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Which green matters for whom? Greening and firm performance across age and size distribution of firms
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Abstract A growing body of literature links firm performance with sustainability efforts. We contribute to this literature by developing a novel framework for contextualising greening through the lens of tangibility and visibility of greening activities and examine the impact of different types of greening o... view more
A growing body of literature links firm performance with sustainability efforts. We contribute to this literature by developing a novel framework for contextualising greening through the lens of tangibility and visibility of greening activities and examine the impact of different types of greening on firm performance along the age and size distribution of firms. The empirical results based on a large-scale database suggest that rewards to different types of greening differ across age and size distributions.... view less
Keywords
business management; sustainability; ecology; enterprise; economic success; international comparison
Classification
Management Science
Free Keywords
Green entrepreneurship; Green start-ups; Types of greening; Greening framework; Age and size distribution of firms; Firm growth; Performance; ZA5777: Flash Eurobarometer 342 (Small and Medium Enterprises, Resource Efficiency and Green Markets, wave 1)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 951-968
Journal
Small Business Economics, 52 (2019) 4
Issue topic
Born to be Green: Economics and Management of Green Start-ups
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9942-y
ISSN
1573-0913
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed