Firm strategic choice and sustainable development: Lessons from large public Latin American firms

Luis A. Perez-Batres; Van V. Miller; Michael J. Pisani

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44265099

Firm strategic choice and sustainable development: Lessons from large public Latin American firms

Luis A. Perez-Batres, Van V. Miller, Michael J. Pisani

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Abstract

Utilizing a conservationist metaphor adapted from Moyle (1997), we observe the strategic "choice" of 207 large Latin American public firms to engage in sustainable development schemas. Specifically, we examine the regional interaction between firm-level mimetic and normative institutional theoretical pillars against global sustainable development (SD) initiatives-the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Report Initiative. Our results indicate global pressures drive normative responses towards the legitimization of firm-level SD initiatives, whereas local pressures influence mimetic responses towards the legitimization of firm-level SD initiatives both within the Latin American region.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2009.44265099
State	Published - 2009
Event	69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Aug 7 2009 → Aug 11 2009

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Conference	69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	08/7/09 → 08/11/09

Keywords

Institutional theory
Strategic responses
Sustainable development

UN SDGs

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