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Managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism: interpretations from industry and strategic implications for organizations
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Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in organization theory and practice. Corporate environmentalism is emerging as a process of addressing environmental issues facing business firms. In this paper I examine managerial perceptions of corporate environmentalism and describes how key organizational members interpret the relationship between their firm and the biophysical environment. Corporate environmental orientation and environmental strategy focus are two themes of corporate environmentalism that emerge from the study. I discuss managerial perceptions of regulatory forces, public environmental concern, top management commitment and need for competitive advantage, and how perceptions of these factors might translate into environmental strategies. I conclude by discussing implications of corporate environmentalism for organizational theory and practice.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Banerjee, S. B.
- Affiliations
- RMIT University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby
- Venue
- Journal of Management Studies
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2001-06
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 489-513
- ISSN
- 0022-2380 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-6486
- OpenAlex
- W2078909871
- Cited by
- 538
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 25.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Management Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Keywords
- corporate environmentalism, managers' perceptions, environmental strategy, environmental orientation, environmental regulation, public environmental concern, top management commitment, competitive advantage, firm-environment relationship, organizational theory
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