Table 1. Summary of articles in this SV Authors Theory Sustainability Method Empirical Context Kishna et al. Inter-firm collaboration and legitimacy Institutional theory & Create legitimacy of sustainable Quantitative / Bio-plastics strategic management technologies secondary data Fischer & Pascucci New governance forms of inter-firm Institutional theory / new Implement circular economy (CE) Case studies Dutch textile industry relations institutional economics & principles TCE literature Aschemann-Witzel Governance of inter-firm and Management & consumer Reduce consumer-related food Case studies Food waste et al. relations behaviour theory waste Zhu et al. Formal and relational governance of Strategic management Achieve environmental and Quantitative / Green purchasing & innovation firm-consumer relations economic performance survey data in Chinese export city Zeng et al. Institutional pressures on sustainable Institutional theory / Integrate CE in supply chain Quantitative / Chinese firms in eco-industrial supply chain management (SSCM) and capabilities view management survey data parks impact on CE capability Esfahbodi et al. Institutional pressures on SSCM and Institutional theory Implement SSCM to enhance Quantitative / UK manufacturing industry performance consequences environmental performance survey data Ramanathan et al. Firms’ response to regulation and impact Strategic management / Achieve environmental and Case studies UK & Chinese manufacturing, on environmental and economic resources/capabilities view economic performance oil, electric, telecom & performance pharmaceutical firms Husted & De Impact of governance on performance Institutional theory & Achieve environmental, social and Quantitative / Firms in Sustainalytics database Sousa-Filho and the role of institutions strategic management/RBV governance performance secondary data in 9 countries Antonietti et al. Relation between environmental Institutional theory / refers Address environmental impacts of Quantitative / Italian manufacturing industry regulatory stringency and governance to TCE & RBV international production secondary data Wesseling & Van Interdependent systemic problems and Technological innovation sustainable technology Qualitative / Clean concrete in the der Vooren lock-in in innovation systems systems interview data Netherlands Li et al. Effectiveness of three forms of Supply chain management Improve end-of-life product Stackelberg Waste electrical and electronic governance of collection channels collection game model equipment in China Costantini et al. Impact of innovation on Environmental economics Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Quantitative / Environmental technologies in environmental performance in and secondary data European manufacturing across sectors industries
Table 1. Summary of articles in this SV Authors Theory Sustainability Method Empirical Context Kishna et al. Inter-firm collaboration and legitimacy Institutional theory & strategic management Create legitimacy of sustainable technologies Quantitative / secondary data Bio-plastics Fischer & Pascucci New governance forms of inter-firm relations Institutional theory / new institutional economics & TCE literature Implement circular economy (CE) principles Case studies Dutch textile industry Aschemann-Witzel et al. Governance of inter-firm and relations Management & consumer behaviour theory Reduce consumer-related food waste Case studies Food waste Zhu et al. Formal and relational governance of firm-consumer relations Strategic management Achieve environmental and economic performance Quantitative / survey data Green purchasing & innovation in Chinese export city Zeng et al. Institutional pressures on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and impact on CE capability Institutional theory / capabilities view Integrate CE in supply chain management Quantitative / survey data Chinese firms in eco-industrial parks Esfahbodi et al. Institutional pressures on SSCM and performance consequences Institutional theory Implement SSCM to enhance environmental performance Quantitative / survey data UK manufacturing industry Ramanathan et al. Firms’ response to regulation and impact on environmental and economic performance Strategic management / resources/capabilities view Achieve environmental and economic performance Case studies UK & Chinese manufacturing, oil, electric, telecom & pharmaceutical firms Husted & De Sousa-Filho Impact of governance on performance and the role of institutions Institutional theory & strategic management/RBV Achieve environmental, social and governance performance Quantitative / secondary data Firms in Sustainalytics database in 9 countries Antonietti et al. Relation between environmental regulatory stringency and governance Institutional theory / refers to TCE & RBV Address environmental impacts of international production Quantitative / secondary data Italian manufacturing industry Wesseling & Van der Vooren Interdependent systemic problems and lock-in in innovation systems Technological innovation systems sustainable technology Qualitative / interview data Clean concrete in the Netherlands Li et al. Effectiveness of three forms of governance of collection channels Supply chain management Improve end-of-life product collection Stackelberg game model Waste electrical and electronic equipment in China Costantini et al. Impact of innovation on environmental performance in and across sectors Environmental economics Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Quantitative / secondary data Environmental technologies in European manufacturing industries