Tiina Onkila
Biographic Data
| ID | 6585933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tiina Onkila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tiina |
| FAMILY NAME | Onkila |
| SIGNATURE | ONKILA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5658-2052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sustainability Work With Tensions in Textile Companies: The Co-Construction of Organisational Narratives and Collective Agency
Sustainability work requires continuous reflection in a complex system of interconnected and competing demands. To shed light on the complexity and tensions of sustainability work in a controversial field, such as the textile industry, a narrative approach to sustainability work is utilised. The research data consist of individual interviews (21 participants) and four focus-group interviews (16 participants). The use of a narrative analysis revea…
All for One and One for All: Inter‐Firm Collaboration in the Transformation Towards a Circular Economy
Collaboration is central to the circular economy. This study examines ways companies can advance the circular economy in their business operations through inter‐firm collaboration. The empirical data consist of 43 semi‐structured interviews with representatives of Finnish companies of different sizes and sectors that have implemented aspects of circularity in their operations. The findings reveal that companies approach inter‐firm collaboration b…
Organisational Drivers and Challenges in Circular Economy Implementation: An Issue Life Cycle Approach
Business is a significant cause of various global sustainability challenges addressed by the Circular Economy (CE), making companies instrumental in the transition from a linear economic model to a circular one. While drivers and challenges in corporate CE implementation have been researched on an organisational level, a more detailed understanding is needed regarding their contextual nature and interplay with the evolution of CE implementation i…
Employee Sensemaking on the Importance of Sustainability Reporting in Sustainability Identity Change
This study examines employee sensemaking processes in order to understand the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. Through an analysis of 52 interviews with employees in two Finnish companies, we develop sensemaking frames for understanding the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. The three sensemaking frames are individualistic, relational and decoupled. Each of these sensemaking fram…
Employee Rhetoric in the Acceptance or Rejection of Corporate Environmentalism
This study explores how employees in a Finnish financial company use rhetorical strategies to accept or reject corporate environmentalism. It is based on a qualitative study in which face-to-face interviews were conducted among 30 employees. The study shows how employees rejected corporate environmentalism by dissociating their employer from polluters or by dissociating environmental values from other values in the financial business. It also sho…
Realizing the social acceptance of community renewable energy: A process-outcome analysis of stakeholder influence
Social Proximity and Environmental NGO Relationships in Corporate Sustainability Reports: Social Proximity in Corporate-Engo Relationships
This study demonstrates how three Finnish companies constructed their stakeholder relationships with environmental NGOs (ENGOs) in terms of social proximity in their sustainability reports between 2003 and 2012. The study identifies five types of stakeholder relationship between ENGOs and corporations constructed in the reports: monetary, management system, collaborative, dialogue and conflicting. Within these relationships the level of construct…
Realizing the social acceptance of community renewable energy: A process-outcome analysis of stakeholder influence
Employee Sensemaking on the Importance of Sustainability Reporting in Sustainability Identity Change
This study examines employee sensemaking processes in order to understand the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. Through an analysis of 52 interviews with employees in two Finnish companies, we develop sensemaking frames for understanding the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. The three sensemaking frames are individualistic, relational and decoupled. Each of these sensemaking fram…
Social Proximity and Environmental NGO Relationships in Corporate Sustainability Reports: Social Proximity in Corporate-Engo Relationships
This study demonstrates how three Finnish companies constructed their stakeholder relationships with environmental NGOs (ENGOs) in terms of social proximity in their sustainability reports between 2003 and 2012. The study identifies five types of stakeholder relationship between ENGOs and corporations constructed in the reports: monetary, management system, collaborative, dialogue and conflicting. Within these relationships the level of construct…
Realizing the social acceptance of community renewable energy: A process-outcome analysis of stakeholder influence
Social Proximity and Environmental NGO Relationships in Corporate Sustainability Reports: Social Proximity in Corporate-Engo Relationships
This study demonstrates how three Finnish companies constructed their stakeholder relationships with environmental NGOs (ENGOs) in terms of social proximity in their sustainability reports between 2003 and 2012. The study identifies five types of stakeholder relationship between ENGOs and corporations constructed in the reports: monetary, management system, collaborative, dialogue and conflicting. Within these relationships the level of construct…
Employee Rhetoric in the Acceptance or Rejection of Corporate Environmentalism
This study explores how employees in a Finnish financial company use rhetorical strategies to accept or reject corporate environmentalism. It is based on a qualitative study in which face-to-face interviews were conducted among 30 employees. The study shows how employees rejected corporate environmentalism by dissociating their employer from polluters or by dissociating environmental values from other values in the financial business. It also sho…
Employee Sensemaking on the Importance of Sustainability Reporting in Sustainability Identity Change
This study examines employee sensemaking processes in order to understand the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. Through an analysis of 52 interviews with employees in two Finnish companies, we develop sensemaking frames for understanding the role of sustainability reporting in organizational identity change. The three sensemaking frames are individualistic, relational and decoupled. Each of these sensemaking fram…
Organisational Drivers and Challenges in Circular Economy Implementation: An Issue Life Cycle Approach
Business is a significant cause of various global sustainability challenges addressed by the Circular Economy (CE), making companies instrumental in the transition from a linear economic model to a circular one. While drivers and challenges in corporate CE implementation have been researched on an organisational level, a more detailed understanding is needed regarding their contextual nature and interplay with the evolution of CE implementation i…
All for One and One for All: Inter‐Firm Collaboration in the Transformation Towards a Circular Economy
Collaboration is central to the circular economy. This study examines ways companies can advance the circular economy in their business operations through inter‐firm collaboration. The empirical data consist of 43 semi‐structured interviews with representatives of Finnish companies of different sizes and sectors that have implemented aspects of circularity in their operations. The findings reveal that companies approach inter‐firm collaboration b…
Sustainability Work With Tensions in Textile Companies: The Co-Construction of Organisational Narratives and Collective Agency
Sustainability work requires continuous reflection in a complex system of interconnected and competing demands. To shed light on the complexity and tensions of sustainability work in a controversial field, such as the textile industry, a narrative approach to sustainability work is utilised. The research data consist of individual interviews (21 participants) and four focus-group interviews (16 participants). The use of a narrative analysis revea…
Business (6 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Corporate social responsibility (3 works) · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (3 works)