Determinants of International Standards in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of institutional pressure from different stakeholders

Fikru, Mahelet G.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.08.007

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, by focusing on the Chinese context, Qi, Zeng, Li, and Tam () and Qi et al () found that the adoption of certified EMS is influenced by foreign customers, whereas regulatory and local community stakeholders do not play a relevant role. Fikru () focused on the sub‐Saharan context to analyze the role of stakeholders in EMS adoption. The findings highlight international banks and foreign ownership as the main drivers.…”

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“…▪ Resource‐based view (Amores‐Salvadó et al, 2015; Aragón‐Correa & Sharma, 2003; Martín‐de Castro et al, ; Darnall & Edwards, 2006; Darnall et al, 2008; Darnall, 2006; Djupdal & Westhead, 2015; Fikru, 2016; Monkerud & Ytterhus, 2013; Nikolaou et al, 2010)…”

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“…▪ Stakeholder theory (Fikru, 2016; Kollman & Prakash, 2002; Lannelongue & González‐Benito, 2012; Marshall et al, ; Plaza‐Úbeda et al, 2009; Qi et al, ; Qi et al, ; Simpson & Sroufe, 2014)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Consistently with this approach, numerous studies have contributed to enrich this stream of research by testing the tenets of the theory in diverse institutional contexts. Empirical studies have focused on Asian, South American, African, and post-Soviet countries (Baek, 2017;Fikru, 2016;Montiel, Husted, & Christmann, 2012;Rowe & Guthrie, 2010;Salmi, 2008), on small and microenterprises (Djupdal & Westhead, 2015) and on specific economic sectors (Monkerud & Ytterhus, 2013;Schaefer, 2007 , between ISO 14001 and total quality environmental management programs (Zhu, Cordeiro, & Sarkis, 2013), between international and national EMS certifications (Husted, Montiel, & Christmann, 2016) or between EMS and performance measurement schemes (Länsiluoto & Järvenpää, 2010).…”

Section: Institutional Theorymentioning

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How institutional pressures on green innovation are perceived by firms? The role of board social ties

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Institutional pressures are major driving forces for firms' green innovation. However, there is significant heterogeneity in firms' responses to these forces due to the complex information environment within the institutional field. Social ties are known to provide information and resources. This study explores how board social ties, including business and political ties, shape firms' responsiveness to formal and informal institutional forces related to green innovation. Using a dataset from Chinese listed companies in the manufacturing sector, we propose that firms' business ties strengthen the effects of various institutional pressures on green innovation. On the other hand, political ties strengthen the impact of environmental regulation on green innovation but weaken the influence of imitative pressure on green innovation. This suggests that political ties can be a double‐edged sword in firms' responses to institutional pressures. This research contributes to institutional theory and social capital theory, offering implications for green innovation strategies.

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Business strategies and corruption in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: The impact of business group affiliation, external auditing, and international standards certification

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We examine the impact of three business strategies separately and in combination on the tendency for firms to engage in corruption. Using a sample of 56,827 firm-year observations for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the 2006-2018 period, we find that firms with business group affiliations are more likely to engage in corrupt practices in countries with low business freedom. However, those in countries with high business freedom are less likely to do so. We also find that firms that engage the services of external auditors and adopt international standards are less likely to be corrupt, especially in countries with weak financial reporting standards. Our results also show that corruption intensity reduces even more for firms that employ the three strategies, whether we consider institutional factors or not. This result holds when we use a three-way interaction term. We conclude that the three strategies are mutually reinforcing and that firm-level and country-level efforts complement each other in mitigating corruption.

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Determinants of International Standards in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of institutional pressure from different stakeholders

Cited by 14 publications

References 47 publications

Organization and management theories in environmental management systems research: A systematic literature review

Organization and management theories in environmental management systems research: A systematic literature review

How institutional pressures on green innovation are perceived by firms? The role of board social ties

Business strategies and corruption in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises: The impact of business group affiliation, external auditing, and international standards certification

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