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Rethinking the Porter Hypothesis: The Underappreciated Importance of Value Appropriation and Pollution Intensity

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  • Giorgio Petroni
  • Barbara Bigliardi
  • Francesco Galati

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The impact of environmental regulation on the competitiveness of firms and industries remains a hot topic. Since the formulation of the Porter hypothesis, scholars from different research areas have tried to confirm or deny it. However, despite a vast literature engaging this debate, it remains unclear whether and under what conditions the hypothesis could be considered valid. We believe that this is due to the need to consider some additional factors. The aim of this review is to propose additional and significant themes, namely value appropriation and pollution intensity, to be considered when examining the impact of environmental regulation on the innovation and profitability of firms. Results show that the validity of the Porter hypothesis cannot be proved in any condition, but at the same time, there are additional factors that have a relevant influence on that construct, which can lead to a validation or rejection of the hypothesis. 环境监管对公司和产业竞争力的影响依旧是一个热门话题。自波特假说成立以来,不同研究领域的学者尝试对其进行证明或否定。然而,尽管有大量文献参与了这一讨论,但仍不清楚的是,波特假说是否能被认为是成立的,以及如果是的话,其在何种条件下才成立?笔者认为,造成上述不清楚状况的原因是因为还需要考量一些额外的因素。本文目的是提出额外的显著主题,即价值占有和污染强度。当考察环境监管对公司创新和盈利能力产生的影响时,需要对这二者进行考量。研究结果显示,波特假说在任何情况下都无法证明其合法性,但与此同时,一些额外因素与波特假说存在相关影响,这些因素能导致该假说的成立或否定。 El impacto de la regulación ambiental sobre la competitividad de las empresas y las industrias sigue siendo un tema candente. Desde la formulación de la hipótesis de Porter, los estudiosos de diferentes áreas de investigación han intentado confirmarlo o negarlo. Sin embargo, a pesar de la vasta literatura que aborda este debate, aún no está claro si y bajo qué condiciones la hipótesis podría considerarse válida. Creemos que esto se debe a la necesidad de considerar algunos factores adicionales. El objetivo de esta revisión es proponer temas adicionales y significativos, como la apropiación de los valores y la intensidad de la contaminación, que deben tenerse en cuenta al examinar el impacto de la regulación ambiental sobre la innovación y la rentabilidad de las empresas. Los resultados muestran que la validez de la hipótesis de Porter no se puede probar en ninguna condición, pero al mismo tiempo, hay factores adicionales que tienen una influencia relevante en esa construcción, lo que puede conducir a una validación o rechazo de la hipótesis.

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  • Giorgio Petroni & Barbara Bigliardi & Francesco Galati, 2019. "Rethinking the Porter Hypothesis: The Underappreciated Importance of Value Appropriation and Pollution Intensity," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 36(1), pages 121-140, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:36:y:2019:i:1:p:121-140
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12317
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