds theory-based insights to the existing knowledge base on the\ntopic of access to energy, as well as the umbrella topic of the corporate social responsibilitydevelopment\nnexus.
Author: Kam Phung
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2462278528