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Exceptional boards: Environmental experience and positive deviance from institutional norms

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Walls, Judith L., Hoffman, Andrew J.·2013·Journal of Organizational Behavior
DOI 10.1002/job.1813
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Summary This paper explores the phenomenon of positive organizational deviance from institutional norms by establishing practices that protect or enhance the natural environment. Seeking to explain why some organizations practice positive environmental deviance while others do not, we locate our inquiry on the board of directors—the organizational body that interprets external issues and guides organizational response. We find a strong correlation between positive deviance and the past environmental experience of board directors and the centrality of the organization within field‐level networks. Organizations located on the periphery of the network or whose boards possess a high level of environmental experience are more likely to deviate in positive ways. Our conclusions contribute to multiple literatures in behavioral and environmental governance, the role of filtering and enaction in the process of institutional conformity and change, and the mechanisms behind proactive environmental protection strategies within business. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Walls, J. L., & Hoffman, A. J.
Affiliations
  • Concordia University (CA)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Walls, Judith L.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-06-25
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
253-271
ISSN
  • 0894-3796 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1379
DOI
10.1002/job.1813
OpenAlex
W2168519016
Semantic Scholar
e361ce9c753e0549dbf2e025563e0eb544f2bfeb
Cited by
221
References
166
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FWCI
19.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Organizational Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
  • Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (submittedVersion)
  • DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Keywords
institutional norms, board of directors, environmental experience, environmental protection, network centrality, institutional conformity, filtering, enaction, proactive environmental strategy, environmental governance

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