Are subsidiaries more prone to pollute? New evidence from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory
Are subsidiaries more prone to pollute? New evidence from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory
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DOI：
10.1111/1540-6237.00146
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Jones, AW
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作者：
Grant, D;Jones, AW
目标。一些学者担心，由于企业不再对其子公司的有害活动负责，后者受到的限制污染的企业压力较小。然而，研究人员尚未对子公司的环境绩效进行研究。这反映了他们在测试不同组织对污染的影响方面更普遍的失败。方法。为了开始补救这种情况，我们使用EPA有毒物质排放清单中的数据来确定子公司是否比化学工业中的其他设施排放污染物的速度更高。结果。在控制了几个相关因素后，我们发现子公司的排放率明显高于其他工厂。结论。结果表明，最近关于环境退化的结构决定因素的研究如何通过关注特定组织形式的影响来推进。
Objective. Some scholars fear that because firms are no longer liable for the hazardous activities of their subsidiaries, the latter are under less corporate pressure to limit their pollution. However, researchers have yet to examine the environmental performance of subsidiaries. This reflects a more general failure on their part to test the effects different organizations have on pollution. Methods. To begin to remedy this situation, we use data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory to determine whether subsidiaries emit pollutants at a higher rate than other facilities in the chemical industry. Results. We find that subsidiaries have significantly higher emission rates than other facilities after controlling for several relevant factors. Conclusions. Results suggest how recent research on the structural determinants of environmental degradation might be advanced by focusing on the effects of specific organizational forms.