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Proactive corporate environmental management: A new industrial revolution

01 May 1998-Academy of Management Perspectives (Academy of Management)-Vol. 12, Iss: 2, pp 38-50
TL;DR: The trend toward proactive environmental management is being accelerated by public pressures on governments almost everywhere to assure a cleaner environment as mentioned in this paper. But more importantly, there is growing evidence that firms that adopt proactive Environmental management strategies become more efficient and competitive.
Abstract: Executive Overview Corporations in North America, Europe, Japan, and in most newly industrializing nations are embracing environmental protection as part of their international competitive strategies. For many firms, the shift to proactive environmental management is driven by pressures from governments, customers, employees, and competitors. Both consumers and investors are beginning to see more clearly the relationship between business performance and environmental quality. The trend toward proactive environmental management is being accelerated by public pressures on governments almost everywhere to assure a cleaner environment. Government regulations have become more stringent, legal liabilities for environmental damage have become more burdensome, and customers have become more demanding. But more importantly, there is growing evidence that firms that adopt proactive environmental management strategies become more efficient and competitive. In many countries, the public has become more vocal in deman...

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TL;DR: This article conducted a qualitative study of the motivations and contextual factors that induce corporate ecological responsiveness, which revealed three motivations: competitiveness, legitimation, and ecological responsibility, which were influenced by three contextual conditions: field cohesion, issue salience and individual concern.
Abstract: The authors conducted a qualitative study of the motivations and contextual factors that induce corporate ecological responsiveness. Analytic induction applied to data collected from 53 firms in the United Kingdom and Japan revealed three motivations: competitiveness, legitimation, and ecological responsibility. These motivations were influenced by three contextual conditions: field cohesion, issue salience, and individual concern. In this article, the authors also identify the conditions that likely lead to high corporate ecological responsiveness.

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TL;DR: In this article, an empirical analysis of the linkages between environmental strategy and stakeholder management is presented, showing that several simultaneous improvements in various resource domains are required for firms to shift to an empirically significant, higher level of proactiveness.
Abstract: This paper includes an empirical analysis of the linkages between environmental strategy and stakeholder management. First, it is shown that several simultaneous improvements in various resource domains are required for firms to shift to an empirically significant, higher level of proactiveness. Second, more proactive environmental strategies are associated with a deeper and broader coverage of stakeholders. Third, environmental leadership is not associated with a rising importance of environmental regulations, thereby suggesting a role for voluntary cooperation between firms and government. Finally, the linkages between environmental strategies and stakeholder management, based on a sample of 197 firms operating in Belgium, appear more limited than expected. Country-specific characteristics may to a large extent account for these results. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored whether the performance of green innovation brought positive effect to the competitive advantage and found that the performances of the green product innovation and green process innovation were positively correlated to the corporate competitive advantage.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore whether the performance of the green innovation brought positive effect to the competitive advantage. This study found that the performances of the green product innovation and green process innovation were positively correlated to the corporate competitive advantage. Therefore, the result meant that the investment in the green product innovation and green process innovation was helpful to the businesses. This study argued that the businesses should cognize the correct value and positioning of the green innovation.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a case for the integration of the largely separate literatures of environmental management (EM) and human resource management (HRM) research, and they categorize the existing literature on the basis of Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theory.
Abstract: The paper makes a case for the integration of the largely separate literatures of environmental management (EM) and human resource management (HRM) research. The paper categorizes the existing literature on the basis of Ability–Motivation– Opportunity (AMO) theory, revealing the role that Green human resource management (GHRM) processes play in people-management practice. The contributions of the paper lie in drawing together the extant literature in the area, mapping the terrain of the field, identifying some gaps in the existing literature and suggesting some potentially fruitful future research agendas. The findings of the review suggest that understanding of how GHRM practices influence employee motivation to become involved in environmental activities lags behind that of how organizations develop Green abilities and provide employees with opportunities to be involved in EM organizational efforts. Organizations are not using the full range of GHRM practices, and this may limit their effectiveness in efforts to improve EM.

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  • ...Although market, business and regulatory demands remain as the key drivers of EM, employees themselves are often reported as a source of pressure for organizations to address environmental issues (Berry and Rondinelli 1998)....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new construct called green core competence to explore its positive effects on green innovation and green images of firms and found that green core competences of firms were positively correlated to their green innovation performance and green image.
Abstract: This study proposed a novel construct – green core competence – to explore its positive effects on green innovation and green images of firms. The results showed that green core competences of firms were positively correlated to their green innovation performance and green images. In addition, this research also verified two types of green innovation performance had partial mediation effects between green core competences and green images of firms. Therefore, investment in the development of green core competence was helpful to businesses for the enhancement of their green innovation and green images. Furthermore, this study found that green core competence, two types of green innovation performance, and green images of medium & small enterprises (SMEs) were all significantly less than those of large enterprises in the information and electronics industry in Taiwan. Therefore, there was the advantage of firm size for the green core competence in this industry, and it was imperative for SMEs to develop and create their green core competences to strengthen their green innovation performance, and green images.

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01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making, including bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles.
Abstract: In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues. This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including * Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles. * Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems. * Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms. The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material. This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers.

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TL;DR: Tibor and Feldman as discussed by the authors present a comprehensive overview of the ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards for companies to understand how it will affect them, and what they can do in response.
Abstract: Review: ISO 14000 : A Guide to the New Environmental Management Standards. By Tom Tibor and Ira Feldman Reviewed by Frederick W. Stoss SUNY Buffalo Tibor, Tom and Ira Feldman. ISO 14000: A Guide to the New Environmental Management Standards. Burr Ridge, Illinois: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996. 237 pp. $35.00. ISBN 0-7863-0523-1. If you have not heard about the ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards, you need to know more about them. The ISO (International Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland) 14000 series of environmental management standards will soon affect every aspect of business and industry environmental operations. The ISO 14000 series is comprised of several guideline standards and one compliance standard. It is modeled after the BS 7750 (Environmental Management Systems) originally published in 1992 and updated in 1994. These standards will not replace regulations, legislation and codes of practice (such as Responsible Care) to which organizations must comply. However, the ISO standards will provide a voluntary mechanism to monitor, manage, and improve performance regarding environmental requirements. These standards will serve as the driving force for relations between business and the environment as we enter the 21st Century. ISO 14000: A Guide to the New Environmental Management Standards is a comprehensive preview of the ISO 14000 series for companies wanting to know what ISO 14000 is, how it will affect them, and what they can do in response. The book explores the ISO 14000 series in detail and traces the development of the standards. It describes the standards under development including: environmental management systems, environmental auditing, environmental labeling, environmental performance evaluation, and life cycle assessment. The authors, Tibor and Feldman, discuss some of the international and domestic implications of the standards, the probable registration process, and other relevant environmental management regulations, including the European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Regulation. Tibor and Feldman are currently working on a second ISO 14000 publication, an implementation guide to be

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a framework that can help international corporations develop tailored environmental policies for their plants based on their environmental risks, such as using different technologies and production processes or being located at sites with different environmental characteristics.
Abstract: Corporations engaged in international business face increasingly complex challenges in preparing environmental management policies for their plants or sites in different operating environments. Rapidly evolving international standards such as ISO 14000 encourage corporations to certify their environmental management systems, but leave them broad discretion in formulating environmental policies. Certification of corporate environmental policies and management systems, however, may not be adequate for companies with plants that use different technologies and production processes or that are located at sites with different environmental characteristics. This article proposes a framework that can help international corporations develop tailored environmental policies for their plants based on their environmental risks.

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