Management system of a sustainable organization: attributes and factors

The purpose of the study is to identify the main features of the management system of a sustainable organization and the driving forces of its development. The results of the study are used to create a conceptual model of the management system of a sustainable organization. To achieve this goal, the authors analyzed the existing principles, approaches and management models of sustainable organizations both in the form of cases of successful companies and in a generalized form. The analysis was carried out according to the authors’ structure of the architectonics of the organization management system. The features of the management system of a sustainable business organization were discovered, among which the key place, as a factor of its development, is the set of values of the leader. This specific set of values is called “sustainability”, and it determines the appropriate functioning of other elements of the system, such as organizational culture, performance indicators, and internal standards. The most significant sign of the influence of the set of values “sustainability” on the management system are investment decisions, and in particular, the choice of production technologies in the development of the company. The study confirmed the need for a comprehensive approach to assessing the sustainability of business organizations. The necessity of forming a set of values of leaders and owners of companies as the main factor in the development of sustainable business ecosystems is also revealed