The Role of Short-Termism and Uncertainty Avoidance in Organizational Inaction on Climate Change: A Multi-Level Framework

被引:195
作者
Slawinski, Natalie [1 ]
Pinkse, Jonatan [2 ]
Busch, Timo [3 ]
Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby [4 ]
机构
[1] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Strateg Management, St John, NF, Canada
[2] Univ Manchester, Manchester Business Sch, Strategy Innovat & Entrepreneurship, Manchester, Lancs, England
[3] Univ Hamburg, Sch Business Econ & Social Sci, Hamburg, Germany
[4] City Univ London, Cass Business Sch, Management, London, England
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
climate change; corporate sustainability; short-termism; uncertainty avoidance; multi-level theory; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY; REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY; FUTURE CONSEQUENCES; TIME; BUSINESS; STRATEGY; DYNAMICS; ISSUES;
D O I
10.1177/0007650315576136
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Despite increasing pressure to deal with climate change, firms have been slow to respond with effective action. This article presents a multi-level framework for a better understanding of why many firms are failing to reduce their absolute greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change. The concepts of short-termism and uncertainty avoidance from research in psychology, sociology, and organization theory can explain the phenomenon of organizational inaction on climate change. Antecedents related to short-termism and uncertainty avoidance reinforce one another at three levelsindividual, organizational, and institutionaland result in organizational inaction on climate change. The article also discusses the implications of this multi-level framework for research on corporate sustainability.
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页码:253 / 282
页数:30
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