Abstract: . . .  example, seek only to do business with factor suppliers that have certified their EMSs, as doing so helps to ensure that their final product is more environmentally conscious (Bowen, 2001; Darnall, Gallagher and Andrews, 2001; Darnall et al., 2000). By adopting ISO 14001 , suppliers may better satisfy these market demands. Finally, social pressures also influence organizations’ environmental actions (Klassen and McLaughlin, 1996; Henriques and Sadorsky, 1996, 1999; Arora and Cason, 1996; Konar and Cohen, . . .
. . .  internal capabilities prior to making their corporate mandates, but also considered these capabilities as more central to their corporate decisions regarding ISO 14001 . Combined with the influence that external drivers had on firms’ decisions to mandate ISO 14001 , these findings support the general hypothesis, that firms whi . . .
. . .  possibility of increasing public relations opportunities did moderately influence all firms’ ISO 14001 certification decisions similarly, the perceived pressure being exerted by external stakeholders was quite low, and did not explain statistically why firms might choose to impose an ISO 14001 mandate or not. Internal Capabilities. Overall, the internal capabilities of mandaters were greater than encouragers, and 6 of the 8 measures were statistically significant (see Table 6). These results support . . .
. . .  While no regulatory benefits had been realized by 1999, when most of the firms in this study had already made their ISO 14001 decisions, EPA is presently considering these benefits in the form of expedited and consolidated permitting, and waivers of some state and federal regulations if they achieve environmental results that are superior to those otherwise required by law. Government assistance programs were not nearly as influential as were the other regulatory drivers, as most firms reported that . . .
. . .  also considered these capabilities as more central to their corporate decisions regarding ISO 14001 . Combined with the influence that external drivers had on firms’ decisions to mandate ISO 14001 , these findings support the general hypothesis, that firms whi . . .
. . .  greater internal capabilities prior to making their corporate mandates, but also considered these capabilities as more central to their corporate decisions regarding ISO 14001 . Combined with the influence that external drivers had on firms’ decisions to mandate ISO 14001 , these findings support the general hypothesis, that firms whi . . .
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