Values, attitudes and perceptions of managers as predictors of corporate environmental responsiveness

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• 作者：Giorgos Papagiannakis ; ^{gpapagian@aueb.gr} ; Spyros Lioukas¹ ; ^scl@aueb.gr
• 关键词：Personal values ; Environmental attitudes ; Subjective norms ; Self-efficacy ; Theory of planned behavior ; Corporate environmental responsiveness
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Management
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：82_03014797
• 类别：env
• 出版时间：15 June, 2012
• 卷：100
• 期：Complete
• 页码：41-51
• 文件大小：311 K

摘要

We examine whether managers' values, attitudes, and perceptions influence the greening of organizations. To that purpose, we specify and test a model of corporate environmental responsiveness (CER), drawing upon a modified version of the theory of planned behavior and the value-belief-norm theory. Based on survey data from 142 Greek companies, we find that top managers' personal values influence responses indirectly, through shaping their environmental attitudes, while direct relationship is not significant. Subjective norms, expressing stakeholder expectations, do affect CER, with their effect being stronger than that of attitudes. Managers' perceived ability to handle environmental issues also appears to influence responses. Results have theoretical implications, indicating the significant role of managers' values, attitudes and perceptions in a firm's environmental response. Practical implications are discussed in relation to selection of managers and training.