Corporate Environmental Citizenship Research Articles

What does corporate environmental citizenship really mean?

Corporate environmental citizenship receives little scholarly attention and the definitions remain unclear due to past studies defining corporate environmental citizenship in different perspectives. The aim of this paper is to clarify the conceptualization of corporate environmental citizenship. It also proposes a plausible and useful definition for corporate environmental citizenship. Previous environmental related studies are selected based on their relevance to the definitions. The selected studies then are examined to propose the new definition of corporate environmental citizenship. The online databases being utilized are ScienceDirect, Emerald, Taylor and Francis and Ebscohost. The new definition of corporate environmental citizenship is proposed: managerial recognition on the importance of environmental issues and integrating the environmental concerns into the organizational process. This study hopes to provoke more discussions about the definitions of corporate environmental citizenship as corporate environmental citizenship's definition has attracted very little attention so far. This paper provides useful understanding for managers regarding the roles of corporate environmental citizenship. This is important as they strive to excel in the business performance in the highly competitive market. This in turn facilitates them to focus their business strategies.

Nexus between organizational learning capability and organization age on corporate environmental citizenship.

Many organizations around the world have prudently adopted corporate environmental citizenship. However, the corporate environmental citizenship implementation may vary from reality. Thus, this study examines corporate environmental citizenship to identify ultimate practices to create a strong premise of CEC. The study examines the influence of organizational learning capability, organization age on corporate environmental citizenship. The data were collected from 50 Malaysian construction firms using the survey questionnaire and analyzed by using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The finding revealed that organizational learning capability positively related to corporate environmental citizenship. Organization age was not found to moderate such relationships. This study establishes that organizational learning capability encourages construction firms to take risks and explore new opportunities are essential for corporate environmental citizenship implementation. This study highlights the role of organizational learning capability to achieve corporate environmental citizenship irrespective of their organization age for construction firms. This study confirms the logic of Natural Resource Based View (NRBV) theory for predicting organizational learning capability as a critical foundation to build corporate environmental citizenship.

Mughas: the Integrated Green Hrm Model to Improve Business Performance

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the implementation an eco-friendly model in the company's human resource management practices. Theoretical Framework: The Green HRM Policies, Specific Wings of Green HRM, and MUGHAS Integrated Green Human Resource Management are the three of main organizational constructs that are introduced in this study to examine their contribution and impact to the human resource management performance. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses qualitative methods to obtain the necessary data using in-depth interviews. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling and snowball sampling. The data analysis starts from broke data into several categories, synthesizing, analyzing, and concluding. Findings: The results of integrated green HRM model implementation are: 1) reduced costs, 2) improved resource efficiency, 3) reduced carbon footprint, 4) improved environmental performance, 5) improved corporate image, and 6) employees are more environmentally conscious. The procedures for implementing this integrated green HRM model are based on an evaluation management system (EMS), green intellectual capital (GIC), and corporate environmental citizenship (CEC). The effective green HRM model implementation plays a critical role in organizational performance. Research, Practical & Social Implications: The study of green HRM model implementation process gives some practical and social implication includes the organization's vision and mission, commitment to providing eco-friendly technology, providing infrastructure for all stakeholders. In addition, empirical research must accurately depict the Green HRM extent implementation in human resource management practices, especially in Indonesia. Originality/Value: The value of the study is MUGHAS integrated green HRM model implementation aims to change the direction of employee behavior to be more environmentally friendly to impact the progress of sustainable business practices in creating awareness of the company's human resources. Implementing green human resource management will encourage increased ability to create, increase competence, and maintain environmentally friendly morals for each employee.

ABILITY, MOTIVATION, OPPORTUNITY-ENHANCING HRM PRACTICES AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP: REVISITING THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITY IN MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

This study examines the connection between ability, motivation, opportunity-enhancing HRM practices and corporate environmental citizenship. Organisational learning capability is also introduced as a moderator between the connections of AMO-enhancing HRM practices and corporate environmental citizenship. Systematic sampling technique was utilized to determine the study sample with a total response of 150. The study found that ability and opportunity-enhancing HRM practices are related to corporate environmental citizenship except for motivation-enhancing HRM practices. Similarly, organisational learning capability has no moderating effect on such relationships. In addition to that, this study has provided a comprehensive understanding of corporate environmental citizenship in the construction industry in Malaysia. This substantially adds a new dimension to the literature.

Ability, Motivation and Opportunity (AMO)-enhancing HRM Practices and Corporate Environmental Citizenship: The Mediation Effect of Organizational Ethical Climate

Ability, Motivation and Opportunity (AMO)-enhancing HRM Practices and Corporate Environmental Citizenship: The Mediation Effect of Organizational Ethical Climate

Validation of corporate environmental citizenship measurement in Malaysia

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate the corporate environmental citizenship measurement originally developed by Banerjee (2002) in the Malaysian setting. Design/methodology/approach A systematic sampling technique was used, with a total of 251 responses. The measurement was tested using content validity, convergent validity and discriminant validity. Findings The study finds that all four dimensions are highly suited for measuring corporate environmental citizenship in the construction companies in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications The study uses a single respondent to report on the organization’s corporate environmental citizenship. The perceptions among the respondents may differ. Practical implications Organizations can use the measurement for benchmarking current levels of organizations’ environmental degradation as well as identify which business areas are in need to improve environmental preservation. Social implications This study theoretically conceptualized corporate environmental citizenship as a multidimensional construct containing four dimensions. Originality/value This study contributes to the body of knowledge by validating corporate environmental citizenship measurement in the Malaysian context as measurement validation studies are scarcely found.

ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Today, for corporations; it is not possible to act only in a profit-oriented manner in order to be able to realize their goals and to sustain their existence. They need to establish and maintain good relations with stakeholders and the society in which they live. For this reason, corporations that are not only financially strong but also contributing to their stakeholders and societies have begun to be respected. Meeting social needs and anticipations has to take place within the philosophy and values of every corporation. Within the framework of all these developments, corporations are expected to have new responsibilities and to be responsible citizens besides their social responsibility activities. Especially in recent times, environmental issues have become increasingly important in the society and it has been demanded from the corporations to present concrete behaviors in this direction. The number of companies that protect the environment with corporate environmental citizenship is increasing day by day,. In the framework of all these developments, the aim of this study is to demonstrate whether the first 50 companies listed on the 2017 Fortune 500 Turkey disseminate messages about corporate environmental citizenship in their corporate web sites. In this study, which is based on the analysis of the websites of these companies, the categories defined within the framework of ‘environmental citizenship’ were examined and it is revealed that they give the message of “environmental citizen” through their websites.

Elucidating the Bonds between Organizational Ethical Climate and Corporate Environmental Citizenship

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between organizational ethical climate and corporate environmental citizenship. Drawing upon Resource-Based View (RBV) theory, this study develops a research framework to explain the relationship between organizational ethical climate and corporate environmental citizenship. A quantitative approach was employed to test the relationship between organizational ethical climate and corporate environmental citizenship. Grade 7 construction companies were selected as the target respondents. Systematic sampling technique was used to ensure that every member of the sampled population has equal chances of being selected as a respondent. However, self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. The findings showed that organizational ethical climate is significantly related to corporate environmental citizenship. It also showed that if the construction companies wish to optimize corporate environmental citizenship, they need to prioritize organizational ethical climate. In addition, discussion, implications, directions for future research, and conclusion of the study were also highlighted. Keywords: Organizational ethical climate; corporate environmental citizenship ABSTRAK Tujuan kertas ini adalah untuk mengkaji hubungan antara iklim etika organisasi dan kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat. Berdasarkan Resource Based View (RBV) teori, kajian ini membangunkan rangka penyelidikan untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara iklim etika organisasi dan kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat. Pendekatan kuantitatif digunakan untuk menguji hubungan antara iklim etika organisasi dan kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat. Syarikat pembinaan Gred 7 dipilih sebagai responden. Teknik pensampelan sistematik digunakan untuk memastikan setiap responden mempunyai peluang yang sama untuk dipilih sebagai responden. Kemudian, soal selidik yang dijalankan sendiri digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data. Penemuan menunjukkan iklim etika organisasi berkaitan dengan kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat. Ini menunjukkan bahawa jika syarikat pembinaan ingin mengoptimumkan kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat, mereka perlu mengutamakan iklim etika organisasi. Di samping itu, perbincangan, implikasi, arahan untuk penyelidikan masa depan, dan kesimpulan kajian juga turut diserlahkan. Kata kunci: Iklim etika organisasi; kewarganegaraan alam sekitar korporat.

A Strategic Green HRM Supporting Corporate Environmental Citizenship, A Proposed Model

A Strategic Green HRM Supporting Corporate Environmental Citizenship, A Proposed Model

Communicating Corporate Environmental Citizenship: An Examination of Fortune 500 Web Sites

Due to the importance of environmental issues to the public, corporations have paid more attention to these issues in recent years. This article aims to explore how Fortune 500 companies’ Web sites are used to convey corporate environmental messages. The findings indicate that these leading firms do try to communicate a number of different environmental issues or activities. However, most of these communications occur on the second- or third-level Web page rather than on the company home page. It has also been found that there is a clear association between most of the environmental issues and firm sales. Implications of the research are discussed.

Corporate Environmental Citizenship Variation in Developing Countries: An Institutional Framework

This study focuses on why some companies in developing countries go beyond environmental regulations when implementing their corporate environmental social responsibilities or citizenship behavior. Drawing mainly upon the new institutional theory, this study develops a conceptual framework to explain three institutional factors: companies’ market orientations, industrial characteristics, and corporate identities. Accordingly, we suggest that companies from developing countries that are oriented to markets in developed countries, operate in highly concentrated industries, and have missionary identities adopt corporate environmental citizenship behavior by going beyond environmental regulations. The study also discusses the theoretical, policy, and managerial implications of the conceptual framework.

Online communication of Corporate Environmental Citizenship: A study of New Zealand's electricity and gas retailers

This paper presents a study of how companies in New Zealand's electricity and gas retail sector communicate their Corporate Environmental Citizenship (CEC) on the World Wide Web. The natural environment is the focal issue for analyzing the way these companies present their commitment to the community and society in general, for two reasons. First, concern for and management of the natural environment is one of the most important social issues facing corporations. Second, prior empirical studies of corporate communication of social responsibility initiatives have investigated the extent and content of these messages without focusing on a particular issue. A content analysis of the web pages of 18 companies in an environmentally sensitive industry was chosen to investigate which environmental issues and stakeholder groups are given priority and how companies' attitudes to stakeholders and relationships with them are described. The results demonstrate an instrumental reformist moral position underlying their online communications. This philosophy was present in the environmental issues most frequently mentioned and in the principles motivating their Corporate Environmental Citizenship activities. While the majority of companies presented their environmental initiatives on their web sites, most did not employ interactive features to encourage dialogue with stakeholders and enhance these relationships.

From necessity to responsibility: evidence for corporate environmental citizenship activities from a developing country perspective

AbstractThe objective of this study is to focus on corporate activities conducted to protect and preserve the environment, and to evaluate these activities with respect to social responsibility in a developing country setting. This study also tries to find out whether corporations take part in these activities due to social expectations and legal obligations or due to their own social awareness. The data was collected from Turkey, which is a good example of a developing country with its economic situation. Corporations from the automotive, pharmaceutical and textile industries were studied, as the products and the process of production of these industries pose a threat to the environment. The research findings show that in adopting environmental citizenship policies corporations are more influenced by ‘obligatory regulations’ coming from institutional forces than by ‘voluntary regulations’ coming from their own social awareness. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Environmental citizenship in multinational corporations: social responsibility and sustainable development

Over the past decade the concept of sustainable development has expanded to include the simultaneous consideration of economic growth, environmental protection, and social equity in business planning and decision-making. Many multinational enterprises based in the United States and Europe engage in corporate citizenship programs to promote sustainable development. Corporate citizenship programs are often defined narrowly, however, as philanthropy or external relationships with stakeholders to address social problems. As important as these activities are, they do not adequately define the broad range of substantive internal environmental management practices that MNCs also use to pursue sustainable development objectives. A content analysis of 38 MNCs' environmental performance reports identifies and classifies their practices in the field of environmental citizenship and their contributions to sustainable development, assesses the means by which MNCs collaborate with stakeholders in solving environmental problems, and examines the factors that contribute to the success of corporate environmental citizenship for sustainable development.