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WHY COMPANIES GO GREEN: A MODEL OF ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIVENESS.
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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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Metadata
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W1969274127
- Cited by
- 4,020
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
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- 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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