Jorge E. Rivera

George Washington University - School of Business

Professor of Strategic Management & Public Policy

Washington, DC 20052

United States

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The Evidence Base for Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of ‘Sustainable’ Certification

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2010
Allen Blackman and Jorge E. Rivera
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and George Washington University - School of Business
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sustainable, certification, eco-label, literature review

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Institutional Pressures and Voluntary Environmental Behavior in Developing Countries: Evidence from the Costa Rican Hotel Industry

Society and Natural Resources, Vol. 17, pp. 779-797, 2004
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 May 2006
Jorge E. Rivera
George Washington University - School of Business
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voluntary programs, environmental policy, corporate behavior tourism, Costa Rica

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Business Responses to Environmental and Social Protection Policies: Towards a Framework for Analysis

Policy Sciences, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 May 2006 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2014
Jorge E. Rivera, Jennifer Oetzel, Peter De Leon and Mark Starik
George Washington University - School of Business, American University, University of Colorado at Denver and George Washington University
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Institutional theory, corporate social and environmental responsibility, public policy process, and developing countries

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Is Greener Whiter? The Sustainable Slopes Program and the Voluntary Environmental Performance of Western Ski Areas

Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 417-437, 2004
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 May 2006
Jorge E. Rivera and Peter De Leon
George Washington University - School of Business and University of Colorado at Denver
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voluntary environmental programs, environmental policy, institutional theory, ski industry, and Sustainable Slopes Program

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Is Greener Whiter Yet? The Sustainable Slopes Program after Five Years

Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2006
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 May 2006
Jorge E. Rivera, Peter De Leon and Charles Koerber
George Washington University - School of Business, University of Colorado at Denver and George Washington University
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voluntary environmental programs, opportunism, ski industry, environmental policy

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Business and Public Policy: Responses to Environmental and Social Protection Processes

Book Series on Business Value Creation and Society, Edward Freeman, Stuart Hart, and David Wheeler, eds., Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2014
Jorge E. Rivera
George Washington University - School of Business
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Institutional change, corporate social and environmental responsibility, policy process, social and environmental protection regulations

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Are Members of Business for Social Responsibility More Responsible?

Policy Studies Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 May 2010 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2013
Pete Tashman and Jorge E. Rivera
Portland State University - Management and George Washington University - School of Business
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social and environmental protection policies, corporate social performance, voluntary programs, self-regulation, business associations, business for social responsibility

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Does Tourism Eco-Certification Pay? Costa Rica's Blue Flag Program

Resources for the Future DP 12-50
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2012
Allen Blackman, Maria Naranjo, Juan Robalino, Francisco Alpizar and Jorge E. Rivera
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Tropical Agricultural and Higher Education Center, Universidad de Costa Rica - School of Economics, Tropical Agricultural and Higher Education Center and George Washington University - School of Business
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Costa Rica, eco-certification, propensity score matching, tourism

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Export Processing Zones and Corporate Environmental Performance in Emerging Economies: The Case of the Oil, Gas, and Chemical Sectors of Trinidad and Tobago

Policy Sciences, Vol. 40, pp, 265-285, 2007
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 May 2010
Jorge E. Rivera and Kalim Shah
George Washington University - School of Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Voluntary Environmental Programs in the United States: Whose Interests are Served

Organization & Environment, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 505-526, December, 2006
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Sep 2011
Toddi A. Steelman and Jorge E. Rivera
University of Saskatchewan and George Washington University - School of Business
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voluntary environmental programs, common interest, alternative regulatory

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Voluntary Environmental Programs in the United States: Whose Interests are Served?

Organization & Environment, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2006
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Toddi A. Steelman and Jorge E. Rivera
University of Saskatchewan and George Washington University - School of Business
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Voluntary Environmental Programs, Common Interest, Alternative Regulatory Instruments, Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Slopes Program

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Chief Executive Officers and Voluntary Environmental Performance: Costa Rica's Certification for Sustainable Tourism

Policy Sciences, Vol. 28, pp. 107-127, 2005
Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2013
Jorge E. Rivera and Peter De Leon
George Washington University - School of Business and University of Colorado at Denver

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voluntary programs, CEO, environmental policy, tourism, Costa Rica

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Assessing a Voluntary Environmental Initiative in the Developing World: The Costa Rican Certification for Sustainable Tourism

Policy Sciences, Vol. 35, pp. 333-360, 2002
Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2013
Jorge E. Rivera
George Washington University - School of Business

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voluntary programs, environmental policy, corporate behavior, tourism, Costa Rica