Human resource practices and especially compensation are the elements most likely to promote attraction and retention of competent workers. However firms can choose between a mix of compensation policies and practices. The existant literature suggests that these choices are influenced by either...

Selon des croyances largement répandues, la protection de l'environnement est associée à une hausse des coûts imposés aux entreprises par le gouvernement. Au cours de la dernière décennie, ce point de vue a été contesté par un grand nombre d'analystes. Ces derniers ont cerné de...

According to widely held beliefs, environmental protection is associated with an increase in costs for businesses imposed by the government. Over the last decade, this view has been challenged by a number of analysts. They have identified many possibilities, from a conceptual or theoretical...

Twenty years ago, Harvard Business School economist and strategy professor Michael Porter stood conventional wisdom about the impact of environmental regulation on business on its head by declaring that well designed regulation could actually enhance competitiveness. The traditional view of...

L'image du Québec « vert » a récemment fait l'objet de commentaires contradictoires; certains lui donnent une image d'un exemple environnemental à suivre alors que d'autres qualifient cette même image de mythe. Afin de mieux connaître la situation, nous comparons certains indicateurs...

This text presents ten Quebec examples on green profitability. Managers concerned with the quality of the environment may find new ideas and arguments to convince their colleagues in being proactive in this matter. However, before presenting these examples, we must put the issue in a more...

We analyze 17 studies of the use of sustainable development indicators (SDI) in an urban setting. The analysis reveals a lack of consensus not only on the conceptual framework and the approach favored, but also on the selection and optimal number of indicators. First, by performing different...

This paper explores the effects of effluent regulatory activity on firm behavior in the pulp and paper industry in Ontario. The model uses instrumental variables to attempt to distinguish between that correlation between emission limits and emissions coming from regulatory capture and that...

This paper evaluates five recent experiences of worksharing in Québec since 1994: Bell Québec, Alcan, Scott Paper, the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune and Sico. Participation in voluntary worksharing programs was high where workers' sacrifice (lost wages) was not great and where...

Jaffe and Palmer (1997) present three distinct variants of the so-called Porter Hypothesis. The weak version of the hypothesis posits that environmental regulation will stimulate certain kinds of environmental innovations. The narrow version of the hypothesis asserts that flexible environmental...