articleJournal of Operations ManagementNov 16, 2009GREEN OA

Stakeholder pressure and the adoption of environmental practices: The mediating effect of training

Clark University · Universidad de Oviedo

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Abstract

Abstract The influence of stakeholder pressure on the adoption of environmental practices has been established in the literature. In this paper we posit that these direct effects are further mediated, causally, by the level of training in companies. Theoretically, this relationship is supported by the relationship between institutional theory (stakeholder pressure) and the dimensions of dynamic capabilities in resource‐based theory. We investigate this relationship within the Spanish automotive industry. The theoretical contribution of this paper focuses on further supporting the relationship between stakeholder and resource‐based theory as complementary theoretical frameworks. The practical implications focus…

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  • Stakeholder
  • Business
  • Stakeholder theory
  • Automotive industry
  • Resource (disambiguation)
  • Order (exchange)
  • Resource dependence theory
  • Knowledge management
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