Leadership Matters: Policy Entrepreneurship in Corporate Environmental Policy Making
Department
Political Science and International Affairs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2005
Abstract
An important feature of the new public management paradigm is the increasing reliance on voluntary codes rather than coercive mandatory regulation to achieve public policy objectives. Often, the proponents of new public management overlook the important contributions of policy entrepreneurs within regulated firms in popularizing such codes. Focusing on the environmental policy arena, this article documents that such policy entrepreneurs—corporate environmental entrepreneurs—exist in many corporations and significantly influence firms’ adoption of progressive environmental policies. This article uses survey data from firms in 16 countries to examine the role of corporate environmental entrepreneurs in the context of an international voluntary code that seeks to encourage firms to adopt environmentally progressive policies.
Journal Title
Administration & Society
Journal ISSN
1552-3039
Volume
37
Issue
1
First Page
3
Last Page
22
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/0095399704272594