Yes / Despite the growing research evidence on the effect of environmental sustainability orientation (ESO) on firm outcomes, contingent factors that may influence the strength of this relationship have received little scholarly attention. In this study, we use insights from the literature on ESO and family business to introduce family status and firm age as moderators in the ESO-performance linkage. Using time-lagged data from 253 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we found the impact of ESO on firm performance is amplified for nonfamily firms but not significant for family firms. Our evidence suggests it is stronger among older firms than younger ones. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/16901 |
| Date | 04 January 2019 |
| Creators | Adomako, Samuel, Amankwah-Amoah, J., Danso, A., Konadu, R., Owusu-Agyei, S. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Adomako S, Amankwah-Amoah J, Danso A et al (2019) Environmental sustainability orientation and performance of family and nonfamily firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. Accepted for Publication, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2291. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
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