Peng Mixiang, Li Dayuan, Zhang Chaolin
School of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
School of Business, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.
PLoS One. 2025 Jan 24;20(1):e0317903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317903. eCollection 2025.
As enterprise leaders, CEOs play a critical role in driving enterprise investment in pollution control. However, few studies have explored the motivations behind enterprise investment in pollution control, primarily how CEOs' early experiences influence their decisions. Based on the perspective of imprinting theory, this study examines the impact of CEOs with government work experience on enterprise investment in pollution control and the boundary conditions of this impact. Using data from a survey of private enterprises in China from 2008 to 2014, the empirical results indicate that CEOs with government work experience are likelier to promote enterprise investment in pollution control. Additionally, a CEO's perceptions of economic, social, and political status negatively moderate the relationship between their government work experience and enterprise investment in pollution control. This study enriches and deepens the study on career imprinting in non-commercial fields, status perception, and sustainable development and provides practical significance for hiring CEOs with government work experience to promote enterprise investment in pollution control.
作为企业领导者，首席执行官在推动企业污染控制投资方面发挥着关键作用。然而，很少有研究探讨企业污染控制投资背后的动机，主要是首席执行官的早期经历如何影响他们的决策。基于印记理论的视角，本研究考察了有政府工作经验的首席执行官对企业污染控制投资的影响以及这种影响的边界条件。利用2008年至2014年中国民营企业的调查数据，实证结果表明，有政府工作经验的首席执行官更有可能促进企业的污染控制投资。此外，首席执行官对经济、社会和政治地位的认知会对其政府工作经验与企业污染控制投资之间的关系产生负向调节作用。本研究丰富和深化了对非商业领域职业印记、地位认知和可持续发展的研究，并为聘用有政府工作经验的首席执行官以促进企业污染控制投资提供了现实意义。
