Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-7479d7b7d-fwgfc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-15T14:01:13.512Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 8 - Business, the Natural Environment, and Sustainability

A Stakeholder Theory Perspective

from Part II - Stakeholder Theory and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2019

Jeffrey S. Harrison
Affiliation:
University of Richmond
Jay B. Barney
Affiliation:
University of Utah
R. Edward Freeman
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Robert A. Phillips
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
Get access

Summary

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Chapter
Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Andersen, S. O., Halberstadt, M. L., & Borgford-Parnell, N. (1995). Stratospheric ozone, global warming, and the principle of unintended consequences: An ongoing science and policy success story. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 63: 607647.Google Scholar
BASF. (2017). UN Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved February 17, 2017, from www.basf.com/de/company/sustainability/employees-and-society/goals.html.Google Scholar
Bendell, J., Miller, A., & Wortmann, K. (2011). Public policies for scaling corporate responsibility standards: Expanding collaborative governance for sustainable development. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 2: 263293.Google Scholar
Boulding, K. E. (2013). The economics of the coming spaceship Earth. In Jarrett, H., ed., Environmental quality in a growing economy: Essays from the sixth RFF Forum, pp. 314. New York; London: Routledge.Google Scholar
Brookshire, D. S., Eubanks, L. S., & Randall, A. (1983). Estimating option prices and existence values for wildlife resources. Land Economics, 59: 1.Google Scholar
Brundtlandt, G. H., Khalid, M., Agnelli, S., Al-Athel, S. A., Chidzero, B., Fadika, L. M., Hauff, V., … Strong, M. (1987). Our common future. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Buysse, K., & Verbeke, A. (2003). Proactive environmental strategies: A stakeholder management perspective. Strategic Management Journal, 24: 453.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Campos, D. G. (2002). Assessing the value of nature: A transactional approach. Environmental Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Journal Dedicated to the Philosophical Aspects of Environmental Problems, 24: 5774.Google Scholar
Ciocirlan, C. E. (2016). Environmental workplace behaviors definition matters. Organization & Environment, Online First: doi: 10.1177/1086026615628036.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cohen, M. J. (2007). Consumer credit, household financial management, and sustainable consumption. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 31: 5765.Google Scholar
Collins, D. & Gannon, A. (2014) Walking the eco-talk movement: Higher education institutions as sustainability incubators. Organization & Environment, 27: 1624.Google Scholar
Constance, D. H. & Bonanno, A. (2000). Regulating the global fisheries. The World Wildlife Fund, Unilever, and the Marine Stewardship Council. Agriculture and Human Values, 17: 125139.Google Scholar
Costanza, R., d’Arge, R., Groot, R. de, Farber, S., Grasso, M., Hannon, B., Limburg, K., … van den Belt, M. (1997). The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature, 387: 253260.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Daily, G., Polasky, S., Goldstein, J., Kareiva, P., Mooney, H., Pejchar, L., Ricketts, T., Salzman, T., & Shallenberger, R. (2009). Ecosystem services in decision making: Time to deliver. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 7: 2128.Google Scholar
Dilchert, S., & Ones, D. S. (2012). Environmental sustainability in and of organizations. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 5: 503511.Google Scholar
Driscoll, C., & Starik, M. (2004). The primordial stakeholder: Advancing the conceptual consideration of stakeholder status for the natural environment. Journal of Business Ethics, 49; 5573.Google Scholar
EU (European Union). (2014). Directive 2014/95/EU and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups. Official Journal of the European Union, L330, 19.Google Scholar
Fineman, S., & Clarke, K. (1996). Green stakeholders: Industry interpretations and response. Journal of Management Studies, 33: 715730.Google Scholar
Foster, J. (1997). Valuing nature? Ethics, economics and the environment, London/New York: Routledge.Google Scholar
Freeman, R. E. (1984). Strategic management: A stakeholder approach, Boston: Pitman.Google Scholar
Freeman, R. E., Harrison, J. S., Wicks, A. C., Parmar, B. L., & de Colle, S. (2010). Stakeholder theory: The state of the art, Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Golev, A., Scott, M., Erskine, P. D., Ali, S. H., & Ballantyne, G. R. (2014). Rare earths supply chains: Current status, constraints and opportunities, Resources Policy: 41, 5259.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gsottbauer, E., Logar, I., & van den Bergh, J. (2015). Towards a fair, constructive and consistent criticism of all valuation languages: Comment on Kallis et al. (2013). Ecological Economics, 112: 164169.Google Scholar
Harrison, J. S., Bosse, D. A., & Phillips, R. A. (2010). Managing for stakeholders, stakeholder utility functions, and competitive advantage. Strategic Management Journal, 31: 5874.Google Scholar
Hart, S. L. (1995). A natural-resource-based view of the firm. The Academy of Management Review, 20: 9861014.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Heede, R. (2014). Tracing anthropogenic carbon dioxide and methane emissions to fossil fuel and cement producers, 1854–2010. Climatic Change, 122: 229241.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hörisch, J., Burritt, R., Christ, K., & Schaltegger, S. (2017). Legal Systems, Internatio-nalization and Corporate Sustainability. An empirical analysis of the influence of national and international authorities. Corporate Governance, 17(5): 861875.Google Scholar
Hörisch, J., Freeman, R. E., & Schaltegger, S. (2014). Applying stakeholder theory in sustainability management: Links, similarities, dissimilarities, and a conceptual framework. Organization & Environment, 27: 328346.Google Scholar
Hörisch, J., Schaltegger, S., & Windolph, S. (2015). Linking sustainability-related stakeholder feedback to corporate sustainability performance. An empirical analysis of stakeholder dialogues, International Journal of Business Environment, 7: 200218.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hörisch, J., & Windolph, S. E. (2014). Overview of the aggregate results of the international corporate sustainability barometer. In Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D., & Hörisch, J., eds., Corporate sustainability in international comparison: State of practice, opportunities and challenges, pp. 2133. Heidelberg; New York; Berlin: Springer,.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
International Labour Organization. (2011). Assessing green job potential in developing countries. Geneva: International Labour Organization.Google Scholar
Iqbal, M., & Molyneux, P. (2005). Thirty years of Islamic banking: History, performance, and prospects, Houndmills/New York: Palgrave Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ito, Y., Managi, S., & Matsuda, A. (2013). Performances of socially responsible investment and environmentally friendly funds. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 64: 15831594.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kallis, G., Gómez-Baggethun, E., & Zografos, C. (2013). To value or not to value? That is not the question. Ecological Economics, 94: 97105.Google Scholar
Kallis, G., Gomez-Baggethun, E., & Zografos, C. (2015). The limits of monetization in valuing the environment: Reply. Ecological Economics, 112: 170173.Google Scholar
King, A. A., & Lenox, M. J. (2001). Does it really pay to be green?: An empirical study of firm environmental and financial performance. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 5: 105116.Google Scholar
Madsen, H., & Ulhøi, J. P. (2001). Integrating environmental and stakeholder management. Business Strategy & the Environment, 10: 7788.Google Scholar
Meadows, D., Meadows, D., Randers, J., & Behrens, W. (1972). The limits to growth: A report for the Club of Rome’s project on the predicament of mankind. New York: Potomac Associates Books/Universe Books.Google Scholar
Mégie, G. (2006). From stratospheric ozone to climate change: Historical perspective on precaution and scientific responsibility. Science And Engineering Ethics, 12: 596606.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mitchell, R. K., Agle, B. R., & Wood, D. J. (1997). Toward a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: Defining the principle of who and what really counts. Academy of Management Review, 22: 853886.Google Scholar
More, T. A., Averill, J. R., & Stevens, T. H. (1996). Values and economics in environmental management: A perspective and critique. Journal of Environmental Management, 48: 397409.Google Scholar
Näsi, J. (1995). Understanding stakeholder thinking, Helsinki: LSR-Julkaisut Oy.Google Scholar
Norton, T. A., Parker, S. L., Zacher, H., & Ashkanasy, N. M. (2015). Employee green behavior: A theoretical framework, multilevel review, and future research agenda. Organization & Environment, 28: 103125.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Onkila, T. (2011). Multiple forms of stakeholder interaction in environmental management: business arguments regarding differences in stakeholder relationships. Business Strategy & the Environment, 20: 379393.Google Scholar
Phillips, R. (2003). Stakeholder theory and organizational ethics, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.Google Scholar
Phillips, R. A., & Reichart, J. (2000). The environment as a stakeholder? A fairness-based approach. Journal of Business Ethics, 23: 185197.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ransom, P., & Lober, D. J. (1999). Why do firms set environmental performance goals?: Some evidence from organizational theory. Business Strategy & the Environment, 8: 113.Google Scholar
Rockstrom, J., Steffen, W., Noone, K., Persson, A., Chapin, F. S., Lambin, E. F., Lenton, T. M., … Foley, J. A. (2009). A safe operating space for humanity. Nature, 461: 472475.Google Scholar
Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M., & Hansen, E. (2013). Transdisciplinarity in corporate sustainability. Mapping the field. Business Strategy and the Environment, 22: 219229.Google Scholar
Schaltegger, S., & Burritt, R. (2015). Business cases and corporate engagement with sustainability. differentiating ethical motivations. Journal of Business Ethics, 147(2): 241259.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Schaltegger, S., Hörisch, J., & Freeman, E. (2017, forthcoming). Business cases for sustainability. a stakeholder theory perspective. Organization & Environment. DOI: 10.1177/1086026617722882.Google Scholar
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Hansen, E. (2016). Business models for sustainability: A co-evolutionary analysis of sustainable entrepreneurship, innovation, and transformation. Organization & Environment, 29(3): 264289.Google Scholar
Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S.E., Harms, D., & Hörisch, J. (2014). Corporate sustainability in international comparison: State of practice, opportunities and challenges, Dordrecht: Springer.Google Scholar
Shriberg, M., Schwimmer, S., & MacDonald, L. (2013). University of Michigan’s Sustainability Scholars Program: Empowering Leaders. Sustainability: The Journal of Record, 6: 259264.Google Scholar
Shrivastava, P. (1995). The role of corporations in achieving ecological sustainability. Academy of Management Review, 20: 936–60.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Shrivastava, P. & Hart, S. L. (1995). Creating Sustainable Corporations. Business Strategy and the Environment, 4: 154165.Google Scholar
Siebenhüner, B. (2004). Social learning and sustainability science: Which role can stakeholder participation play? International Journal of Sustainable Development, 7: 146–63.Google Scholar
Starik, M. (1995). Should trees have managerial standing? Toward stakeholder status for non- human nature. Journal of Business Ethics, 14: 207217.Google Scholar
Starik, M., & Kanashiro, P. (2013). Toward a theory of sustainability management: Uncovering and integrating the nearly obvious. Organization & Environment, 26: 730.Google Scholar
Starik, M., & Turcotte, M.-F. (2014). With a little (urgent) help from our friends: Management academic leadership for a sustainable future. Organization & Environment, 27: 39.Google Scholar
Stead, W. E., & Stead, J. G. (1996). Management for a small planet. Thousand Oaks/London/New Delhi: Sage Publications.Google Scholar
Stevens, T. H., Echeverria, J., Glass, R. J., Hager, T., & More, T. A. (1991). Measuring the existence value of wildlife: What do CVM estimates really show? Land Economics, 67: 390400.Google Scholar
Székely, F., & Knirsch, M. (2005). Responsible leadership and corporate social responsibility: Metrics for sustainable performance. European Management Journal, 23(6): 628647.Google Scholar
UN (United Nations). (2015). Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015, New York, United Nations.Google Scholar
van Tulder, R., Seitanidi, M. M., Crane, A., & Brammer, S. (2016). Enhancing the impact of cross-sector partnerships. Journal of Business Ethics, 135: 117.Google Scholar
Wagner, M. (2010). The role of corporate sustainability performance for economic performance: A firm-level analysis of moderation effects. Ecological Economics, 69: 15531560.Google Scholar
Wagner, M. (2011). Corporate performance implications of extended stakeholder management: New insights on mediation and moderation effects. Ecological Economics, 70: 942950.Google Scholar
Wagner, J., & Schaltegger, S. (2004). The effect of corporate environmental strategy choice and environmental performance on competitiveness and economic performance: An empirical study of EU manufacturing. European Management Journal, 22: 557572.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ward, B., & Dubos, R. (1972). Only one earth: The care and maintenance of a small planet. New York: Norton & Company.Google Scholar
Wood, D. J. (1990). Business and society, Glenview: Scott, Foresman & Co.Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×