Responsible Transformation Infrastructures: Reframing Sustainability, Digital Transformation, and Capability Development Under Institutional Constraints.

Juraj Chebeň

doi:10.63029/h4amsv88

Authors

Juraj Chebeň CEIBA Business School Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63029/h4amsv88

Keywords:

Responsible transformation, sustainability, Digital transformation, Capability development, Governance, Institutional constraints, Legitimacy, Adaptive infrastructure

Abstract

Contemporary management research faces the paradox of simultaneous demands for sustainability, digital integration, transparency, adaptability, and social accountability amid complex institutional constraints. This editorial introduces responsible transformation infrastructures as integrated systems of governance, routines, digital architectures, legitimacy mechanisms, learning processes, and capabilities that operationalize sustainability and digital transformation. We discuss emerging evidence challenging linear assumptions about CSR, digital adoption, and capability development, emphasizing configurational and practice-based perspectives. Implications for research in emerging and institutionally complex markets are outlined, and future directions for integrated, operationalized responsible management are proposed.

Author Biography

Juraj Chebeň, CEIBA Business School

Juraj Chebeň is a full professor at CEIBA Business School. He has taught in various countries, including Slovakia, France, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Cyprus. His current teaching and research focus on sustainable management, sustainable consumer behavior, and HRM. Notable works include the monographs "Strategic Marketing Plan" and "Scientific Aspects of Modern Advertising Creation," as well as a chapter in "International Marketing of Higher Education" published by Palgrave MacMillan. His publications have appeared in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, International Marketing Review, European Journal of International Management, Amfiteatru Economic, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Ekonomický časopis – Journal of Economics, Studies in Business and Economics, and Equilibrium. In addition to his academic role, he has served as an Erasmus coordinator and business manager at the University College of Business in Prague, as well as in various roles at leading companies such as Carrefour, Legrand, Orange, Swiss Re, Sanofi, HP, Alcatel, IHB, Stanton, and Akadémia vzdelávania.

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