TY - JOUR
T1 - Managerial drivers of corporate environmental responsiveness in developing countries
T2 - A systematic literature review
AU - Ahmed, Nahla H.E.
AU - Enklaar, Arnold H.
AU - Wilderom, Celeste P.M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Research on micro-foundations of corporate environmental responsiveness (CER) has been accelerating rapidly in recent years. The aim of this multidisciplinary review of 103 studies was to analyze and integrate the current literature on managerial drivers of CER in developing countries. In these studies, we discern three levels of analysis board of directors (BOD), chief executive officer (CEO), and top management team (TMT). We analyzed the studies in terms of research designs and variables used. The reported findings were sketched as well. In an effort to synthesize the past studies for future research purposes, we crafted from the reviewed studies a multilevel, evidence-based framework, based on three categories of upper echelons’ characteristics (socio-demographic, psychological, and social influences), along with mediating and moderating factors. The review reveals also substantial knowledge gaps, methodological issues, and inconsistent findings in the current literature at the different levels of analysis. Hence, we propose a detailed agenda for future research; we plea for more multilevel and cross-cultural CER studies with more focus on combining different psychological characteristics and interaction dynamics among strategic leaders in different top-managerial roles.
AB - Research on micro-foundations of corporate environmental responsiveness (CER) has been accelerating rapidly in recent years. The aim of this multidisciplinary review of 103 studies was to analyze and integrate the current literature on managerial drivers of CER in developing countries. In these studies, we discern three levels of analysis board of directors (BOD), chief executive officer (CEO), and top management team (TMT). We analyzed the studies in terms of research designs and variables used. The reported findings were sketched as well. In an effort to synthesize the past studies for future research purposes, we crafted from the reviewed studies a multilevel, evidence-based framework, based on three categories of upper echelons’ characteristics (socio-demographic, psychological, and social influences), along with mediating and moderating factors. The review reveals also substantial knowledge gaps, methodological issues, and inconsistent findings in the current literature at the different levels of analysis. Hence, we propose a detailed agenda for future research; we plea for more multilevel and cross-cultural CER studies with more focus on combining different psychological characteristics and interaction dynamics among strategic leaders in different top-managerial roles.
KW - Corporate environmental responsiveness
KW - Developing countries
KW - Senior managers
KW - Sustainability
KW - Systematic literature review
KW - Top management
KW - UT-Hybrid-D
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85181653601&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100956
DO - 10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100956
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85181653601
SN - 2211-4645
VL - 49
JO - Environmental development
JF - Environmental development
M1 - 100956
ER -