Green not (only) for profit: An empirical examination of the effect of environmental-related standards on employees’recruitment

Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel; Pekovic, Sanja

Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel; Pekovic, Sanja (2012), Green not (only) for profit: An empirical examination of the effect of environmental-related standards on employees’recruitment, Resource and Energy Economics, 34, 1, p. 74–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2011.10.002

Type

Article accepté pour publication ou publié

Date

2012-01

Journal name

Resource and Energy Economics

Volume

Number

Publisher

Elsevier

Pages

74–92

Abstract (EN)

Thanks to an original database on French firms we investigate the impact of environmental-related standards on employees’ recruitment. Using a bivariate probit model, we show that voluntary environmental-related standards (i.e., ISO 14001 standard, organic labeling, fair trade, etc.) improve the recruitment of professional and non-professional employees. This finding suggests that, beyond environmental considerations, human resources management can drive registration.

Subjects / Keywords

Environmental-related standards; Recruitment; Firm; Firms; Management

JEL

Q50 - General
J20 - General
L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility
M12 - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
Q52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects