Revisión de la metodología empleada y resultados alcanzados en la investigación sobre actuación medioambiental de la empresa y rendimiento económico(1972-2009)

  1. Vicente Molina, María Azucena
  2. Tamayo Orbegozo, Unai
  3. Izagirre Olaizola, Julen
Revista:
Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y la empresa

ISSN: 1886-516X

Año de publicación: 2012

Volumen: 14

Páginas: 5-35

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y la empresa

Resumen

La variable "medio ambiente" ha cobrado una creciente importancia en la gestión empresarial. Durante las dos últimas décadas la investigación empírica sobre la relación existente entre la actuación medioambiental de la empresa y su rendimiento económico ha sido uno de los temas recurrentes. No obstante, se detectan diversas lagunas en este ámbito de estudio, como la falta de conformación de un marco teórico y de una metodología de investigación fiable que permita contrastar y comparar los resultados obtenidos, al objeto de orientar adecuadamente a investigadores o decisores empresariales interesados por la gestión medioambiental. Así, la evidencia empírica sobre dicha relación presenta, a veces, resultados contradictorios. Por ello, el objetivo perseguido en este trabajo es doble. Por una parte, se realiza una profunda revisión de la literatura a fin de identificar y tratar de sistematizar el tipo de estudios realizados, las técnicas de análisis empleadas, los factores clave de dicha relación, las carencias de tales estudios, etc., identificando el signo predominante de la relación objeto de estudio. Por otra, se intenta fomentar la reflexión crítica sobre la investigación realizada y se plantean algunas sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.

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