@article{ref1,
title="Examining firm self-regulation in the automobile industry: the role of situational factors, firm characteristics and association influence",
journal="Journal of Advances in Management Research",
year="2022",
author="Cavazos, David E. and Heller, Nathan",
volume="19",
number="5",
pages="781-791",
abstract="PURPOSE The current study seeks to contribute to current self-regulation research by first exploring the association between the cost of self-regulation and firm self-regulation. The mediating role of association membership and firm slack is additionally explored. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Longitudinal analysis of firm-initiated product recalls for 15 manufacturers in the USA automobile industry from 1966 to 2012 has several important findings regarding the motivations for firm self-regulation. <br><br>FINDINGS The influence of industry associations and firm absorbed slack both contribute to firm self-regulation. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The current study begins to address the importance of firm characteristics in predicting self-regulation activities. The bulk of existing research has examined self-regulation at the industry level as an activity performed as a result of the adoption of formalized industry sanctioned standards of practice. This research contributes to such work by examining firm proactivity in the absence of such formal standards.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0972-7981",
doi="10.1108/JAMR-09-2021-0298",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JAMR-09-2021-0298"
}