From Crisis to Opportunity: Environmental Jolt, Corporate Acquisitions, and Firm Performance

Abstract

   This study incorporates the external environmental context into the study of corporate acquisitions by examining the performance implications of corporate acquisitions during an environmental jolt that alters the levels of environmental munificence. This study posits that compared to the periods before and after an environmental jolt, corporate acquisitions during a jolt would be positively related to firm performance.

Environmental orientation and corporate performance: The mediation mechanism of green supply chain management and moderating effect of competitive intensity

Abstract

    This study proposes and empirically tests a model delineating the relationship among environmental orientation, green supply chain management (GSCM) activities (green purchase, customer cooperation and investment recovery) and corporate performance. Based on responses from 194 foreign invested enterprises operating in China, this study has generated several important findings.