The promoting effect of pressure and social capital combination on the high-level of pollution control in enterprises—Based on configuration perspective

LI Yingming, WANG Zitong, WANG Mingyue

Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4) : 1207-1223.

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Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4) : 1207-1223. DOI: 10.12011/SETP2023-2141

The promoting effect of pressure and social capital combination on the high-level of pollution control in enterprises—Based on configuration perspective

  • LI Yingming1,2, WANG Zitong1,2, WANG Mingyue1
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The pollution control strategy of enterprise is not only affected by perceived pressures, but also closely related to enterprise's own resources that can be allocated. Therefore, from the perspective of configuration, this paper analyzes what kind of pressure perception and social capital combination can promote enterprises to adopt high-level environmental pollution control strategies from the perspective of configuration. The results showed that: 1) The effective pollution control mode of enterprises can be mainly divided into three categories: Pollution control path led by government supervision and social relations, the pollution control path driven by social relations led by capital, and the pollution control path driven by social relations led by R&D. 2) "Government pressure" and "R&D platform participation" are important factors that promote enterprises to adopt high-level pollution control. The group of high-politically embedded enterprises, small-sized enterprises, and enterprises in the industrial undertaking zone has a configuration with "government pressure" as the core condition, while the group of low-politically embedded enterprises, large-sized enterprises, and enterprises in the industrial relocation zone has a configuration with "R&D platform participation" as the core condition; 3) Good social relations among entrepreneurs are the basic guarantee for all kinds of enterprises to achieve high-level pollution control. In Chinese manufacturing business environment, fully mobilizing the role of entrepreneurs' social relations is conducive to promoting the high-level pollution control process of various enterprises. The results of this study are helpful to clarify the driving path and mechanism of high-level pollution control behavior of manufacturing enterprises, provide a theoretical basis for enterprises to achieve the phenomenon of "different paths to the same end" of high-level pollution control, and provide scientific guidance for fighting the tough battle of pollution prevention.

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enterprise pollution control / enterprise stress perception / enterprise social capital / configuration effect

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LI Yingming, WANG Zitong, WANG Mingyue. The promoting effect of pressure and social capital combination on the high-level of pollution control in enterprises—Based on configuration perspective. Systems Engineering - Theory & Practice, 2025, 45(4): 1207-1223 https://doi.org/10.12011/SETP2023-2141

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (72204247); Youth Fund Project of the President of the Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (E3X1881Q)
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