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Excellence models in the non‐profit context: strategies for continuous improvement

Al‐Tabbaa, Omar; Gadd, Kenneth; Ankrah, Samuel - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 30 (2013) 5, pp. 590-612

improvement aiming to enhance sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on an exploratory, qualitative in … the debate about the sustainability of organizations and the underpinning mechanisms behind their efficiency. Many … considered to be one of the primary foundations for organization sustainability. The added contribution of this paper advances …

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Critical success factors for employee suggestion schemes: a literature review

Lasrado, Flevy; Arif, Mohammed; Rizvi, Aftab; Urdzik, Chris - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 24 (2016) 2, pp. 315-339

criteria to the suggestion scheme and to discuss the importance of these factors on sustainability of suggestion system. This … assessment framework for sustainability of a suggestion scheme. Practical implications This paper should be of value to … today and what future it holds. It offers practical help to an individual starting out on research on the sustainability of …

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Sustainability marketing in the emerging markets: imperatives, challenges, and agenda setting

Nkamnebe, Anayo D. - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 6 (2011) 3, pp. 217-232

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the imperatives for sustainability marketing (SM) adoption in the emerging … organizations and consumers in EMs to foster sustainability behaviour as a strategic choice for development rather than seeing it as …

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Investigating boycotts and buycotts as antecedents towards attitude and intention to engage in ethical consumption

Akintimehin, Olamide; Phau, Ian; Ogbechie, Rose; Oniku, … - In: International Journal of Ethics and Systems 38 (2022) 4, pp. 661-681

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the attitude towards ethical consumption and intention to engage in ethical consumption behaviour by consumers within a developing economy, building on the ethically minded consumer behaviour (EMCB) framework. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative...

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Ethical leadership and sustainability of agro-allied firms: moderating role of environmental dynamism

Ogaga, Ida Austin; Ezenwakwelu, Charity A.; Isichei, … - In: International Journal of Ethics and Systems 39 (2022) 1, pp. 36-53

Purpose This paper aims to account for the direct effect of ethical leadership on the sustainability of agro …-allied firms and the moderating effect of environmental dynamism on ethical leadership–organisational sustainability relation … SmartPLSv3. Findings The result confirms that ethical leadership positively affects the sustainability of firms in the agro …

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Manufacturing’s role in corporate environmental sustainability ‐ Concerns for the new millennium

Sarkis, Joseph - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 5/6, pp. 666-686

The natural environment and the manufacturing function are becoming inextricably linked. As the new millennium approaches and progresses, profitability, productivity and environmental consciousness are increasingly viewed as integral goals of manufacturing organizations. The issues facing...

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Adoption and diffusion of environmental and social standards

Castka, Pavel; Corbett, Charles - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36 (2016) 11, pp. 1504-1529

Purpose The increased focus on sustainability has led firms to incorporate a range of sustainability practices in their …

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Exploring the implications of supply risk on sustainability performance

Shafiq, Asad; Johnson, P. Fraser; Klassen, Robert D.; … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 37 (2017) 10, pp. 1386-1407

challenging, with monitoring practices offering one means to attenuate supply sustainability risk. Drawing on agency theory, the … purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between sustainability and operations risk, supplier sustainability … sustainability and operations risk, supplier sustainability monitoring practices, supply improvement initiatives and firm performance …

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Stakeholders, reward expectations and firms’ use of the ISO14001 management standard

Simpson, Dayna; Sroufe, Robert - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 34 (2014) 7, pp. 830-852

Purpose – An ongoing challenge for managers is to define and benefit from their firm's environmental management practices. Firms that seek stakeholder recognition of their practices, or face stakeholder pressure for evidence of improvement, increasingly use management standards such as...

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Cross-functional executive involvement and worker involvement in lean manufacturing and sustainability alignment

Longoni, Annachiara; Cagliano, Raffaella - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 35 (2015) 9, pp. 1332-1358

with environmental and social sustainability is unclear. The purpose of this paper is to understand how cross … strategic alignment of lean manufacturing and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – An inductive case study methodology … and sustainability development theory). Evidence was drawn from ten cross-industry case studies. Within and cross …

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