García‐Quevedo, J, Kesidou, E orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-8624 and Martínez‐Ros, E (2020) Driving sectoral sustainability via the diffusion of organizational eco‐innovations. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29 (3). pp. 1437-1447. ISSN 0964-4733
Abstract
Using insights from institutional literature, the resource‐based theory of the firm, and internationalization, we explain variations in the diffusion of organizational eco‐innovations. Studies have previously reported that the drivers of eco‐innovation are regulatory pressures, technology push, market pull, and firm factors. But relatively little attention has been paid to nontechnological forms of eco‐innovation, such as environmental management systems (EMS). Consequently, how exactly to encourage EMS adoption across sectors is still unclear. We attempt to address this question by combining sectoral panel data (2009–2014) from a number of sources in Spain. The econometric analysis reveals that environmental policy is driving the adoption of ISO 14001 largely due to differences across sectors in energy and pollution intensity. In addition, the adoption of ISO 9001 increases the use of ISO 14001 in industry because of complementarities between the two systems. Third, in highly internationalized sectors, firms adopt a greater amount of ISO 14001.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: García‐Quevedo, J, Kesidou, E, Martínez‐Ros, E. Driving sectoral sustainability via the diffusion of organizational eco‐innovations. Bus Strat Env. 2020; 29: 1437– 1447. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2443 , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2443. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | complementarities; EMS; environmental policy; internationalization; ISO 14001; organizational eco-innovation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2019 09:43 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2021 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bse.2443 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153540 |