Multinational Oil Companies and the Adoption of Sustainable Development: A Resource-Based and Institutional Theory Interpretation of Adoption Heterogeneity

Escobar, Luis; Vredenburg, Harrie

doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0534-x

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“…Similar to other transparency initiatives (e.g., certifications), due diligence implementation requires internal and external triggers (Bouslah et al, 2010). Institutional theory (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983;Jennings and Zandbergen, 1995;Oliver, 1991;Scott, 1987) offers a theoretical lens to group aspects that trigger firms' implementation of sustainable practices (e.g., Bansal, 2005;Escobar and Vredenburg, 2011;Pedersen and Gwozdz, 2014). Accordingly, normative (professionalization of processes), mimetic (imitation of practices of other successful organizations), or coercive pressures (coercion by powerful actors) stimulate organizations to implement specific practices.…”

Section: Stimulus For Firm's Awareness On Conflict Minerals and Supplmentioning

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Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Exploratory Study of Multi-tier Supply Chains

2015

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Section: Stimulus For Firm's Awareness On Conflict Minerals and Supplmentioning

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Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Exploratory Study of Multi-tier Supply Chains

2015

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“…They often have less of an active civil society (Mercer, 2002), while pressure from domestic consumers on companies to improve their social and environmental performance is largely absent too (Logsdon, et al, 2006). In addition, in many developing countries compliance with even basic legislation cannot be taken for granted (Escobar & Vredenburg, 2011;Fox, 2004).…”

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On the effectiveness of private transnational governance regimes—Evaluating corporate sustainability reporting according to the Global Reporting Initiative

Barkemeyer

Preuss

Lee

2015

Journal of World Business

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“…Oil companies are taking steps designed to register their drilling activities with a view of sustainable development, consisting to ensure production, and also to protect the environment (Escobar and Vredenburg 2011).…”

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Richness of drilling sludge taken from an oil field quagmire: potentiality and environmental interest

Mansour

Nasrallah

Djenane

et al. 2016

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The drilling sludge represents a complex environment, containing several types of pollutants that can be even used as nutrients by indigenous microorganisms, like hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, having good potentialities for the biodegradation of petroleum products. In this study, a drilling sludge was collected from drilling quagmire. Physicochemical characterization of the drilling sludge was done. Its mineralogy was obtained by diffractometry. The indigenous aerobic sludge hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were checked by counting on Bushnell-Haas medium, and their isolation and purification were performed by the selective microbial enrichment technique in a batch-enriched Bushnell-Haas culture, with crude oil as the sole carbon source. Isolates were characterized, and their power to emulsify crude oil was determined by emulsification index and oil spreading tests. Environmental conditions in the quagmire, like temperature, pH and moisture, were suitable for bacterial development. Physicochemical characteristics of the drilling sludge showed richness in chemical elements and promote microbial life. Fifteen different colonies of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were isolated and purified; they have diversified morphological and microscopic aspects. Most isolates had a good emulsification index (between 31 and 76 %). Oil spreading test gave clear zone diameters [28 mm, with a maximum of 60 mm. The results of these investigations prove the elementary, mineralogy and microbiology richness of drilling sludge and reveal the high diversity of its indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial flora. These properties can be exploited for the own restoration of petroleum quagmires in oil fields, by means of bioremediation applications and by integrating indigenous microorganisms.

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Multinational Oil Companies and the Adoption of Sustainable Development: A Resource-Based and Institutional Theory Interpretation of Adoption Heterogeneity

Abstract: sustainable development, multinational corporations, business strategy, resource-based view, institutional theory,

Cited by 149 publications

References 93 publications

Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Exploratory Study of Multi-tier Supply Chains

Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Exploratory Study of Multi-tier Supply Chains

On the effectiveness of private transnational governance regimes—Evaluating corporate sustainability reporting according to the Global Reporting Initiative

Richness of drilling sludge taken from an oil field quagmire: potentiality and environmental interest

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