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Salient stakeholder voices: Family business and green innovation adoption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Yi-Chun Huang ,
Hung-Bin Ding  and
Ming-Rea Kao
Yi-Chun Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Business Administration, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan
Hung-Bin Ding
Affiliation:
Department of Management and International Business, Sellinger School of Business and Management, Loyola College in Maryland, USA
Ming-Rea Kao
Affiliation:
Department of Business Administration, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
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Abstract

One striking finding from recent natural environmental management research is that family firms are more likely to engage in environmentally friendly practices. However, the source of such difference is less clear. The primary objective of our research is to investigate if family firms react to stakeholder pressures differently when making natural environmental management decisions. We survey 235 manufacturing firms from the chemical, and the electronic and information technology industries in Taiwan to test our hypotheses. The results of regression analysis show that family firms pay much more attention to their internal stakeholders than non-family firms. This finding complements the current discussions on family business uniqueness. It also contributes to provide a more comprehensive framework of stakeholder salience.

Keywords

Stakeholder salienceregulatory stakeholdersinternal stakeholdersmarket stakeholdersfamily businessgreen innovationTaiwan
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 309 - 326
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2009

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