title: Environmental management and labour productivity: The moderating role of capital intensity.
abstract: Recent years have seen firms improve their environmental practices, although the question still remains as to whether or not investing in such practices is or is not beneficial or simply a matter of image. This study focuses on labour productivity as a measure of performance, and we argue that the impact of greater environmental performance on that productivity is moderated by capital intensity. A sample of 2823 plants provides empirical evidence to support our approach. Specifically, the analyses, making use of estimates based on multiple regression models, reveal that environmental management has a positive impact on labour productivity in organisations with low capital intensity, although that impact becomes negative in cases of high capital intensity.
authors.affiliation: University of Salamanca, Spain. Electronic address: lannelongue@usal.es.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lannelongue
authors.affiliation: University of Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Benito
authors.affiliation: University of Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Idaisa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Quiroz
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D004526:Efficiency; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004651:Employment; D004777:Environment; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012044:Regression Analysis
keywords: CO(2) emissions; Capital intensity; Environmental management; Firm performance; Labour productivity