The role of stakeholder pressure and managerial values in the implementation of environmental logistics practices

Abstract

Many of the management practices that contribute to improving a firm's environmental performance are developed in the area of logistics management. The aim of this work is to contribute to identifying the factors determining the implementation of these practices by studying two variables: the environmental pressure of the stakeholders as perceived by the firm and the values and beliefs of its managers. The analysis of data provided by 186 industrial firms reveals that two dimensions of pressure can be distinguished, governmental and non-governmental, and that only the latter is able to explain the implementation of environmental practices in logistics. The empirical results also confirm the effect of management's values and reveal that part of this effect is channelled through the influence of these values in the perception of environmental pressure.