An empirical approach to analyse the reputation-performance linkage in agrifood cooperatives

Polo, Francisca Castilla; Gallardo‐Vázquez, Dolores; Hernández, María Isabel Sánchez; Ruiz-Rodríguez, María Consuelo

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.210

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“…SP depends on different attributes that, taken together, determine the value of this output. That is why this variable is defined in this work as a multidimensional latent variable whose indicators are themselves latent variables or sub-constructs [114]. Specifically, we consider SP as a composite of the stakeholders' power and the strategic posture.…”

Section: Sustainability Disclosure-sustainability Performance Relatiomentioning

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Relationship between Sustainable Disclosure and Performance—An Extension of Ullmann’s Model

Pajuelo-Moreno

Duarte-Atoche

2019

Sustainability

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Due to the lack of consensus on the Sustainable Disclosure (SD)–Sustainable Performance (SP) relationship and the absence of a robust theoretical framework base, this research tests this relationship. Based on Ullmann’s argument that the execution of corporate responsibility regarding SD, SP and EP (economic performance) is determined by the management’s (unobservable) overall strategy, we apply Partial Least Squares, introducing EP, size and membership in sensitive sectors and subjecting them to a multiplicity of external pressures (social, environmental and legislative) as determinants of the SD–SP link. There is a moderate SD–SP relationship, with a significant effect due to EP and conditioned by size. Specifically, (1) the companies that are concerned and which act sustainably have a higher SD, (2) the greater the EP, the greater its effect on this SD, but (3) when the sample is segmented by size, the moderating effect is only positive and significant for large companies. An awareness of the added value of the sustainable business model exists, more than simply reporting (actions beyond words), but the value that its profitability yields will not be determinant for SP, though it will affect SD, despite there being no direct relationship between performance and SD.

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Section: Sustainability Disclosure-sustainability Performance Relatiomentioning

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Relationship between Sustainable Disclosure and Performance—An Extension of Ullmann’s Model

Pajuelo-Moreno

Duarte-Atoche

2019

Sustainability

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“…Environmental reputation is the level of environmental credibility ascribed to a firm by its stakeholders, representing perceived levels of past and possible future environmental performance relative to those of other participants in the same industry [1,2]. Nowadays, many firms face increasing regulatory and social pressure to enhance their environmental management, and they must respond appropriately to the external pressure, particularly when operating in environmentally sensitive sectors [3,4]. So, a good environmental image is a useful way of enhancing a firm's competitiveness when society demands a cleaner environment [5,6].…”

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How Proactive Environmental Strategy Facilitates Environmental Reputation: Roles of Green Human Resource Management and Discretionary Slack

2020

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Based on natural resource-based theory, we examined how firms’ environmental strategies and environmental reputation depended on their green human resource management and discretionary slack. From the perspective of human resource management, we hypothesized that proactive environmental strategy predicted firms’ environmental reputation through the mediation of green human resource management. We further proposed that slack resources, which can be used discretely by managers for environmental management, enhanced the hypothesized relationships. Using data from firms in environmentally sensitive industries in eastern China, we provided empirical support for our hypotheses. The findings highlight the vital roles played by managers and green human resource management in implementing firms’ environmental strategies and promoting firms’ environmental reputation.

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“…Innovation is associated with the organization's reputation (Castilla-Polo et al, 2018). According to An, Deng, Chao, and Bai (2014), organizations need innovative processes, which can minimize costs and improve productivity, in order to survive in competitive markets.…”

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Reflections of Information Sharing and Collaborative Innovation in the Social Responsibility of Cooperatives

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Santos

Bernd

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Purpose-This study analyzes the reflections of information sharing and collaborative innovation in the social responsibility, in its environmental, economic, and social dimensions, of cooperatives that form part of strategic alliances. Design/methodology/approach-A survey was conducted of managers of Brazilian agricultural cooperatives that have strategic alliances and 91 valid questionnaires were obtained. The data collected were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Findings-Information sharing had positive effects on collaborative innovation and the environmental dimension of social responsibility. No significant relationships were found between information sharing and social responsibility, in the economic and social dimensions, nor between collaborative innovation and social responsibility, in the environmental and economic dimensions. Originality/value-The main contribution of the research is to examine the links between information sharing, collaborative innovation, and social responsibility. The study provides empirical evidence that information sharing between cooperative partnerships favors the exploration of new knowledge/technologies. It also reveals that information sharing helps social responsibility in its environmental dimension by providing information that can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the activities of cooperative alliances. However, it suggests that information sharing influences collaborative innovation and social responsibility in its environmental dimension, but not in its economic and social dimensions.

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An empirical approach to analyse the reputation-performance linkage in agrifood cooperatives

Cited by 39 publications

References 58 publications

Relationship between Sustainable Disclosure and Performance—An Extension of Ullmann’s Model

Relationship between Sustainable Disclosure and Performance—An Extension of Ullmann’s Model

How Proactive Environmental Strategy Facilitates Environmental Reputation: Roles of Green Human Resource Management and Discretionary Slack

Reflections of Information Sharing and Collaborative Innovation in the Social Responsibility of Cooperatives

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