Sustainable Strategic Management Practices (SSMP) Implemented Within the Food Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainable strategic management is the new critical component within the business environment. Organizations are encouraged to adopt the use of SSMP to enhance their competitiveness in the long run. The purpose of this paper was to systematically review literature related to the implementation and adoption of Sustainable Strategic Management Practices within the food industry. This paper made use of a systematic literature review in order to have a comprehensive understanding of the SSMP that are being implemented within the food industry. Through the use of SLR, the paper initially identified 1047 articles, these were screened and the paper excluded 224 articles owing to the fact that they were not speaking to the aspects that the paper was looking forward to. 192 articles were also excluded owing to the fact that they lacked the depth that the paper was looking forward to, the paper ended up with 32 articles that spoke to the key aspects that the paper was exploring in the available literature. The paper found out that in the adoption of SSMP firms faces a lot of key aspects that included the regulatory pressures, the firms must in cooperate a massive comprehension of the regulatory environment and tailor make their strategies in relation to the needs and demands of the regulatory environment. The leadership must show massive commitment for the success execution of SSMP. There must be clear lines of communication in order for enhanced business and gratification of the consumers in the long run for the business. The paper concludes that for enhanced SSMP within the food industry, the internal and external business environment plays a pivotal role in the organizations.