 Chief Digital Officer Presence and Corporate Environmental Performance: Assessing Organizational Task Environments Under Which Their Presence Affects GHG EmissionsAlexander Viets and Stephan von Delft Business Strategy and the Environment, 2025, vol. 34, issue 8, 10220-10238 Abstract: This study examines the impact of a chief digital officer (CDO) on corporate environmental performance, addressing a gap in understanding which corporate actors influence environmental outcomes. Drawing on the upper echelons theory and the attention‐based view, we examine whether and in which organizational task environments the presence of a CDO affects a firm's environmental performance. Analyzing a dataset of 374 publicly traded US firms from 2005 to 2021, we find that the presence of a CDO positively impacts environmental performance. This link is stronger in task environments with lower complexity, higher dynamism, and lower munificence. Our study expands top management team (TMT) research by investigating the antecedents of a firm's environmental performance, and we contribute to the strategy and sustainability literatures by highlighting the moderating role of the organizational task environment. Overall, our study adds to the ongoing conversation on nonfinancial outcomes and underscores the importance of appointing a CDO to improve environmental performance. Date: 2025 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:34:y:2025:i:8:p:10220-10238 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Business Strategy and the Environment is currently edited by Richard Welford More articles in Business Strategy and the Environment from Wiley Blackwell |
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