Is ISO 14001 Certification Effective? An Experimental Analysis of Firm Profitability
This paper examines the effect environmental management certification (ISO 14001) has on publicly tradedBrazilian companies profitability. Signaling theory predicts that the certification serves to signal to society goodenvironmental behavior; allowing people to screen the different types of firms,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)
2012-05-01
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| Series: | BAR: Brazilian Administration Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.anpad.org.br/periodicos/arq_pdf/a_1308.pdf |