Is ISO 14001 Certification Effective? An Experimental Analysis of Firm Profitability

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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Main Authors: Aridelmo José Campanharo Teixeira, Valcemiro Nossa, Bruno Funchal, Renato Tognere Ferron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD) 2012-05-01
Series:BAR: Brazilian Administration Review
Subjects:
certification
profitability
NBR ISO 14001:2004.
Online Access:http://www.anpad.org.br/periodicos/arq_pdf/a_1308.pdf

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