Most cited papers in Environmental Sustainability in Business
What are the most cited papers in Environmental Sustainability in Business?
The most cited paper in Environmental Sustainability in Business is "The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?" (Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken et al., 2016), with 9,096 citations. Next come "Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?" (8,791) and "Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions" (8,310).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,750 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm? Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production | 21 Dec 2016 | 9,096 |
| 2 | Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior? Anja Kollmuss, Julian Agyeman · Environmental Education Research | Aug 2002 | 8,791 |
| 3 | Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions Julian Kirchherr, Denise Reike, Marko P. Hekkert · Resources Conservation and Recycling | 15 Sep 2017 | 8,310 |
| 4 | An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling in marketing research Joe F. Hair, Marko Sarstedt, Christian M. Ringle et al. · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science | 6 Jun 2011 | 8,056 |
| 5 | Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis Marc Orlitzky, Frank L. Schmidt, Sara L. Rynes · Organization Studies | Mar 2003 | 7,659 |
| 6 | Consumer perceived value: The development of a multiple item scale Jill Sweeney, Geoffrey N. Soutar · Journal of Retailing | Jun 2001 | 6,576 |
| 7 | THE CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE LINK Sandra A. Waddock, Samuel B. Graves · Strategic Management Journal | Apr 1997 | 6,497 |
| 8 | From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management Stefan A. Seuring, Martin Müller · Journal of Cleaner Production | 13 Jun 2008 | 6,334 |
| 9 | A Stakeholder Framework for Analyzing and Evaluating Corporate Social Performance Max Clarkson · Academy of Management Review | 1995 | 6,115 |
| 10 | Corporate Social Responsibility: a Theory of the Firm Perspective Abagail McWilliams, Donald S. Siegel · Academy of Management Review | 2001 | 5,797 |
| 11 | DETERMINANTS OF INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR: A PATH MODEL OF INDIVIDUAL INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE. Steven Scott, Reginald A. Bruce · Academy of Management Journal | Jun 1994 | 5,394 |
| 12 | A Natural-Resource-Based View of the Firm Stuart L. Hart · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1995 | 5,201 |
| 13 | Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda Linda Steg, Charles A. J. Vlek · Journal of Environmental Psychology | 20 Nov 2008 | 5,063 |
| 14 | ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies Gunnar Friede, Timo Busch, Alexander Bassen · Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment | 2 Oct 2015 | 4,562 |
| 15 | Stakeholder participation for environmental management: A literature review Mark S. Reed · Biological Conservation | 7 Sep 2008 | 4,254 |
| 16 | The Struggle to Govern the Commons Thomas M. Dietz, Элинор Остром, Paul C. Stern · Science | 11 Dec 2003 | 4,175 |
| 17 | Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour Sebastian Bamberg, Guido Möser · Journal of Environmental Psychology | 30 Dec 2006 | 4,093 |
| 18 | How corporate social responsibility is defined: an analysis of 37 definitions Alexander Dahlsrud · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 9 Nov 2006 | 4,079 |
| 19 | A framework of sustainable supply chain management: moving toward new theory Craig R. Carter, Dale Stewart Rogers · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management | 13 Jun 2008 | 4,065 |
| 20 | Beyond the business case for corporate sustainability Thomas Dyllick, Kai N. Hockerts · Business Strategy and the Environment | Mar 2002 | 4,031 |
| 21 | Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory Elisabet Garriga, Domènec Melé · Journal of Business Ethics | Aug 2004 | 3,991 |
| 22 | Green supply‐chain management: A state‐of‐the‐art literature review Samir K. Srivastava · International Journal of Management Reviews | 28 Feb 2007 | 3,985 |
| 23 | The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou, George Serafeim · Management Science | Nov 2014 | 3,979 |
| 24 | Corporate Social Performance Revisited Donna J. Wood · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1991 | 3,967 |
| 25 | The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts, Research and Practice Archie B. Carroll, Kareem M. Shabana · International Journal of Management Reviews | 15 Jan 2010 | 3,915 |
| 26 | Corporate social responsibility and access to finance Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou, George Serafeim · Strategic Management Journal | 12 Apr 2013 | 3,867 |
| 27 | Introduction Craig Michael Deegan · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal | Aug 2002 | 3,784 |
| 28 | Shareholder value, stakeholder management, and social issues: what's the bottom line? Amy J. Hillman, Gerald D. Keim · Strategic Management Journal | 2001 | 3,702 |
| 29 | WHY COMPANIES GO GREEN: A MODEL OF ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIVENESS. Pratima Bansal, K. F. Roth · Academy of Management Journal | Aug 2000 | 3,675 |
| 30 | Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: correlation or misspecification? Abagail McWilliams, Donald S. Siegel · Strategic Management Journal | May 2000 | 3,619 |
| 31 | What We Know and Don’t Know About Corporate Social Responsibility Herman Aguinis, Ante Glavas · Journal of Management | Mar 2012 | 3,543 |
| 32 | A Resource-Based Perspective On Corporate Environmental Performance And Profitability Michael V. Russo, Paul A. Fouts · Academy of Management Journal | Jun 1997 | 3,509 |
| 33 | Putting the S back in corporate social responsibility: A multilevel theory of social change in organizations Ruth V. Aguilera, Deborah Elizabeth Rupp, Cynthia A. Williams et al. · Academy of Management Review | Jul 2007 | 3,426 |
| 34 | Analysis and Synthesis of Research on Responsible Environmental Behavior: A Meta-Analysis Jody Maria Hines, Harold R. Hungerford, Audrey N. Tomera · The Journal of Environmental Education | 1987 | 3,392 |
| 35 | Revisiting the relation between environmental performance and environmental disclosure: An empirical analysis Peter M. Clarkson, Yue Li, Gordon D. Richardson et al. · Accounting Organizations and Society | 26 Jul 2007 | 3,337 |
| 36 | Corporate social and environmental reporting Rob Gray, Reza Kouhy, Simon Lavers · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal | May 1995 | 3,313 |
| 37 | The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context Alan Murray, Keith Ronald Skene, Kathryn Haynes · Journal of Business Ethics | 21 May 2015 | 3,307 |
| 38 | A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels Noah J. Goldstein, Robert B. Cialdini, Vladas Griskevicius · Journal of Consumer Research | 3 Mar 2008 | 3,228 |
| 39 | Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings Florian Berg, Julian F Kölbel, Roberto Rigobón · European Finance Review | 23 May 2022 | 3,219 |
| 40 | The relationship between corporate social responsibility and shareholder value: an empirical test of the risk management hypothesis Paul C. Godfrey, Craig B. Merrill, Jared M. Hansen · Strategic Management Journal | 30 Dec 2008 | 3,188 |
| 41 | Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Implications* Abagail McWilliams, Donald S. Siegel, Patrick M. Wright · Journal of Management Studies | 2006 | 3,168 |
| 42 | Redefining innovation — eco-innovation research and the contribution from ecological economics Klaus Rennings · Ecological Economics | Feb 2000 | 3,162 |
| 43 | Targeting consumers who are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products Michel Laroche, Jasmin Bergeron, Guido Barbaro‐Forleo · Journal of Consumer Marketing | Nov 2001 | 2,969 |
| 44 | Evolving sustainably: a longitudinal study of corporate sustainable development Pratima Bansal · Strategic Management Journal | 22 Dec 2004 | 2,889 |
| 45 | How safe is safe enough? A psychometric study of attitudes towards technological risks and benefits Baruch Fischhoff, Paul Slovic, Sarah Lichtenstein et al. · Policy Sciences | Apr 1978 | 2,860 |
| 46 | Job demands, perceptions of effort‐reward fairness and innovative work behaviour Onne Janssen · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology | Sep 2000 | 2,791 |
| 47 | The Impact of Environmental Management on Firm Performance Robert D. Klassen, Curtis P. McLaughlin · Management Science | Aug 1996 | 2,766 |
| 48 | Relationships between operational practices and performance among early adopters of green supply chain management practices in Chinese manufacturing enterprises Qinghua Zhu, Joseph Sarkis · Journal of Operations Management | 20 Apr 2004 | 2,676 |
| 49 | Gender and leadership style: A meta-analysis. Alice H. Eagly, Blair T. Johnson · Psychological Bulletin | Sep 1990 | 2,562 |
| 50 | Green Human Resource Management: A Review and Research Agenda* Douglas Renwick, Tom Redman, Stuart Maguire · International Journal of Management Reviews | 10 Jan 2012 | 2,545 |
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