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Third-Party Information Providers and Innovative Environmental Technology Adoption
Ist Teil von
The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills), 2000-10, Vol.44 (2), p.265-276
Ort / Verlag
Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2000
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This article explores the role of third-party information providers in assisting regulated facilities with environmental compliance technology choices. A key contribution is the finding that regulated facilities that rely more heavily on environmental consultants than in-house information sources choose conventional compliance options more frequently than facilities relying primarily on in-house information. Consultants also perceive environmental regulatory barriers to technology change as being significantly higher than regulated facilities do. Whereas consultants are primarily concerned with environmental regulatory barriers to technology adoption, facilities are primarily concerned with financial barriers. The findings suggest that the biases of consultants and their importance in shaping technology choice decisions should be considered in designing policies to promote environmental technology adoption.