Green marketing in B2B organisations: an empirical analysis from the natural‐resource‐based view of the firm
Green marketing in B2B organisations: an empirical analysis from the natural‐resource‐based view of the firm
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DOI:
10.1108/08858621311330245
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发表时间:
2013-11
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
E. Fraj;Eva Martínez;Jorge Matute
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作者:
E. Fraj;Eva Martínez;Jorge Matute
Purpose – Following the natural resource based view of the firm, this paper seeks to analyse the influence of a green marketing strategy on the performance of business‐to‐business organisations. Also, it aims to explore the role of organisational resources as drivers of proactive environmental management.Design/methodology/approach – A model based on structural equations with partial least squares analysis is used to test the hypotheses. This model was tested on a sample of 181 industrial organisations.Findings – The findings confirm that managers indirectly play a key role in the design and development of green marketing strategies through the integration of environmental values into the organisational culture. They also reveal that, while market‐oriented practices directly determine economic performance, internally oriented activities indirectly influence financial results through the improvement of the firm's environmental performance.Research limitations/implications – This research partially integrat...