The Influence of Internal Governance and External Legitimacy on Greenwashing: A Digitalization Perspective

Zhang, Kesen; Ahmed, Bilal; Wang, Ruping; Gu, Baoying

doi:10.1007/s10668-023-04105-z

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“…As Delmas and Burbano (2011) outlined, companies' inclination to greenwashing can be traced to three primary influencing factors: external, organizational, and individual. External influence may encompass inadequately structured and formulated legislation (Zhang et al 2023), tension resulting from market pressures (Delmas and Burbano 2011), or expectations derived from institutional regulations, such as the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations (Lashitew 2021; Nishitani et al 2021). Organizational driving forces include tension from meeting consumer demands and maintaining a competitive advantage against rivals, the incentive framework and ethical atmosphere, organizational resistance, reluctance to change, and the efficacy of internal communication within the firm (Delmas and Burbano 2011; Gregory 2021).…”

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How Scholars Think about Greenwashing Over the Last Two Decades. An Overview through a Bibliometric Analysis

NAGY-KERCSÓ,

KONTOR

2024

J. Environ Manag Tour

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Bibliometric analysis is a widely recognized approach for examining extensive scientific data sets. However, its application is relatively new, particularly in greenwashing within the environment. As a comprehensive concept, sustainability encompasses various aspects, and greenwashing has emerged as a specific branch that has garnered increased attention and research in recent years. The study's primary purpose is to deploy the bibliometric method to analyze greenwashing literature from 2003 to 2023 using the Web of Science Core Collection and VOSviewer software to identify and visualize the intellectual landscape of the field. The number of scientific publications related to the topic confirms the importance and popularity of the subject. In this period, a total of 807 publications on the topic of greenwashing were identified, and three different periods were set. Most publications and citations primarily come from the USA, China, and other developed European countries. In terms of journals, prominent publications hold positions in the top 10, such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Business Strategy and The Environment, and Sustainability. The topic mainly concerns social and natural sciences branches, emphasizing corporate social responsibility and environmental concerns. Regarding keywords, four clusters can be distinguished as being in the center of governmental, consumer, corporate, and management issues. The ongoing trends predict a persistent rise in worldwide publications regarding greenwashing.

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