Sustainability and Continuous Improvement of Organization: Review of Process-Oriented Performance Indicators

• Main Authors: Aija Medne, Inga Lapina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
• Series: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity
• Subjects: sustainable development; process-orientation; key performance indicators; continuous improvement; article
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/5/3/49

Nowadays, organizations are trying to have, not only a competitive advantage in the market, but also in sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of measuring organizations’ sustainability using process-oriented indicators. The research seeks to address the following research question: How are process-oriented indicators linked to an organization’s strategy in the context of sustainable development? This research is based on reviewing the literature on organizational performance analysis in the context of sustainable development. The literature review highlights the main elements of organizational performance analysis and linkages to the overall business strategy. There are many ways of how to conduct an in depth assessment of an organization’s performance regarding sustainability. The research shows the elements that are integrated in the process and the organization’s performance analysis. These elements are—objectives, metrics, data measures, indicators and key performance indicators (KPIs). The research shows that growing organizations with a strategic focus on sustainability integrate these elements in the process analysis.