Why Do Firms Participate in Voluntary Environmental Programs? A Meta-Analysis of the Role of Institutions, Resources, and Program Stringency

IF 4.2 4区 管理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Organization & Environment Pub Date : 2021-02-06 DOI:10.1177/1086026621990063
Pete Tashman, Svetlana Flankova, Marc van Essen, Valentina Marano
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We meta-analyze research on why firms join voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) to assess the impact of program stringency, or the extent to which they have rigorous, enforceable standards on these decisions. Stringency creates trade-offs for firms by affecting programs’ effectiveness, legitimacy, and adoption costs. Most research considers singular programs and lacks cross program variation needed to analyze program stringency’s impact. Our meta-analysis addresses this by sampling 127 studies and 23 VEPs. We begin by identifying common institutional and resource-based drivers of participation in the literature, and then analyze how program stringency moderates their impacts. Our results suggest that strictly governed VEPs encourage participation among highly visible and profitable firms, and discourage it when informal institutional pressures are higher, and firms have prior experience with other VEPs or quality management standards. We demonstrate that VEP stringency has nuanced effects on firm participation based on the institutional and resource-based factors facing them.
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企业为什么要参与自愿环境项目?制度、资源和程序严格性作用的元分析
我们对企业为什么加入自愿环境计划(VEP)的研究进行了元分析,以评估计划严格性的影响,或者他们对这些决策有严格、可执行的标准的程度。严格通过影响项目的有效性、合法性和采用成本,为公司创造了权衡。大多数研究都考虑单一程序,缺乏分析程序严格性影响所需的跨程序变化。我们的荟萃分析通过对127项研究和23项VEP进行抽样来解决这一问题。我们首先在文献中确定参与的共同制度和资源驱动因素,然后分析项目严格性如何调节其影响。我们的研究结果表明,严格管理的VEP鼓励高度知名和盈利的公司参与,而当非正式的制度压力更大,并且公司之前有其他VEP或质量管理标准的经验时,则不鼓励参与。我们证明,基于企业面临的制度和资源因素,VEP严格性对企业参与有着微妙的影响。
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期刊介绍: Organization & Environment encourages informed discussion about the social roots and consequences of environmental problems and stimulates deeper reflection on the meaning and significance of the natural world. By critically examining the impact of human production and consumption systems on the natural environment, Organization & Environment develops new perspectives on organizations that encourage environmentally sensitive reflection, inquiry, and practice.
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