Decoupling risk taking from income stream uncertainty: a holistic model of risk

This paper builds and tests a holistic model of risk in organizations. Using structural equations modeling, we disaggregated risk into two distinct components, managerial risk taking and income stream uncertainty, or organizational risk. This allowed us to identify an array of organizational and environmental antecedents that have either been examined in isolation or neglected in previous studies about risk. Our results suggest that both organizational and environmental factors promote risk taking. Further, we found strong support for behavioral theory of the firm and agency theory on risk but not upper echelons theory. Our data also suggest that environmental characteristics have a negligible direct effect on organizational risk. Instead, the environment’s impact on risk occurs primarily through managerial choices. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Environmental risk management and the cost of capital

Our study of 267 U.S. firms shows that improved environmental risk management is associated with a lower cost of capital. Our findings provide an alternative perspective on the environmental‐economic performance relationship, which has been dominated by the view that improvements in economic performance stem from better resource utilization. Firms also benefit from improved environmental risk management through a reduction in their cost of equity capital, a shift from equity to debt financing, and higher tax benefits associated with the ability to add debt. These findings help build better theory regarding the outcomes of strategic improvements in environmental risk management. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The effects of perceived risk on control-compliance relationships

Although agent perceived risk is an important element in agency theory, it has received very little research attention. This paper explores two situational factors, specifically environmental uncertainty and agent dependence, that affect agents' risk evaluations and preferences towards types of control. We hypothesize that control mechanisms combined with situational factors affect agent compliance behaviors. Our results suggest that environmental uncertainty heightens the positive effect of behavioral control and the negative effect of outcome control on consummate compliance. Agent dependence further intensifies the effects of environmental uncertainty on the control-compliance relationships. We develop recommendations for marketing managers to develop effective control mechanisms in light of these results.     

Using R&D portfolio management to deal with dynamic risk

We develop a theoretical framework for understanding why firms adopt specific approaches for the management of innovation project portfolios. Our theory focuses on a key contingency factor for innovation, namely the dynamics of competitive environments. We use four dimensions to characterize the patterns of environmental dynamics: velocity, turbulence, growth and instability. The paper then proposes the concept of dynamic risk as a determinant of portfolio management processes. Dynamic risk results from second‐order learning by a firm confronted with a specific dynamic pattern in its environment. This learning concerns the likely nature of threats and the required updating of cognitive frameworks in such environments. Attempts to deal with dynamic risk enable various actors inside the firm to understand what kind of dynamic capabilities are needed in their innovation portfolio management processes. As a result of this diffuse learning, firms tend to favor certain common characteristics in their concrete portfolio management activities. To advance the theorizing of these characteristics, the paper also proposes four dimensions of portfolio management: structure, commitment, emergence and integration. Based on arguments inspired by the dynamic capability and related literatures, we advance a series of hypotheses, that relate environmental dynamics dimensions and portfolio management dimensions. These hypotheses are tested based on a survey of 795 firms in a variety of sectors and on four continents, using original scales and structural equation modeling methods. The results show, among other findings, that high‐velocity environments favor structured as well as integrated portfolio management approaches, while high‐growth environments favor approaches that are structured but commit significant resources to each project as well. Turbulent environments favor approaches that are emergent, but also, contrary to our expectations, have high resource commitment levels. Finally, firms in unstable environments have a marginal preference for emergent approaches. Results could help advance the dynamic contingency theoretical perspective on dynamic capabilities, as well as improve the practice of innovation portfolio management.     

The effects of CEO equity ownership and firm diversification on risk taking

This research explores the effects of CEO equity ownership and corporate diversification on firms' risk‐taking and risk avoidance behaviors. Hypotheses regarding these effects are tested through econometric analysis of mergers in the U.S. cable television industry. Risk taking and avoidance are measured as horizontal expansion through acquisitions and as the divestiture of assets, respectively, in the face of increasing environmental turbulence. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

喷雾干燥法生产无菌原料药的质量风险与控制

喷雾干燥在药品生产中应用较多,喷雾干燥塔分为离心式、气流式、压力式,传统的喷雾干燥法生产无菌原料药过程中在不溶性微粒、无菌、均一性、有效成分降解等方面存在质量风险,应该针对性地在设备设计、清洁、灭菌、无菌粉冷却、混粉、环境控制等方面对各种风险加以严格控制,才能有效地生产出高品质的无菌原料药。     

A two-stage fuzzy-AHP model for risk assessment of implementing green initiatives in the fashion supply chain

Green or environmental concerns are drawing more and more attention both in academia and industry. Careful deployment of green initiatives or policies could not only fulfil the requirements of environmental legislation but also lead to a competitive advantage for firms. Nevertheless, making optimal decisions in this regard is not easy. This is principally due to two reasons: (1) the qualitative nature of, and (2) the uncertainty associated with, the parameters involved in the decision-making process. Analytic hierarchy process could be a useful tool to tackle the first challenge because of its ability to handle both qualitative and quantitative variables (decision criteria). Unfortunately, this approach is inadequate at addressing the uncertainties common in real-life applications. This challenge is particularly noticeable in the fashion industry since demand is very volatile, and there are many uncertain variables associated with the whole supply chain. As a result, this paper blends fuzzy logic, which is a popular method of incorporating uncertain parameters into the decision-making process, with analytic hierarchy process to form a selection (decision-making) model for different green initiatives in the fashion industry. The rationale behind the model is to analyse the associated risk of different alternatives, subject to different factors, be they deterministic or not. A numerical example is included in this paper to demonstrate how the proposed model works.     

环保标准与企业经济效益的关系

阐述了环境保护标准是企业改善劳动条件，美化作业环境，实现经济效益的前提；环境保护标准是企业树立环保形象，提高市场竞争力，实现经济效益的基石；环境保护标准是企业减少环境污染，提高管理水平，实现经济效益的手段：指出，环境保护标：隹与企业经济效益是密不可分、相辅相成的关系。提出了如何处理环境保护标准与企业经济效益问题的几点建议。     

国际环境管理标准化的发展趋势

分析了国际环境管理标准化的发展特点，介绍了国际温室气体排放、环境信息交流、环境绩效评价方面标准的发展现状与发展趋势，对石油企业环境管理标准化工作提出了建议。指出，应将环境绩效评价与环境管理体系结合，要进行温室气体排放的监测和研究工作。     

中国工业环境效率的库兹涅茨曲线检验

本文测算了我国284个城市工业部门的环境效率,并分析了环境效率与经济增长的关系,从一个新视角检验了环境库兹涅茨曲线。结果表明,2003—2008年环境效率平均值的范围为0.934—0.951,年均的潜在产出损失为6.1%;环境效率与经济增长之间存在倒U型曲线关系,即随着经济增长,环境效率先提高,但在人均GDP超过转折点后开始下降,这与传统的环境库兹涅茨曲线的含义正好相反;虽然当前大部分城市位于倒U型曲线的上升阶段,但已临近转折点。要避免掉入倒U型曲线的下降通道,必须走新型工业化道路,鼓励企业采用更加环保的生产技术,除严格执行环境监管政策外,还应该采取污染税、排污权市场交易机制等经济措施。     

企业的环境保护、社会责任及其市场效应——基于紫金矿业环境污染事件的案例研究

本文以紫金矿业汀江污染事故为例,运用事件研究法分析了紫金矿业污染事件及其后两次罚款对紫金矿业及同行业公司股价的影响,以探讨不同类型环境事件的不同市场效应。实证结果表明,上市公司环保绩效能够在一定程度上影响投资者决策。A股和H股市场都能对重大环境污染事故做出显著负面反应;但A股市场基本不能对政府处罚、环境诉讼等负面环境事件做出有效反应;H股市场投资者整体上更加关注价值投资、企业的长远发展和社会责任,能够对环境事件导致的罚款做出负面反应。研究结果还表明投资者能够识别不同类型环境事件的信息含量:A股市场很少考虑企业的环境责任,更多关注与企业经营业绩相关的环境信息,H股市场则更多关注企业治理和企业价值相关的环境信息。     

Government's green grip: Multifaceted state influence on corporate environmental actions in China

Research summary: Emerging economies such as China enjoy economic expansion, but also face dramatic environmental challenges. China's government is a central actor in both stimulating economic activities and pursuing environmental protection. Drawing on panel data and in‐depth interviews, we examined the influence of the Chinese state at multiple levels on the environmental actions of publicly listed firms. The results show that corporate environmental actions follow an inverted U‐shape as control of environmental practices moves from the central government to the most decentral administrative level. This curvilinear relationship is positively moderated by the stringency of environmental regulation and negatively moderated by environmental monitoring capacity. We conclude that state influence on corporate environmental actions in China is multifaceted and subject to “policy‐policy decoupling.” Managerial summary: As China's environmental awareness is growing, the country's government is increasingly concerned with the question as to how it can improve the environmental performance of the firms it controls. Our evidence shows the concurrence of two contravening government influences on corporate environmental practices: a performance‐enhancing effect of the regulatory pressure by multiple authorities and a performance‐diminishing effect of the autonomy enjoyed by local governments. Both the most centrally and the most decentrally controlled firms in China show significantly weaker environmental performance than those controlled by intermediary levels of government. The stringency of sectorial environmental regulation and environmental monitoring capacity affect the strength of the Chinese government's green grip.     

Do global firms increase their environmental disclosure and performance? Symbolic versus effective operations and the moderating role of liability of origin. Legitimation implications

This paper analyzes the debate regarding the implications of international firms' strategies for their environmental approaches across multiple regions by distinguishing between symbolic and effective environmental operations. Furthermore, we extend previous literature by considering the relevant moderating role of a firm's liability of origin on these relationships. Using panel data of 292 firms in the period from 2011 to 2018 in the energy and utility sectors, our results show that a firm's progressive globalization increases its environmental disclosure but does not affect its environmental performance. Interestingly, our results demonstrate that a weak home country institutional context reinforces a global firm's interest in gaining legitimation through both its environmental disclosure and performance; however, a strong level of home country institutional development reduces its interest in environmental sources of legitimation. Our results contribute to previous literature on how global firms may gain environmental legitimacy using diverse strategies.     

Strengthening B2B brands by signalling environmental sustainability and managing customer relationships

Resource depletion and environmental pollution concerns are forcing manufacturers to pay greater attention to environmental sustainability. This is especially so for business-to-business (B2B) manufacturing firms who intensively use natural resources in their operations and are blamed for observable impacts on the environment. Despite investments in environmental sustainability practices by B2B manufacturers, studies provide little explanation about the extent B2B manufacturers obtain a positive brand image and superior market performance through environmental sustainability. Furthermore, research has not identified organisational practices that strengthen the path from environmental sustainability to market performance. Drawing on signalling theory, the customer relationship management (CRM) literature, attitude theory, and data collected from B2B manufacturers and their customers, we show that environmental sustainability practices provide positive benefits to B2B manufacturers' brand image, which, in turn, impacts market performance. Further, effective CRM and working with business customers with positive environmental attitudes are essential boundary conditions that strengthen the path from environmental sustainability practices to market performance.     

From crisis to opportunity: environmental jolt,corporate acquisitions,and firm performance

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. We posit that compared to the periods before and after an environmental jolt, corporate acquisitions during a jolt would be positively related to firm performance. Furthermore, we suggest that organizational slack would improve firm performance and accentuate the positive relationship between corporate acquisitions and firm performance during an environmental jolt; however, it would have negative impact on firm performance and make the acquisition‐performance relationship more negative before and after a jolt. Using the Asian Economic Crisis as a natural experiment, we found general support for our core arguments based on a sample of firms from Hong Kong and Singapore. Our work demonstrates that firms can capitalize on the opportunities created by the changes in an environmental jolt. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

环境投资与经济绩效关系研究〗——基于科技型企业的经验证据

本文以科技型上市公司2009～2014年发布的社会责任报告为研究样本,对环境投资与经济绩效之间的关系进行实证研究。从社会责任的视角入手,对科技型上市公司社会责任报告的发布状况和环境投资的披露状况进行分析,将环境投资与经济绩效指标分类进行细化研究,结果表明科技型企业环境投资与宏观经济指标不存在线性关系,对公司营运能力也不存在显著影响,废弃物污染治理投资、环保专项基金、环境税费与公司偿债能力、发展能力、盈利能力之间呈显著正相关,环保设施及系统投资与公司盈利能力之间呈显著负相关,清洁项目投资和生态建设及绿化投资对经济绩效的影响不显著。因此,科技型企业积极开展废弃物污染治理、成立充实环保专项基金、据实承担环境税费,能带来经济利益与环境利益的双赢。     

Will firms go green if it pays? The impact of disruption,cost, and external factors on the adoption of environmental initiatives

Research summary : Research on the link between financial and environmental performance implicitly assumes that firms will pursue profitable environmental actions. Yet, clearly, factors beyond profitability influence firms' environmental choices. We treat these choices as organizational change decisions and hypothesize that adoption of environmental initiatives is influenced by a combination of profit, level of disruption caused, and external influences. We test our hypotheses by examining firms' choices regarding implementation of energy‐savings initiatives. We find that degree of disruption, number of prior local adopters, and strength of environmental norms affect the adoption decisions. In addition, the effect of disruption is amplified by the implementation costs, but is mitigated by the number of prior local adopters. Managerial summary : Often, in trying to improve firms' environmental performance, academics and stakeholders have focused on actions that simultaneously improve environmental and financial performance. This assumes that firms will undertake projects that offer such dual benefits. We consider what might prevent firms from pursuing such ‘win‐win’ initiatives. We focus on how the degree of disruption of an energy‐saving initiative affects its probability of adoption. We find that firms are significantly more likely to adopt moderately profitable, but easy initiatives than more profitable but disruptive ones. We also examine internal and external factors that moderate the effect of disruption. Our findings suggest that in order to incentivize firms to improve environmental performance, it might be more beneficial make these activities less disruptive than to make them more profitable. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

创意设计产业的风险投资评价指标体系研究

近年来,创意设计产业蓬勃发展,逐渐成为风险投资青睐的新兴领域。然而,创意 设计产业是典型的高风险投资行业,为了控制风险获取高收益,综合评价项目对于风险投资 者而言尤为重要。针对国内外缺少该领域研究的现状,本文简要分析了创意设计产业风险投 资项目的特点,并结合层次化分析法（AHP）构造了一套风险投资评价指标体系,对于指导 风险投资者进行投资决策具有实用价值和指导意义     

Supply chain environmental investments in dynamic industries: Comparing investment and performance differences with static industries

Research linking investments in environmental practices to firm performance has matured over the past years. However, empirical research is still ambiguous on how and whether investments in environmental practices improve a plant's performance. We believe that contingency factors, especially the industry in which plants act has a significant role in the success of environmental investments. Using empirical data collected across a wide range of industries our results indicate that plants competing in dynamic industries such as apparel do on average invest less in supply chain environmental practices compared to plants in static industries. In addition, these environmental investments do not significantly improve operational performance in dynamic industries in terms of cost, quality, delivery and flexibility. However, in static industries environmental investments do significantly improve a plant's operational performance in terms of cost, quality and flexibility.     

Toronado risk analysis

The object of this analysis was to estimate the frequency of tornadoes with certain wind speeds hitting areas of concern, and to display this information easily and understandably. The results serve as a tool for risk analysis and loss prevention for industrial complexes, which can have large structures that are vulnerable to tornado destruction. A database containing detailed information about 31,000 tornadoes occurring across the U.S.A., was obtained. The frequency, total damaged area, and wind speed of tornadoes occurring across the country were calculated from the historical data. This information was used to quantify the risk of tornado occurrence. The results were reported on a color-coded map detailing the probabilities in 1° × 1° areas, where they can be easily understood and distributed.