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WHY COMPANIES GO GREEN: A MODEL OF ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIVENESS.

Bansal, P., Roth, K.·2000·Academy of Management Journal
DOI 10.2307/1556363
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The authors 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, the authors also identify the conditions that likely lead to high corporate ecological responsiveness.

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  • Organizations whose operations pose a greater risk to the environment are more likely to be heavily regulated and scrutinized by the state and will thus establish sophisticated reporting structures.

    “organizations whose operations pose a greater risk to the environment are more likely to be heavily regulated and scrutinized by the state (Bansal and Roth, 2000;Reid and Toffel, 2009;Chatterji and Toffel, 2010) and will thus establish sophisticated reporting structures and processes aimed at increasing the transparency of their operations and impacts (Lyon and Maxwell, 2011).”

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  • Organisational leadership is a crucial facilitator for GPP engagement, particularly regarding environmental, human rights, philanthropic and safety issues.

    “Organisational leadership is a crucial facilitator for GPP engagement, particularly regarding environmental, human rights, philanthropic and safety issues (Bansal & Roth, 2000), including management support (Vluggen et al., 2020).”

    From Green public procurement as an effective way for sustainable development: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (2025) · cites this paper as Bansal & Roth, 2000

  • Organisational leadership in environmental, human rights, philanthropic, and safety issues is a facilitator of GPP.

    “Organisational leadership in environmental, human rights, philanthropic, and safety issues Bansal and Roth (2000)”

    From Green public procurement as an effective way for sustainable development: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (2025) · cites this paper as Bansal and Roth (2000)

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Authors
Bansal, P., & Roth, K.
Affiliations
  • Western University (CA)
  • University of South Carolina (US)
ORCID
Bansal, P.
Venue
Academy of Management Journal
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2000-08-01
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
717-736
ISSN
  • 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
  • 1948-0989
DOI
10.2307/1556363
OpenAlex
W1969274127
Cited by
4,020
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 248 · 2025: 288 · 2024: 237 · 2023: 230 · 2022: 244 · 2021: 233 · 2020: 228 · 2019: 211 · 2018: 206 · 2017: 210 · 2016: 173 · 2015: 197 · 2014: 218 · 2013: 184 · 2012: 225
FWCI
48.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Academy of Management Journal (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 environmental management, competitiveness, legitimation, environmental responsibility, issue salience, contextual factors, UK firms, Japanese companies

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