High‐involvement work practices and environmental capabilities: How HIWPS create environmentally based sustainable competitive advantages |
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| Authors: | Javier Martínez‐del‐Río José Céspedes‐Lorente Eva Carmona‐Moreno |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant professor and vice‐dean for international relations, Business School (FCCEE) of the University of Almería (Spain);2. Full professor and dean of the Business School (FCCEE) of the University of Almería (Spain);3. Associate professor, Business School (FCCEE) of the University of Almería (Spain) |
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| Abstract: | We study how high‐involvement work practices (HIWPs) may enhance a firm's economic performance through the development of a proactive environmental strategy (PES). HIWP systems facilitate the implementation of a PES by promoting employees' ability, motivation, and opportunities to behave in ways consistent with environmental management goals. In turn, PESs contribute to the development of strategic competitive advantages and drive superior performance. The results of our empirical analysis of 233 firms broadly confirm our hypotheses and suggest that although the direct effect of HIWPs on performance was not signifi cant in our sample, HIWPs do have a significant indirect effect through a PES as a mediator. |
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| Keywords: | environmental proactivity high‐involvement work practices firm performance resource‐based view |
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