Framing the evolution of the “environmental strategy” concept: Exploring a key construct for the environmental policy agenda

In this paper, we develop a quantitative review of the evolution of the concept of environmental strategy. We show how it has formed the backbone of the development of firm strategy and the natural environment as a research tradition and how consensus regarding it has evolved in the academic communi...

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Published inBusiness strategy and the environment Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 1308 - 1333
Main Authors Martín‐de Castro, Gregorio, Amores‐Salvadó, Javier, Díez‐Vial, Isabel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.05.2023
Subjects
bibliometric analysis
Center and periphery
Cluster analysis
co‐word analysis
Environmental policy
Evolution
Frame analysis
historical evolution
Natural environment
sustainable development
sustainable strategy
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Summary:In this paper, we develop a quantitative review of the evolution of the concept of environmental strategy. We show how it has formed the backbone of the development of firm strategy and the natural environment as a research tradition and how consensus regarding it has evolved in the academic community during the stages of its historical evolution. We us co‐word analyses to address changes in the structure of its definitional landscape and how it has evolved through the analysis of centrality of its core and periphery keywords. Furthermore, we develop, by the first time, a cluster analysis to identify the main definitional factors behind definitions along the two periods analyzed. Finally, four propositions for future development and a consensual definition of environmental strategy are proposed.
ISSN:0964-4733
1099-0836
DOI:10.1002/bse.3190