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Differences of Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises: Spain and Norway
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that are related to Small and Medium Enterprises' (SMEs') environmental attitude. We focus on Spain and Norway - two contrasting countries in this regard. Drawing on evidence from the Flash Eurobarometer 381 Survey: SMEs, Resource Efficiency and Gr... view more
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that are related to Small and Medium Enterprises' (SMEs') environmental attitude. We focus on Spain and Norway - two contrasting countries in this regard. Drawing on evidence from the Flash Eurobarometer 381 Survey: SMEs, Resource Efficiency and Green Markets, the results show that there is a significant difference on environmental commitment in favor of Norway. Our estimation results show that firms' structural characteristics are strong factors influencing attitudes towards environmental responsibility, but even after controlling for such firm-specific differences, Norwegian firms still show a higher probability for a pro-environmental attitude. Moreover, our estimation results also show that the drivers for firms to go beyond environmental legislation are not the same in the two countries. Norwegian firms are more market-driven than Spanish firms in their pro-environmental attitude.... view less
Keywords
small business; medium-sized firm; environmental behavior; sense of responsibility; sustainability; Spain; Norway
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Management Science
Free Keywords
SMEs; environmental corporate responsibility; drivers
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
13 p.
Journal
Sustainability, 10 (2018) 6
ISSN
2071-1050
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed