Skills for organizational sustainability: a systematic review

Abstract

The relationship established between organizational skills and organizational sustainability should be reflected and constantly improved to align the goals of the individual and the organization, in order to achieve business sustainability and success of the strategies adopted. Against this backdrop and considering the relevance of discussions involving societal competencies and organizational sustainability, this research seeks to analyze and explore the relationship between organizational competencies and sustainability, applied to a business context. To this end a systemic review of quantitative and qualitative publications was conducted, using CAPES Portal of Scientific Journals (Periódicos CAPES) and ANPAD - National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Administration database. The research focused on studies published from 2010 to 2015, and all publications approach the relationship between organizational competencies and sustainability, applied to organizations. The results show distinct lines of understanding and production adding value to the debate on the issue. The publications focus on organizational competencies that are developed in companies by articulated activities focusing on economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability.