Table 4

Contextual factors

Main themes/research resultsRelevant articles
Firm
Size (16)ISO 9001: Alič (2014), Zimon and Dellana (2019), Clougherty and Grajek (2023) 
ISO 14001: Mosgaard and Kristensen (2020) 
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Alič (2012) 
EMAS: Merli et al. (2016), Preziosi et al. (2016), Daddi et al. (2018), Merli et al. (2018), Merli and Preziosi (2018) 
B Corp: Kim (2021), Moroz and Gamble (2021), Patel and Chan (2022) 
UNGC: Kimbro and Cao (2011), Knudsen (2011), Rasche et al. (2022) 
Ownership status (4)UNGC: Rasche et al. (2022) 
EMAS: Merli et al. (2016), Preziosi et al. (2016), Merli et al. (2018) 
Age (2)ISO 9001: Clougherty and Grajek (2023) 
B Corp: Moroz and Gamble (2021) 
Pre-adoption performance (1)UNGC: Kimbro and Cao (2011) 
International presence (1)ISO 9001: Clougherty and Grajek (2023) 
Innovation tendency (1)ISO 9001: Clougherty and Grajek (2023) 
Labor intensity (1)SA 8000: Podrecca et al. (2021) 
Business model specificities (1)B Corp: Moroz and Gamble (2021) 
Industry
Sector-specific dynamics (12)ISO 9001: Alič (2014) 
ISO 14001: Lira et al. (2019), Lira et al. (2021) 
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Franceschini et al. (2008), Alič (2012) 
EMAS: Heras-Saizarbitoria et al. (2016), Merli et al. (2016), Preziosi et al. (2016), Merli et al. (2018), Merli and Preziosi (2018) 
B Corp: Patel and Chan (2022) 
UNGC: Knudsen (2011) 
Number of certified peers (1)ISO 9001: Clougherty and Grajek (2023) 
Dynamism (1)SA 8000: Podrecca et al. (2021) 
Competition (1)SA 8000: Podrecca et al. (2021) 
Geography
Region/country/state-specific dynamics (15)ISO 9001: Casadesús et al. (2008), Franceschini et al. (2010), Franceschini et al. (2011), Mastrogiacomo et al. (2021) 
ISO 14001: Hikichi et al. (2017a), Hikichi et al. (2017b), Lira et al. (2019), Lira et al. (2020), Lira et al. (2021) 
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Marimon et al. (2009) 
EMAS: Preziosi et al. (2016), Merli and Preziosi (2018) 
B Corp: Kim (2021), Patel and Chan (2022), UNGC: Knudsen (2011) 
Political situation and governance quality (3)ISO 9001: Aamer et al. (2020), Mastrogiacomo et al. (2021)
UNGC: Knudsen (2011) 
Development level (1)SA 8000: Podrecca et al. (2021) 
International competitiveness (1)UNGC: Knudsen (2011) 
Number of controversies (1)B Corp: Lucas et al. (2022) 
Number of business establishments (1)B Corp: Lucas et al. (2022) 
Other
Economic crises (8)ISO 9001: Simon and Kafel (2018), Alič (2014) 
ISO 14001: Hikichi et al. (2017a), Hikichi et al. (2017b) 
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Alič (2012) 
EMAS: Heras-Saizarbitoia et al., 2016, Preziosi et al. (2016), Daddi et al. (2018) 
Adoption timing (5)ISO 9001: Lo and Chang (2007), Chiarini (2019) 
SA8000: Podrecca et al. (2021) 
B Corp: Kim (2021) 
UNGC: Rasche et al. (2022) 
Number of abandoned IMSs (1)ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001: Hernandez-Vivanco and Bernardo (2023) 
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