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Exploring the Relationship between External Positive–Negative Pressures and the Carbon Management Behaviour of Industrial Firms
Author(s) -
Liu Yong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.1482
Subject(s) - business , china , government (linguistics) , positive relationship , carbon fibers , psychology , social psychology , political science , philosophy , linguistics , materials science , composite number , law , composite material
Industrial firms’ carbon management has been challenged by a multitude of pressures requiring measures and assessments. The present study proposes differential relationships between positive and negative pressures and firms’ carbon management behaviour, as moderated by firm size. Employing a case study methodology with interviews in China, this research indicated that positive pressures, particularly from markets and communities, were positively linked with high scores in carbon management behaviour by fostering firm attentiveness and negatively linked with low scores. Negative pressures, such as government regulations, were positively linked with low scores in carbon management behaviour by fostering annoyance and firm burnout. Moreover, firm size moderated the relationship between positive pressures and carbon management behaviour; however, size did not moderate the relationship between negative pressures and carbon management behaviour. This finding suggests that policymakers might benefit from increasing positive pressures when they seek to strengthen firms’ carbon management abilities and remove hindrances. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment