@article { author = {Junquera, B. and del Brío, J.}, title = {Research Effort, Functional Integration, and Environmental Action-Based Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research}, volume = {6}, number = {3}, pages = {585-596}, year = {2012}, publisher = {University of Tehran/Springer}, issn = {1735-6865}, eissn = {2008-2304}, doi = {10.22059/ijer.2012.529}, abstract = {This paper seeks to make an empirical analysis of the degree to which the research effort andfunctional integration into the design of environmental activity account for a company’s environmental actionbasedcompetitive advantage. To do so, we have used a sample of 110 factories. It has been proven that bothfactors (the research effort and functional integration into the design of environmental activity) have a positiveinfluence on the factories’ environmental action-based competitive advantage. These outcomes are the main inthis paper and they have major implications for companies’ research policy. It proves that there is a newadvantage to the managerial effort dedicated to this area: this effort has a positive influence on the relationbetween a company’s environmental management and its environmental action-based competitive advantage.}, keywords = {environment,Innovation,Concurrent,research,Advantage,Management}, url = {https://ijer.ut.ac.ir/article_529.html}, eprint = {https://ijer.ut.ac.ir/article_529_b6f631a779e1b825741aa9b2073a979b.pdf} }