The Relationship between Environmental Commitment and Managerial Perceptions of Stakeholder Importance
Henriques, I., & Sadorsky, P. (1999). The relationship between environmental commitment and managerial perceptions of stakeholder importance. Academy of Mangement Journal, 42(1), 87-99.
Asks whether firms committed to stewardship of the natural environment differ from less environmentally committed firms in their managerial perceptions of the relative importance of different stakeholders in influencing their environmental practices. Using cluster analysis on 6 responses to questions describing a firm's practices, 400 firms were classified into 4 environmental profiles: reactive, defensive, accommodative, and proactive. Results indicate that firms with more proactive profiles do differ from less environmentally committed firms in their perceptions of the relative importance of different stakeholders.
