The main purpose of this paper is to distinguish specific foreign markets where
environmental concern is greatest; all countries have different priorities and ideas with …

This paper analyzes stakeholders' environmental preferences/pressures and the financial
flexibility that together influence firms to adopt ISO 14001, which is the international standard …

In scientific journals published all over the world, the economic performance of firms with
ISO 14001 certification is a highly controversial topic. This controversy is particularly evident …

This paper investigates the impacts of ISO 14001 adoption on the performance of firms using
a sample of Chinese firms. The results show that adopting ISO 14001 has insignificant …

The main purpose of this work is to analyse whether ISO 14001 certification is interpreted by
the capital market as a sign of environmental responsibility, modifying long-term efficiency …

In an attempt to overcome barriers to trade posed by numerous and: often contradictory
national-level environmetral requirements, the international Organization Tor …

This paper investigates the theoretical and empirical reasons why Japan leads the world in
adoption of ISO 14001, while the US lags, and the comparative effect of ISO 14001 on …

Understanding why firms choose to implement voluntary environmental schemes in a large
polluted country like China is important for both environmental economists and policy …

Only rarely have empirical studies analysed the responses of Taiwanese manufacturing
firms to ISO 14001, despite firm responses to environmental issues being an important …

Voluntary environmental programs have proven to be a viable tool of pollution abatement,
supplementing the command-and-control approach and market-based policies such as …