The scope of implementation of ISO 14001 by multinational enterprises: the role of liabilities of origin
Fecha
2023Versión
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Tipo
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa
Identificador del proyecto
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-114460GB-C32/ES/
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-113265GB-C21/ES/
AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-093791-B-C21/ES/
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10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116844
Resumen
This research contends that MNEs from polluting and emerging countries are subject to liabilities of origin that
compel them to signal that they differ from the stereotypes of their home countries to attain environmental
legitimacy. ISO 14001 adoption, which signals a commitment to environmental protection, may help MNEs from
polluting and emerging countries overcome their legitimacy deficits. ...
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This research contends that MNEs from polluting and emerging countries are subject to liabilities of origin that
compel them to signal that they differ from the stereotypes of their home countries to attain environmental
legitimacy. ISO 14001 adoption, which signals a commitment to environmental protection, may help MNEs from
polluting and emerging countries overcome their legitimacy deficits. The wider the scope of ISO 14001 adoption,
the greater its power to signal environmental awareness, and therefore, the greater its efficacy in counteracting
liabilities of origin. Accordingly, this research proposes that the scope of ISO 14001 adoption by MNEs from the
considered countries is wider than that of MNEs that are not subject to liabilities of origin. This contention is
tested in a multisector sample of 733 MNEs over the period 2002–2019. [--]
Materias
Emerging countries,
Environmental performance,
ISO 14001,
Multinational enterprises,
Signaling value
Editor
Elsevier
Publicado en
Journal of Environmental Management, 327 (2023) 116844
Departamento
Universidad Pública de Navarra/Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
Versión del editor
Entidades Financiadoras
The authors acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 under Grants PID2020-114460GB-C32 , PID2020-113265GB-C21 , and RTI2018-093791-B-C21 .