The antecedents and outcomes of environmental management based on the resource-based view: A systematic literature review

Abstract

Purpose

Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the aim of this research is to identify the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management in the literature.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature review was conducted to analyze and synthesize the articles published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Scopus database until 2018 based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Findings

The systematic literature review identified the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management. The main antecedents are resources and capabilities, institutional and stakeholders' pressures, firm size, and role of managers. The main outcomes are competitive advantage, firm performance particularly financial performance, economic performance, and environmental performance, and resources and capabilities. Furthermore, this paper offers guidance for further research on the subject.

Practical implications

This research may assist professionals by understanding the factors that foster the implementation of environmental management practices and their benefits. In addition, the findings are useful for policymakers in taking effective institutional measures in order to offer a conducive context for environmental sustainability.

Originality/value

This research illustrates the state of the art of the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management in the literature based on the RBV and then determines research gaps in order to offer new and interesting research perspectives.

Citation

Hamdoun, M. (2020), "The antecedents and outcomes of environmental management based on the resource-based view: A systematic literature review", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 451-469. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-12-2019-0280