Environmentally sustainable or economically sustainable? The effect of Chinese manufacturing firms' corporate sustainable strategy on their green performances

Environmentally and economically sustainable strategies are predicted to influence the public perception of a firm's green performance in terms of environmental protection as well as corporate social responsibility as a whole. We empirically tested this prediction with the data from 214 Chinese...

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Published in:Business strategy and the environment 2019-09, Vol.28 (6), p.989-997
Main Authors: Yang, Morgan X., Li, Ji, Yu, Irina Y., Zeng, Kevin J., Sun, Jian‐Min (James)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Companies
CSR or green image
Economics
employee education
Environmental protection
Manufacturing
Predictions
Public opinion
Social responsibility
Sustainability
sustainable development strategy
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Summary:Environmentally and economically sustainable strategies are predicted to influence the public perception of a firm's green performance in terms of environmental protection as well as corporate social responsibility as a whole. We empirically tested this prediction with the data from 214 Chinese manufacturing firms. Our empirical findings showed that firms' environmentally sustainable strategies are more important compared with the economic ones in shaping firms' green performances. Moreover, we also found a significant moderating effect of employees' education on the relationship between the two sustainable strategies and firms' green performances. We explain the findings and conclude with a discussion of the implications of our findings for academic researchers and practitioners.
ISSN:0964-4733
1099-0836
DOI:10.1002/bse.2296