| Environmental management and firm performance: a case study. | |
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PMID: 17141938 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study has as its aim to help to clarify the relationship between environmental management and economic performance by integrating it into a wider framework that includes the relationship between environmental strategy and firm performance, the latter being understood as the combination of environmental performance, competitive advantage and economic performance. A case study of the COATO farming cooperative showed us that its environmental management, focused on prevention logic, has had a positive net effect on its environmental performance. Besides, the order in which these practices were adopted favoured the development of new organisational capabilities that have contributed to the appearance of advantages derived from the greater accumulated experience of employees in creating new projects that are designed to reduce residues and pollution. COATO has also obtained a competitive advantage in differentiation thanks to an improved brand image and to its increased credibility in business relationships. Finally, a positive correlation exists between the pioneering proactive strategy adopted by this cooperative and the improvement of its firm performance with respect to the other firms in its sector. |
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Authors:
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Enrique Claver; María D López; José F Molina; Juan J Tarí |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-12-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of environmental management Volume: 84 ISSN: 0301-4797 ISO Abbreviation: J. Environ. Manage. Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-19 Completed Date: 2007-10-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401664 Medline TA: J Environ Manage Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 606-19 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Business Management, University of Alicante, Campus de San Vicente del Raspeig, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain. enrique.claver@ua.es |
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Agriculture* Commerce / economics* Environment Environmental Pollution / economics*, prevention & control Organizational Policy* Program Evaluation / economics Spain |
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