TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of a firm's ISO 14001 certification
T2 - An empirical study of Taiwan
AU - Wu, Shih Ying
AU - Chu, Po-Young
AU - Liu, Tzu Yar
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Only rarely have empirical studies analysed the responses of Taiwanese manufacturing firms to ISO 14001, despite firm responses to environmental issues being an important aspect of environmental management. This study empirically examines the determinants of firms' environmental self-governance. Export oriented Taiwanese firms, which face environmental concerns from foreign consumers, are found to be more likely than domestic focused firms to adopt ISO 14001. This study also finds that several firm attributes are decisive for firm adoption of ISO 14001. However, this study does not find any significant impact of local governors' political party affiliation on firms' ISO 14001 certifications.
AB - Only rarely have empirical studies analysed the responses of Taiwanese manufacturing firms to ISO 14001, despite firm responses to environmental issues being an important aspect of environmental management. This study empirically examines the determinants of firms' environmental self-governance. Export oriented Taiwanese firms, which face environmental concerns from foreign consumers, are found to be more likely than domestic focused firms to adopt ISO 14001. This study also finds that several firm attributes are decisive for firm adoption of ISO 14001. However, this study does not find any significant impact of local governors' political party affiliation on firms' ISO 14001 certifications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35349006964&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2007.00365.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2007.00365.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35349006964
SN - 1361-374X
VL - 12
SP - 467
EP - 487
JO - Pacific Economic Review
JF - Pacific Economic Review
IS - 4
ER -