Corporate Sustainability Practices in Indian Automobile Industry: Enhancing Government Initiatives, Economic Improvements, and Environmental Practices

Authors

  • Massoud Moslehpour Asia Management College, Asia University, Taiwan; California State University, San Bernardino, USA
  • Dian Ekowati Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
  • Jovi Sulistiawan Asia Management College, Asia University, Taiwan; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.34.4.33160

Keywords:

Automobile, Corporate sustainability, Corporate Sustainable Practices, Government Initiatives, Fuzzy Delphi, Fuzzy DEMATEL, India

Abstract

Even though automobile manufacturers are striving to address sustainability issues by introducing corporate sustainability practices, there is limited studies related to this issue. This study aims to identify valid and accurate CSP, analyze causal interrelationships between aspects under uncertainty, and propose the criteria for practical implementations. This study proposed six aspects and seventy-three criteria. By employing a Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), our result confirms 39 criteria out of 79 original criteria. The most important aspects were organizational structure, societal features, technological utilization, actions taken by the government, and innovative ideas. The most significant criteria are assurances of security and auditing, sponsorship of sporting or recreational projects and gifts, support for arts and culture, awards related to social sustainability, internal control mechanisms, environmental management systems, and product environmental impacts. This research contributes to the existing corpus of knowledge by identifying the fundamental CSP characteristics required to facilitate the achievement of sustainable organizational goals, and then identifying the causal interrelationship between those characteristics. In addition, this study offers suggestions for policy makers to focus on governmental initiatives business social consciousness, technological innovation, and sustainable organizational culture in order to enhance CSP.

Author Biographies

Massoud Moslehpour, Asia Management College, Asia University, Taiwan; California State University, San Bernardino, USA

Massoud Moslehpour is an Associate Professor of Business Administration, Management, and Foreign Languages at Asia University. He has 27 years of worldwide teaching experience as a full-time faculty, visiting scholar, and guest speaker in countries such as the United States, Spain, Iran, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam, and China. Dr. Moslehpour is a well-respected professor and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications, conference papers, and textbooks that have been published around the world. Marketing across cultures, customer loyalty and satisfaction, economic and ecological sustainability, and human resource management are among his research and consulting interests.

Dian Ekowati, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Dian Ekowati is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. She has 24 years of teaching experience as a full-time faculty, visiting professor and guest speaker in countries such as United Kingdom, Turkey, Malaysia, Australia. Her research interests are in the area of organizational territoriality; interorganizational analysis and group dynamics; public sector/service innovation and change.

Jovi Sulistiawan, Asia Management College, Asia University, Taiwan; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Jovi Sulistiawan is currently a scholarship Ph.D. at Asia University, Taiwan. He is also a lecturer in the Department of Management at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, since 2015. His research interest covers organizational behavior and psychology, especially related to employee engagement, career development, knowledge management, counterproductive work behavior, and work-life balance.

Additional Files

Published

2023-10-31

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2023)

Section

Articles