Using private management standard certification to reduce information asymmetries in corrupt environments

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1103-1113

  Montiel, Ivan ^a   Husted, Bryan W ^b,c   Christmann, Petra ^d  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corruption; environmental management systems; information asymmetry; Mexico; private certification

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE PLANTS; CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS; CORRUPTION; ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION; GOVERNMENT EFFORTS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; ISO 14001; MANAGEMENT STANDARDS; ME-XICO; PRIVATE CERTIFICATION; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY;

CRIME;

EID: 84863718274     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1957     Document Type: Review

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