INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION WITHOUT SANCTIONS: THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY'S RESPONSIBLE CARE PROGRAM.

2000/08/01 by A. A. King, M. J. Lenox, Michael Lenox · 1,599 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Business #Economics #Environmental Sustainability in Business #Global trade, sustainability, and social impact #Industrial organization #Law #Management #Marketing #Organizational behavior #Political science #Public relations #Regulation and Compliance Studies #Sanctions

paper · doi:10.2307/1556362

published in Academy of Management Journal 43(4), 698-716 (Academy of Management)

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Abstract

Industry self-regulation—the voluntary association of firms to control their collective action—has been proposed as a complement to government regulation. Proponents argue that the establishment of...

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