Why companies go green: A model of ecological responsiveness

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bansal, P; Roth, K
• 署名单位: Western University (University of Western Ontario); University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/1556363
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 717-736
• 关键词: organizations; INNOVATION; performance; management; diffusion; FRAMEWORK; industry

摘要

We conducted a qualitative study of the motivations and contextual factors that induce corporate ecological responsiveness. Analytic induction applied to data collected from 53 firms in the United Kingdom and Japan revealed three motivations: competitiveness, legitimation, and ecological responsibility. These motivations were influenced by three contextual conditions: field cohesion, issue salience, and individual concern. In this article, we also identify the conditions that likely lead to high corporate ecological responsiveness.