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Exploring the antecedents and consequences of environmental performance in micro-enterprises: The case of the Italian craft beer industry

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  • Corsini, Filippo
  • Appio, Francesco Paolo
  • Frey, Marco

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This research aims at investigating the antecedents and consequences of environmental performance in the craft beer industry. Precisely, we assessed how some factors, i.e. the external pressures, internal drivers, environmental awareness, as well as the adoption of proactive environmental strategies, influences the environmental performance; we also assessed to what extent the latter leads to better cost and differentiation advantages and operating performance. Our exploratory research relies upon original data acquired surveying 203 firms operating in the Italian craft beer industry, a new and fast-growing sector. We test our hypotheses using structural equation modelling. Results highlight the importance of carefully considering the proactive environmental strategy and environmental awareness in order to increase the environmental performance that, in turn, has a significant impact on the operating performance through cost advantages.

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  • Corsini, Filippo & Appio, Francesco Paolo & Frey, Marco, 2019. "Exploring the antecedents and consequences of environmental performance in micro-enterprises: The case of the Italian craft beer industry," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 340-350.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:138:y:2019:i:c:p:340-350
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.018
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    Craft beer industry; Environmental performance; Proactive environmental strategy; Structural equation modelling;
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    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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