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Marcus Wagner is affiliated with the University of Augsburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Business, Management, and Accounting, with a focus on environmental sustainability within business contexts. Their research spans several key topics including Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Forest Management and Policy, Environmental Conservation and Management, Economic and Environmental Valuation, and Management and Organizational Studies.

Wagner has published a range of papers in established journals, highlighting diverse themes relevant to sustainability and business strategy. Notable recent publications include:

  • Business, biodiversity and ecosystem services: Evidence from large-scale survey data, 2022, Business Strategy and the Environment
  • Linking levels of green innovation with profitability under environmental uncertainty: An empirical study, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Tinkering With the Plumbing of Sustainable Enterprises: The Case for Field Experimental Research in Corporate Sustainability, 2021, Organization & Environment
  • A Solid Foundation But What Will Be Built on It? Reviews of the Management, Organizations, and Environmental Sustainability Field, 2024, Organization & Environment
  • The Interplay of Attitudes, Norms and Control in Sustainable Entrepreneurship: An Experimental Analysis, 2022, Sustainability

Throughout their career, Wagner has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, contributing to multidisciplinary approaches within their areas of study. These co-authors include Patrick ten Brink, John P. Ulhøi, Walter J.V. Vermeulen, Evan Williams, and Monika Winn.

Their articles commonly appear in journals such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Organization & Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Sustainability. These publication venues align with Wagner's focus on sustainable business practices and organizational responses to environmental challenges.

Within their subfields, Wagner's work intersects Marketing, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, indicating an interdisciplinary approach within the larger field of Business and Management.

Best Publications

  • Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability innovation: categories and interactions

    Stefan Schaltegger;Marcus Wagner

  • The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard – linking sustainability management to business strategy

    Frank Figge;Tobias Hahn;Stefan Schaltegger;Marcus Wagner

  • Sustainable innovation, business models and economic performance: an overview

    Frank Boons;Carlos Montalvo;Jaco Quist;Marcus Wagner

  • The influence of sustainability orientation on entrepreneurial intentions — Investigating the role of business experience

    Andreas Kuckertz;Marcus Wagner

  • Integrative management of sustainability performance, measurement and reporting

    Stefan Schaltegger;Marcus Wagner

  • On the relationship between environmental management, environmental innovation and patenting: Evidence from German manufacturing firms

    Marcus Wagner

  • The relationship between the environmental and economic performance of firms: an empirical analysis of the European paper industry

    Marcus Wagner;Nguyen Van Phu;Théophile Azomahou;Walter Wehrmeyer

  • Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany: Characteristics and Earning s Differentials

    Joern H. Block;Joern H. Block;Marcus Wagner

  • How to reconcile environmental and economic performance to improve corporate sustainability: corporate environmental strategies in the European paper industry.

    Marcus Wagner

  • The Effect of Corporate Environmental Strategy Choice and Environmental Performance on Competitiveness and Economic Performance:: An Empirical Study of EU Manufacturing

    Marcus Wagner;Stefan Schaltegger

  • Reporting on sustainability and HRM: a comparative study of sustainability reporting practices by the world's largest companies

    Ina Ehnert;Sepideh Parsa;Ian Roper;Marcus Wagner

  • The role of corporate sustainability performance for economic performance: A firm-level analysis of moderation effects

    Marcus Wagner;Marcus Wagner

  • Environmental Indicators for Business: A Review of the Literature and Standardisation Methods

    Xander Olsthoorn;Daniel Tyteca;Walter Wehrmeyer;Marcus Wagner

  • Empirical influence of environmental management on innovation: Evidence from Europe

    Marcus Wagner

  • Managing the Business Case for Sustainability : The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance

    Stefan Schaltegger;Marcus Wagner

  • The Effect of Family Ownership on Different Dimensions of Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from Large US Firms

    Joern H. Block;Marcus Wagner

  • ‘Green’ Human Resource Benefits: Do they Matter as Determinants of Environmental Management System Implementation?

    Marcus Wagner

  • The Relationship between the Environmental and Economic Performance of Firms

    Marcus Wagner;Stefan Schaltegger;Walter Wehrmeyer

  • Corporate Social Performance and Innovation with High Social Benefits: A Quantitative Analysis

    Marcus Wagner

  • Integrating Sustainability into Firms' Processes: Performance Effects and the Moderating Role of Business Models and Innovation

    Jeremy Hall;Marcus Wagner

  • Integration of Environmental Management with Other Managerial Functions of the Firm: Empirical Effects on Drivers of Economic Performance

    Marcus Wagner

  • Does the stock market value the inclusion in a sustainability stock index? An event study analysis for German firms

    Ulrich Oberndorfer;Peter Schmidt;Marcus Wagner;Andreas Ziegler;Andreas Ziegler

  • Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany: Characteristics and Earnings Differentials

    Joern Block;Marcus Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Schaltegger
Stefan Schaltegger Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Tobias Hahn
Tobias Hahn Ramon Llull University
Frank Figge
Frank Figge ESCP Europe, France
Joachim Henkel
Joachim Henkel Technical University of Munich
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Andreas Kuckertz
Andreas Kuckertz University of Hohenheim
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Kassel
Roger Burritt
Roger Burritt Australian National University
Susan E. Jackson
Susan E. Jackson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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