Identity Claims and Diffusion of Sustainability Report: Evidence from Korean Listed Companies, 2003–2010

This study integrates theories of diffusion and social identity to conceptualize the diffusion of Sustainability Report (SR) as a result of a firm’s identification with its reference groups. Specifically, we first hypothesize four different sources of external stakeholder pressures driving the diffu...

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Authors: Byun, Heejung (Author) ; Kim, Tae-Hyun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2017
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 140, Issue: 3, Pages: 551-565
Further subjects:B Diffusion of a new practice
B Sustainability Report
B Conformity pressure
B Organizational Identity
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