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Working Papers

2019

1. Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (1)
2. Improving Regulatory Effectiveness through Better Targeting: Evidence from OSHA
   Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Improving Regulatory Effectiveness through Better Targeting: Evidence from OSHA, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (6) (2023)

2018

3. CSR Needs CPR: Corporate Sustainability and Politics
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (20)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (20)

2016

4. Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research, Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society (2016) View citations (12) (2016)
5. Signaling without Certification: The Critical Role of Civil Society Scrutiny
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (2)

2015

6. Monitoring Global Supply Chains
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Monitoring global supply chains, Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (51) (2016)
7. Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing, Organization Science, INFORMS (2016) View citations (213) (2016)

2014

8. Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Codes in context: How states, markets, and civil society shape adherence to global labor standards, Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
9. Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (44)
   See also Journal Article Government green procurement spillovers: Evidence from municipal building policies in California, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2014) View citations (49) (2014)
10. Supply chain screening without certification: The critical role of stakeholder pressure
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)

2012

11. Competition and Illicit Quality
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (2)
12. Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, INFORMS (2013) View citations (72) (2013)
13. How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article How firms respond to mandatory information disclosure, Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2013) (2013)
14. Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
15. The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring, Organization Science, INFORMS (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2011

16. Managerial practices that promote voice and taking charge among frontline workers
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (1)

2010

17. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
18. Institutional Pressures and Organizational Characteristics: Implications for Environmental Strategy
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (15)
19. Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (80)
    Also in Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers, Management Science, INFORMS (2010) View citations (80) (2010)

2009

20. Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (1)
21. Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (270)
    See also Journal Article Responding to public and private politics: corporate disclosure of climate change strategies, Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (267) (2009)

2008

22. Extending Producer Responsibility: An Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Improving Regulatory Effectiveness through Better Targeting: Evidence from OSHA
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15, (4), 30-67 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Improving Regulatory Effectiveness through Better Targeting: Evidence from OSHA, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
2. Introduction to the Special Section on Business and Climate Change
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (12), 7347-7351 View citations (1)

2022

3. Diffusing Environmental Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision
   Sustainability, 2022, 14, (10), 1-18 View citations (7)

2021

4. Shareholder activism and firms' voluntary disclosure of climate change risks
   Strategic Management Journal, 2021, 42, (10), 1850-1879 View citations (50)

2020

5. How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food-Safety Inspections
   Management Science, 2020, 66, (6), 2396-2416 View citations (13)
6. Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design
   ILR Review, 2020, 73, (4), 873-912 View citations (15)

2019

7. Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions
   Organization Science, 2019, 30, (4), 847-867 View citations (15)
8. Management Science —Special Issue on Business and Climate Change
   Management Science, 2019, 65, (7), 3447-3448 View citations (5)

2016

9. Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research
   Production and Operations Management, 2016, 25, (9), 1493-1505 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
10. Monitoring global supply chains
    Strategic Management Journal, 2016, 37, (9), 1878-1897 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Monitoring Global Supply Chains, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
11. Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing
    Organization Science, 2016, 27, (2), 483-504 View citations (213)
    See also Working Paper Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2015

12. Codes in context: How states, markets, and civil society shape adherence to global labor standards
    Regulation & Governance, 2015, 9, (3), 205-223 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

13. Government green procurement spillovers: Evidence from municipal building policies in California
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 68, (3), 411-434 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (44) (2014)

2013

14. Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
    Management Science, 2013, 59, (8), 1725-1742 View citations (62)
15. Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change
    Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2013, 15, (4), 559-577 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
16. How firms respond to mandatory information disclosure
    Strategic Management Journal, 2013, 34, (10), 1209-1231
    See also Working Paper How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)
17. The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring
    Organization Science, 2013, 24, (5), 1558-1584 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2011

18. Coming Clean and Cleaning Up: Does Voluntary Self-Reporting Indicate Effective Self-Policing?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 54, (3), 609 - 649 View citations (40)

2010

19. How firms respond to being rated
    Strategic Management Journal, 2010, 31, (9), 917-945 View citations (144)
20. Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers
    Management Science, 2010, 56, (6), 978-996 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2010) View citations (80) (2010)

2009

21. How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2009, 18, (1), 125-169 View citations (393)
22. Responding to public and private politics: corporate disclosure of climate change strategies
    Strategic Management Journal, 2009, 30, (11), 1157-1178 View citations (267)
    See also Working Paper Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2009) View citations (270) (2009)

2008

23. Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2008, 24, (1), 45-71 View citations (31)
24. Organizational responses to environmental demands: opening the black box
    Strategic Management Journal, 2008, 29, (10), 1027-1055 View citations (330)

2004

25. Improving Environmental Performance Assessment: A Comparative Analysis of Weighting Methods Used to Evaluate Chemical Release Inventories
    Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2004, 8, (1‐2), 143-172 View citations (30)
26. Stakeholders and environmental management practices: an institutional framework
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2004, 13, (4), 209-222 View citations (344)

Chapters

2012

1. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States
   Chapter 11 in A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy, Second Edition, 2012 View citations (5)
   Also in Chapter 9 in A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy, 2005 (2005)
   See also Working Paper Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States, Harvard Business School (2010) View citations (5) (2010)