La relación entre la propiedad institucional y de los directivos y el desempeño medioambiental

  1. Ortiz Martínez de Mandojana, Natalia
  2. Aragón Correa, Juan Alberto
  3. Delgado Ceballos, Javier
Revista:
Cuadernos de economía y dirección de la empresa

ISSN: 1138-5758

Año de publicación: 2011

Volumen: 14

Número: 4

Páginas: 222-230

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.CEDE.2010.10.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Cuadernos de economía y dirección de la empresa

Resumen

Numerosos trabajos en la literatura medioambiental han mantenido que el compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible puede beneficiar a las empresas en diversos sentidos. Ahora bien, una estrategia de este tipo no parece estar destinada a la maximización del beneficio a corto plazo. Este trabajo pretende dar luz sobre algunas de las implicaciones que pueden tener los propietarios con mayor capacidad de impacto en la estrategia en el desempeño medioambiental de la empresa. Distintas estructuras de propiedad pueden suponer diferentes objetivos a perseguir por la empresa y esto puede afectar al desempeño medioambiental. Asimismo, analizamos si la mejora del desempeño medioambiental podría actuar como reclamo para determinados tipos de inversores. Comprobamos estas relaciones tomando una muestra de 82 empresas de Estados Unidos y Reino Unido. Finalmente, comentamos los resultados obtenidos y ofrecemos las conclusiones de nuestro estudio.

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