Environmental Ethics and Information Asymmetry among Organizational Stakeholders
This paper addresses the conflicting environmental interests of a firm and the community, an important stakeholder. The short-term profit maximization objective of a firm may stand in contrast with what the community wants – a "safe and clean environment". This paper argues that the inform...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2000
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 215-228 |
Further subjects: | B
Profit Maximization
B Government Policy B Environmental Impact B Ethical Behavior B Information Asymmetry |
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Summary: | This paper addresses the conflicting environmental interests of a firm and the community, an important stakeholder. The short-term profit maximization objective of a firm may stand in contrast with what the community wants – a "safe and clean environment". This paper argues that the information regarding the environmental impact of a firm's products, processes, and waste may be asymmetrically distributed between the firm and the community. The resultant information asymmetry may influence the probability of a firm acting opportunistically, and ultimately, a firm's ethical behavior. The paper identifies information asymmetry between a firm and community, as well as that within the community. The perceived information asymmetry across various community segments may perhaps be a determinant of environmental discrimination. The paper further contends that information asymmetry may diminish in the long run. Finally it examines the implications of information asymmetry for firms and government policy. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1006340624326 |