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Achieving a balanced value system for continuity and change

Feurer, Rainer; Chaharbaghi, Kazem - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 9, pp. 44-51

The increasing level of competition has had a major influence on the value system which defines the characteristics of an organization and its relation to internal and external environments. The value system is central to the reward structure and therefore determines the organization′s goals...

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The influence of environmental issues in strategic analysis and choice

Ghobadian, Abby; Viney, Howard; James, Philip; Lui, Jonathan - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 10, pp. 46-58

strategic decision‐making process. This pressure characterizes the increased global significance of the environment. Examines … the extent to which the issue is recognized by UK corporations, and how the environment affects corporate business … comments on the nature of those influences. The key findings show that UK companies recognize the environment is an issue, but …

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Legislation for the environment: does it work? ‐ an empirical study into selected UK‐based chemical manufacturing firms

Zhuang, Lee; Synodinos, Dimitris - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 7, pp. 508-518

In the past two decades, there has been a steady rise of global environmentalism among the public and organizations alike. A series of EU and UK environmental legislation has been developed with mixed results. According to a recent study carried out by Warwick Business School, 65 per cent of the...

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Organizational performance and environmental consciousness: an empirical study

Ahmed, Nazim U.; Montagno, Ray V.; Firenze, Robert J. - In: Management Decision 36 (1998) 2, pp. 57-62

This study investigates the relationship between environmental strategy and company performance using samples from a nationwide survey. The companies were classified into two groups; environmentally conscious and non‐environmental companies. Environmental companies reported better performance...

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Structuring organizations for the future: analyzing and managing change

Mukherji, Ananda; Mukherji, Jyotsna - In: Management Decision 36 (1998) 4, pp. 265-273

environment. The paper briefly traces the forces in the environment that are impacting business organizations and the likely …

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Corporate environmental strategies and actions

Bobby Banerjee, Subhabrata - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 1, pp. 36-44

Organizations can develop and implement a range of strategies to address environmental issues. A wide range of actions can result from these strategies. Describes the environmental strategies of over 250 US firms. In particular, examines company participation in 25 environmental activities and...

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Integrating lean and green management

Hallam, Cory; Contreras, Carolina - In: Management Decision 54 (2016) 9, pp. 2157-2187

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to perform a literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles investigating the relationship between Lean and Green management in light of developing an integrated management model. Design/methodology/approach After an extensive search, 60 articles from...

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Financial, governance and environmental determinants of corporate social responsible disclosure

Giannarakis, Grigoris; Konteos, George; Sariannidis, … - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 10, pp. 1928-1951

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vital determinants on the extent of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in a US context. The selected variables are CEO duality, the presence of women in the board, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, emission reduction...

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Birth and growth in new metal‐based manufacturing and business service firms in Finland

Littunen, Hannu - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 8 (2001) 4, pp. 377-392

‐up phase, in the characteristics of the entrepreneur and of the firm, and in the firm’s environment. Growth was especially … explained by the know‐how and changes in the strategic behaviour of the entrepreneur and by the firm’s environment. New firmshad …

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The role of cognitions and emotions in the music‐approach‐avoidance behavior relationship

Sweeney, Jillian C.; Wyber, Fiona - In: Journal of Services Marketing 16 (2002) 1, pp. 51-69

contributed to these behaviors when the store environment was considered pleasant. Affiliation behaviors similarly resulted from …

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