Determinants of voluntary environmental management practices by MNE subsidiaries

Tatoglu, Ekrem and Bayraktar, Erkan and Sunil, Sahadev and Demirbag, Mehmet and Glaister, Keith (2014) Determinants of voluntary environmental management practices by MNE subsidiaries. Journal of World Business, 49 (4). 536–548. ISSN 1090-9516 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.12.007)

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Abstract

There have been few empirical studies of the determinants of voluntary environmental management practices (VEMPs) of MNE subsidiaries operating in emerging countries. To provide insight on this issue, this study explores the antecedent factors that drive MNE subsidiaries to adopt VEMPs, using data drawn from a key emerging country – Turkey. Based largely on the arguments of institutional theory and the resource based view of the firm, a number of hypotheses are formulated in order to investigate the effects of stakeholder pressures, perceived polluting potential, customer focus and competitive intensity. Each of these factors, with the exception of competitive intensity, is found to positively influence the adoption level of VEMPs by MNE subsidiaries. Some of the study’s parent-level and subsidiary-level control variables are also found to have significant effects on the extent of VEMPs adoption by MNE subsidiaries.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:46116
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    October 2014
    Published
    21 December 2013
    Published Online
    15 November 2013
    Accepted
    Notes:NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of World Business. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of World Business, [VOL49, ISSUE4, (DATE)] DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.12.007
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:26 Nov 2013 09:50
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:33
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46116
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