The Leader’s Creative Strategizing for Sustainability

Fermin Antonio Del Rosario Yabut will defend his PhD in Leadership Studies (Business Leadership Track) Dissertation entitled "The Leader’s Creative Strategizing for Sustainability"

April 23, 2024 at 11am to 1pm

His adviser is Dr. Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng.

His panelists are:

Dr. Edna P. Franco, PhD

Dr. Norman S. Tanchingco, PhD

Dr. Mendiola Teng-Calleja, PhD

Dr. Alfred Presbitero, PhD

Abstract:

Organizations have been integrating sustainability into their existing business models, given the current climate emergency. Consequently, such integration necessitates culturally responsive creative strategizing, aligned with the paradoxical nature of sustainability’s triple-bottom line for corporate entities. However, limited studies have been conducted in examining creative strategizing for sustainability in Filipino organizations. Hence, this study explored the role played by the sustainability leader’s creative strategizing in enhancing the sustainability of organizations, in the context of Philippine companies. Anchored on Critical Realism, this study followed a qualitative design and a thematic analysis in exploring the role of structural, cultural, and agential factors as leaders develop strategies for sustainability integration. Further, the study characterized the application of Filipino diskarte by leaders, with the aim of sustainability transformation.