Environmentally friendly export business strategy: Its determinants and effects on competitive advantage and performance

Leonidou, Leonidas C.; Fotiadis, Thomas; Christodoulides, Paul; Spyropoulou, Stavroula; Katsikeas, Constantine S.

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.02.001

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“…Regarding H1, the results show that EP significantly affects the EFBS. Consistent with the work ofBanerjee (2001) andLeonidou et al (2015), this study confirms that IP are the main driving force behind the…”

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“…However, there is no study that comprehensively investigated the role of EFBS on EP. Six major elements are connected with EFBS including marketing, R&D, production, human resource, purchasing, and finance (Leonidou et al, 2015), and their holistic effect can lead to superior EP. As a part of EFBS, marketing is mainly concerned with green product, price, place, promotion/communication, people, process, and green physical appearance (Asif & Majid, 2018;Ottman, 2017).…”

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“…These pressures are among major driving forces to adopt environmental management practices and improve IP (Zhu, Sarkis, & Lai, 2013). The direct link between IP and EP is rarely discussed in existing body of knowledge; however, some evidences are available on indirect association between IP and EP (see, e.g., Dubey, Gunasekaran, & Ali, 2015;Leonidou, Fotiadis, Christodoulides, Spyropoulou, & Katsikeas, 2015). This is one of the important areas that demand an in-depth investigation to understand the clear association between these two variables, and the purpose of this research is to address this gap.…”

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Nexus of institutional pressures, environmentally friendly business strategies, and environmental performance

Majid

Yasir

Javed

2019

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Institutional pressures (IP) have a strong effect on organizational strategies and decision making. IP in terms of coercive, mimetic, and normative forces have a direct effect on organizations to develop environmentally friendly business strategies (EFBS) and improve environmental performance (EP). The aim of this study is to examine the effect of IP on EP. Moreover, the mediating role of EFBS in the relationship between IP and EP has also been tested. Results reveal that IP significantly and positively affect EFBS. Moreover, the relationship between EFBS and EP is also significantly positive. However, the direct relationship between IP and EP is weak. The results of the study also confirm that EFBS mediate the relationship between IP and EP. These findings suggest that managers should develop green strategies for the improvement of environmental performance. This study not only offers the empirical evidence to validate the findings of past researchers but also provides insight how IP flourish the mechanism of environmentally friendly business strategies. Furthermore, this study highlighted some interesting facts that should be meaningful options for managers to enhance the environmental performance.

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Nexus of institutional pressures, environmentally friendly business strategies, and environmental performance

Majid

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2019

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“…Limited production capacity of various domestic commodities so that encourages foreign trade activities in the form of goods and services between countries. The rapid development of the international economy today has led to increased relations between countries and increased flows of trade in goods and money and capital between countries (Leonidou et al 2015).…”

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Improvement Strategy of Export Performance in South Sulawesi

Maupa

Sulaiman²,

Perdana³

2019

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The development of new commodities or products that are in line with market needs is a challenge for exporters. The company's export performance reflects the specific behavior of the company in utilizing and managing resources and capabilities effectively in the context of international competition. This study aims to identify what factors influence the increase in export performance of products in South Sulawesi. This study uses a quantitative approach. The method used is indepth interview (in-depth interview), observation and questionnaire. Researchers are required to risk their ability to study more deeply about strategies for improving export performance. Research location in South Sulawesi. The data collected includes primary data and secondary data. The analysis technique in this study is qualitative descriptive, IFAS (Internal Factors Analysis Summary) and EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summary) analysis and SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats) analysis to design an ideal export performance strategy. The results show that strong internal and external environmental conditions can support the development and improvement of export performance for companies. This finding can contribute to exporters to determine strategic planning in improving their performance.

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“…To ensure content validity, a researcher with proficient knowledge of both languages translated the questions back and forth between English and Swedish to ensure that the questions were consistent in both languages and to follow good practise (cf. Leonidou et al, 2015). In an attempt to increase the response rate, two reminders were sent (two weeks apart) to all companies in the database.…”

Environmentally friendly export business strategy: Its determinants and effects on competitive advantage and performance

Cited by 159 publications

References 80 publications

Nexus of institutional pressures, environmentally friendly business strategies, and environmental performance

Nexus of institutional pressures, environmentally friendly business strategies, and environmental performance

Improvement Strategy of Export Performance in South Sulawesi

Stimulating the diffusion of environmental technologies through export

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