Anatomy of a paradox: Management practices, organizational structure and energy efficiency

被引：136

作者：

Martin, Ralf ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Muuls, Mirabelle ^{[1
,2
,4
]}

de Preux, Laure B. ^{[2
,5
]}

Wagner, Ulrich J. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Imperial Coll Business Sch, London SW7 2AZ, England

[2] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Ctr Econ Performance, London WC2A 2AE, England

[3] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Grantham Res Inst Climate Change & Environm, London WC2A 2AE, England

[4] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Grantham Inst Climate Change, London SW7 2AZ, England

[5] Univ York, Ctr Hlth Econ, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England

[6] Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Econ, E-28903 Getafe, Madrid, Spain

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 2012年 / 63卷 / 02期

关键词：

Climate policy; Energy efficiency; Firm behavior; Management practices; Manufacturing; Microdata; Organizational structure; INVESTMENTS; FIRMS; INNOVATION; DISCOUNT; BARRIERS; ADOPTION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jeem.2011.08.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between management practices and firm performance. We interviewed managers of 190 randomly selected manufacturing plants in the UK and matched their responses with official business microdata. We find that climate friendly management practices are associated with lower energy intensity and higher productivity. Firms that adopt more such practices also conduct more climate friendly R&D which will sustain future growth in energy efficiency. Our findings are akin to the "energy efficiency paradox" and highlight the linkages between particular management practices and firm-level energy efficiency. We also find a strong empirical link between climate friendly management practices and organizational structure. Firms are more likely to adopt such practices if climate change issues are managed by the environmental or energy manager, and if this manager is close to the CEO. Adoption is less likely when the CEO is in charge of climate change issues. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：208 / 223

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