摘要 : This study explores the domain of sustainability from the agribusiness perspective by establishing levels or stages of sustainability in terms of views, actions and performance measures. Inaddition, it analyzes factors including f... 展开 This study explores the domain of sustainability from the agribusiness perspective by establishing levels or stages of sustainability in terms of views, actions and performance measures. Inaddition, it analyzes factors including firm characteristics and internal and external stakeholdersthat influence a company’s sustainability initiatives. In a sample of U.S. agribusiness managers,results indicate that strong management pressures have a positive and highly significant relationship with the level of a firm’s sustainability initiatives. Other pressures including competition,government regulations, and the media have little or no effect. The size of the company also hasminimal influence on a company’s level of sustainability, whereas a company’s primary functionplays a more significant role. 收起