A view from the bottom of the pyramid: drivers of corporate environmentalism in developing countries
Abstract
Drawing on perspectives from stakeholder, resource dependence, institutional and resource
based theories and using a multiple-case inductive study, this research examines the drivers
of corporate environmentalism in developing countries. Based on case analysis of 11
environmentally responsive organizations in India, corporate environmentalism in this
research has been operationalized as a two stage construct, involving first and second order
responsiveness. First order environmental responsiveness in organizations in India was found
to be driven by pressures arising out of internationalization. The drivers for second order
responsiveness were found to be distinctly associated with organizational identities rooted in
a history of social responsiveness.... [Show full abstract]
Keywords
environmental responsiveness; India; corporate environmentalism; developing countries; environmental issuesDate
2009-08Type
Conference Contribution - published (Conference Paper)Collections
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