Impact of environmental performance and policy on firm environmental reputation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta De Miguel De Blas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Corporate Environmentalism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complementary Effect ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study investigates the impact of corporate environmentalism on corporate environmental reputation. Corporate environmentalism comprises both environmental performance and environmental policy, thus distinguishing a firm's actual environmental performance from the intent of its environmental policy. The moderating effect of advertising is also investigated.Design/methodology/approachThe study derives four hypotheses from the literature and tests these by means of a Tobit model and a unique combination of databases.FindingsResults show a link between environmental policy and corporate environmental reputation, but not between environmental performance and corporate environmental reputation. Additionally, results reveal the moderating effect of advertising to be negative, suggesting that advertising contributes only marginally toward improving corporate environmental reputation.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to investigate the complementary effect of environmental management, environmental policy and advertising on corporate reputation.

scholarly journals The impact of human resources practices on consumers’ investment intentions

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aristides I. Ferreira ◽  
Luis F. Martinez ◽  
Rosa I. Rodrigues ◽  
Carla Ilhéu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Corporate Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Investment Intentions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Research has shown that corporate policies affect customers’ decisions. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the influence of human resources (HR) practices on investment intentions in the financial sector. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from 548 managers and management students. Participants were presented real news regarding two banks with contrasting HR practices. Subsequently, they had to choose – from a given virtual amount – their investment allocations. Findings Results primarily showed that participants decided to invest more money in the bank which was more profitable to them, regardless of that bank’s HR practice. But, most importantly, when the news was specifically addressed to the in-group (managers), participants decided to invest more money in the bank with the HR practice by which they identified more, although being less profitable to them. Originality/value The findings demonstrate the urgency for organizations to manage effectively their HR practices, as they serve as a vehicle to corporate reputation, thus affecting the relationship with the stakeholders and investors’ decisions.

scholarly journals The impact of board and hotel characteristics on biodiversity reporting: market diversification as a moderator

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edzuwyn Fathin Binti Haji Mahyuddin ◽  
Mohammad Iranmanesh ◽  
Azlan Amran ◽  
Behzad Foroughi
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Environmental Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to explain how board and hotel characteristics affect biodiversity reporting and to test the moderating effect of market diversification. Design/methodology/approach The annual reports of 105 hotels were examined for the period between 2016 and 2017 to analyse these hotels’ biodiversity reporting using content analysis. The partial least squares technique was used to test the proposed relationships. Findings The results show that the number of board members who are also on the corporate social responsibility committee, number of board members who are in environmental organizations, the star rating of the hotel, hotel size and hotel location have significant positive effects on the extent of biodiversity reporting. In addition, market diversification moderates positively the effects of number of board members with environmental experience and number of board members from environmental organizations on the extent of biodiversity reporting. Practical implications The results of this study will be useful in enabling hotel manager and investors to become knowledgeable about these aspects of boards, which lead to higher biodiversity reporting. This study can also inform policymakers about the types of hotels that are less likely to disclose biodiversity reports and to develop effective enforcement of regulations. Originality/value These findings extend the literature on biodiversity reporting by exploring the importance of board and hotel characteristics on the extent of biodiversity reporting and testing the moderating effect of market diversification.

scholarly journals Eco-control change and environmental performance: a longitudinal perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Francois Henri ◽  
Marc Journeault ◽  
Carl Brousseau
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Control Change ◽  
Mere Presence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Specific Impact

Purpose The aim of this longitudinal study is to quantitatively examine the impact of changes in the mix of eco-controls. More specifically, the purpose of this study is twofold. First, it investigates the nature of change occurring in eco-controls by analyzing three attributes of change, namely, direction of change, scope of change and scale of change. Second, this study investigates the impact of changes in eco-controls by examining to what extent the three attributes of change specifically explain environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach Longitudinal survey approach is used to collect data from a sample of manufacturing firms at two points in time. Findings The results suggest three main conclusions: changes leading to more (less) importance devoted to eco-controls within the organization contribute positively (negatively) to environmental performance; concerted changes on all aspects of the mix of eco-controls contribute more to environmental performance than piecemeal changes on specific aspects of the mix; and the aspect which contributes to environmental performance is not the scale of that change but the mere presence of a credible signal which reflects the seriousness of the intentions. Originality/value This paper contributes to management accounting change literature by breaking down the nature of change of management control practices in attributes (direction, scope and scale) and examining their specific impact on performance.

Is ISO14001 certification of the corporate effective?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoguo Zhang ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Danting Cao
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Corporate Environmental Performance ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose At present, the number of corporates certified by ISO14001 in China is ranked first in the world. This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of ISO14001 certification and the moderating effect of financial performance and external institutional pressures on the effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach This paper selects Shenzhen and Shanghai A-share listed companies in the heavy polluting industry from 2010 to 2017 as the research sample, and studies the impact of ISO14001 certification on corporate environmental performance and the moderating effect of financial performance and external institutional pressures. Findings This paper finds that ISO14001 certification has a positive impact on corporate environmental performance; corporate financial performance has a positive moderating effect in the relationship between ISO14001 certification and corporate environmental performance; government regulation, industry competition and media supervision also have positive moderating effects; and corporate environmental information disclosure has not yet had a positive moderating effect. Originality/value Most of the current empirical research on this topic are carried out in the context of developed countries, and lack empirical evidence from developing countries. This paper will help to make up for this deficiency. In addition, this paper will help explain why the effectiveness of ISO14001 certification generates variation in different corporates and under what conditions it will play a positive role.

Researchers show women at Spanish SMEs respond positively to high-involvement HRMs

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 49-50
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
High Involvement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The authors wanted to look at the impact of both the overall HRM system and HRM sub-systems, in this case training, information, participation and autonomy. Design/methodology/approach The authors tested four hypotheses on thousands of employees from 104 Spanish SMEs. Previous studies of high-involvement HRM systems were done in large US firms Findings The results showed women are more likely than men to reciprocate employer offerings of supportive HRM. They are also more likely to withdraw their commitment when the work environment is unsupportive. However, the results showed that the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between autonomy and affective commitment was not significant Originality/value The authors said that few previous studies had tried to explain the different impacts on men and women of perceived HRM practices. Their study was also unusual in investigating the impact of both the overall HRM system and HRM sub-systems, in this case training, information, participation and autonomy.

Polarizing influence of power distance on country of origin effect

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Chenhong Ding
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Origin Effect

PurposeCountry of origin (COO) effect refers to the influence of COO on consumers' perception and evaluation of a product. This research explores the impact of consumers' power distance on COO effect.Design/methodology/approachWe conducted two experiments to test the relevant hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that power distance has a polarizing influence on COO effect. That means, for products from countries with good images, the higher the consumers' power distance, the better their evaluation of the products; while for products from countries with poor images, the higher the power distance, the worse their evaluation of the products. The research also finds the moderating effect of consumers' competence–related country-related affect (CRA). When holding positive competence–related CRA, for products from countries with good images, the higher the consumers' power distance, the better their evaluation of the products; for products from countries with poor images, consumers' power distance has no effect. When having negative competence–related CRA, for products from countries with poor images, the higher the consumers' power distance, the worse their evaluation of the products; for products from countries with good images, power distance has no effect.Originality/valueThis study finds that depending on the perception of COO image, power distance not only improves the evaluation of products but also lows such evaluation, reflecting a two-way polarizing feature.

scholarly journals Relating open innovation, innovation and management systems integration

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (8) ◽  
pp. 1540-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Hernandez-Vivanco ◽  
Merce Bernardo ◽  
Claudio Cruz-Cázares
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Integration Of Management Systems

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the level of integration of management systems (IMS) over product and process innovation capabilities (IC), by considering the role of open innovation (OI) activities as a moderating effect of those relationships. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal empirical study was performed on an existing Spanish panel database that contains information related to innovation, where 9,765 companies were selected for the panel analysis. A logit approach with random effects was considered. Findings The level of IMS positively influences process and product IC. Moreover, external cooperation, and using it to a high extent not only positively moderates the effects of the level of IMS over process IC, but also of process over product IC, where it becomes indispensable for its effect to be positive. Finally, investing in external knowledge is a positive moderator of the effects of the level of IMS over both: process and product IC. Originality/value This is one of the first studies on empirically finding evidence of the impact of the level of IMS on process and product IC, and of the moderating effect of performing OI activities in order to achieve higher process and product IC through the IMS.

scholarly journals Does directors’ experience positively moderate the impact of board busyness on firm efficiency? Evidence from Asia-Pacific

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khar Mang Tan ◽  
A.N. Bany-Ariffin ◽  
Fakarudin Kamarudin ◽  
Norhuda Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Firm Efficiency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of board busyness on firm efficiency in the context of directors’ experience, specifically on directors’ experience that moderates the impact of board busyness on firm efficiency. Directors’ experience is examined by exploring both depth (board tenure) and breadth (number of former listed directorship) of experience. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine firm efficiency. Then, fixed effect panel regression analysis is applied to test the direct and moderating effect based on a sample of firms in the selected Asia-Pacific countries. Findings Significant positive evidence for the moderating effect of directors’ experience on the impact of board busyness on firm efficiency is documented. Practical implications Findings are essential for managers, country policymakers and potential investors as inputs to improve the current company practices, laws and policies through the notion that directors’ experience does enable the busy board to contribute to improved firm efficiency. Originality/value This paper contributes to the debated perspectives on board busyness by providing initial evidence that directors’ experience positively moderates the impact of board busyness on firm efficiency.

Do different genders' knowledge sharing behaviors drive different innovative behavior? The moderating effect of social capital

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Zahra Fatemi ◽  
Samaneh Sadeghian ◽  
S. Fatemeh Ghasempour Ganji ◽  
Lester W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Groups ◽  
The Impact

PurposeConsidering the importance of innovation in organizations and the formation of innovative behaviors (IBs) in the life of the organization, the authors study the effect of moderating social capital (SC) and gender in the link between knowledge sharing (KS), including sharing best practices and sharing mistakes with IB.Design/methodology/approachIn this research, a random sampling method was used. A questionnaire was completed by 310 employees working in five prestigious companies in the energy sector located in Mashhad province, Iran.FindingsThe findings of the research indicate the influence of KS on IB. Also, SC moderates the effect of KS on IB. However, the moderating effect of gender was not significant, sharing best practices more likely to lead IB in women. Moreover, the men are more likely to show IB as they share their mistakes in comparison with women.Originality/valueThis research aims to break the black box on the link between employee KS and his/her own innovativeness, which is not frequently investigated. To the authors' best knowledge, there is a lack of deep empirical study that has delved into analyzing the impact of gender-groups and SC on this relation.

The effect of emotions, eWOM quality and online review sequence on consumer intention to follow advice obtained from digital services

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Ruiz-Mafe ◽  
Enrique Bigné-Alcañiz ◽  
Rafael Currás-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Bias Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Information Cues ◽  
Cognitive Information ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper analyses the interrelationships between emotions, the cognitive information cues of online reviews and intention to follow the advice obtained from digital platforms, paying special attention to the moderating effect of the sequencing of review valence.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 830 Spanish Tripadvisor users. In a two-step approach, a measurement model was estimated and a structural model analysed to test the proposed hypotheses. SmartPLS 3.0 software was used. The moderating effect of sequencing of reviews is tested.FindingsThe data analysis showed a bias effect of review sequence on the impact of online information cues and emotions on intention to follow advice obtained from Tripadvisor. When the online reviews of a restaurant begin with positive commentaries, their perceived persuasiveness is a stronger driver of the pleasure and arousal elicited by online reviews than when they begin with negative reviews. On the other hand, the perceived helpfulness of online reviews only triggers arousal when the user reads negative, followed by positive, comments. The impact of pleasure on intention to follow the advice provided in an online travel community is higher with positive-negative than with negative-positive sequences.Originality/valueWhile researchers have demonstrated the benefits of customer reviews on company sales, a largely uninvestigated issue is the interplay between emotions and cognitive information cues in the processing of online reviews. This is one of the first studies to examine the moderating effect of conflicting reviews on the impact of emotions and cognitive information cues on consumer intention to follow the advice obtained from digital services.

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