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Stakeholder pressures, EMS implementation, and green innovation in MNC overseas subsidiaries
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posted on 2023-06-09, 12:22 authored by Norifumi Kawai, Roger StrangeRoger Strange, Antonella ZuchellaIn this paper, we address the issue of green innovation by the overseas subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs). Drawing upon stakeholder theory and institutional theory, we propose a conceptual model to explain how stakeholder pressures in host countries prompt MNC subsidiaries to undertake green product and process innovations. Our findings indicate that MNC subsidiaries need to meet market stakeholders’ pressures in order to achieve social legitimacy in host countries, and that the implementation of formal environmental management systems (EMS) is an important mechanism translating these pressures into green innovation initiatives. Furthermore, we find that the positive relationship between market stakeholder pressures and EMS implementation is reinforced by global ‘green’ institutional pressures in the different host countries.
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International Business ReviewISSN
0969-5931Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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5Volume
27Page range
933-946Department affiliated with
- Strategy and Marketing Publications
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2018-03-05First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-09-02First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-03-05Usage metrics
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