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Títol: Eco-efficiency and organizational practices: an exploratory study of manufacturing firms
Autor: Henri JF (Henri Jean-Francois)1 Journeault M (Journeault Marc)1
Referència: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY
Volum: 27 Issue:5
Pàgines: 894-921
Any: 2009
Codi ISBN/ISSN: 0263-774X
Tipus de document: Article
Paraules clau: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT CONTROL-SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY; FRAMEWORK; DESIGN; IMPACT; TECHNOLOGIES
Idioma: Anglès
Resum: As the pressure increases on organizations to improve their eco-efficiency, the identification of organizational practices that can support this improvement has become a major concern for managers and researchers. The aim of this exploratory study is to identify the association between organizational practices (ie managerial and operational) and eco-efficiency in manufacturing organizations. Combining survey and public data from a sample of Canadian manufacturing industries, the results suggest for managerial practices that environmental strategic planning, environmental administrative mechanisms, and incentives are associated with two eco-efficiency ratios-namely, the material intensity ratio and the environmental productivity ratio-while environmental performance indicators are associated with the material intensity ratio. Furthermore, the results suggest that three environmental operational practices-namely, product redesign, reduction, and alliances-are positively associated with the material intensity ratio. This study contributes to the sustainability and eco-efficiency literatures by exploring the role and contributions of organizational practices that support environmental and economic performance.
Adreça: Univ Laval, Ecole Comptabil, Quebec City, PQ G1K 7P4 Canada E-mail Addresses: Jean-Francois.Henri@fsa.ulaval.ca, Marc.Journeault@fsa.ulaval.ca