Institutional pressures for sustainability: a triple bottom line approach

Purpose This paper empirically addresses the effect of coercive, normative and mimetic pressures on sustainability results, focussing on the three dimensions of the triple bottom line approach: environmental, economic and social. The mediating role of compliance, analyser or proactive corporate stra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pasamar, Susana, Bornay-Barrachina, Mar, Morales-Sánchez, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/24337
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24337
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Institutional Pressures
Tripple Bottom Line
Corporate Strategy
Sustainability
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Sumario:Purpose This paper empirically addresses the effect of coercive, normative and mimetic pressures on sustainability results, focussing on the three dimensions of the triple bottom line approach: environmental, economic and social. The mediating role of compliance, analyser or proactive corporate strategies towards sustainability is also considered. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses developed in this study were tested using data from a sample of private companies from two industries: manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, and manufacture of basic metals. Findings The results confirm the role played by institutional pressures for sustainability in explaining the involvement of organisations in economic, social and environmental aspects. The mediating effect of corporate strategy is also confirmed, although only for environmental aspects. Originality/value Research into sustainability development is evolving rapidly; however, few studies have explored its diffusion amongst organisations from a triple bottom line perspective by considering the role of different current external pressures, the corporate strategy and the diverse results.