Role of Internalization Process in Defining the Relationship between ISO 14001 Certification and Corporate Environmental Performance

Guoyou Qi, Saixing Zeng, Xiaodong Li and Chiming Tam

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2012, vol. 19, issue 3, 129-140

Abstract: The relationship between ISO 14001 certification and corporate environmental performance has become an important research topic in recent years. Based on the internalization process of ISO 14001 (the process that consolidates and embeds a firm's beliefs, attitudes, and values into its management and employees), this paper examines how internalization can impact on the corporate environmental performance. It is found that the internalization process of ISO 14001 serves an important role in mediating the relationship between ISO 14001 certification and environmental performance. The results also reveal that the internal motivation is the main driving force of internalizing ISO 14001. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Date: 2012
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