title: Preferences for dealing with environmental problems: an empirical study of managers in three mainland Chinese cities.
abstract: This study examines managerial preferences for various policy mechanisms commonly used to address environmental problems using a sample of 653 Chinese managers from firms in Beijing, Dalian and Guangzhou. Overall, these managers appeared to favor regulatory instruments, placing somewhat less faith in market and communicative instruments. However, all measures appear to have ample support within each subgroup. In addition, the influence of two situational factors on these preferences was investigated--the immediacy of environmental impact and diffusion of responsibility. The results of the study indicate that these two factors interact in explaining managerial preferences, but only for the use of market mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. msfryxel@polyu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Fryxell
authors.forename: Carlos W H
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China; D002947:Cities; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003625:Data Collection; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged