Which competitive advantages can firms really obtain from ISO14001 certification?
Ten years after the introduction of ISO14001, in this paper we present empirical evidence about the competitive advantages that managers associate to this environmental practice, from a sample of industrial firms located in Spain. The results indicate that the potential competitive advantages are: i...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/7051 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2099/7051 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | ISO 14001 Standard Industrial firms Competitive advantages Norma ISO 14001 Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió de la qualitat Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Impacte ambiental |
| Sumario: | Ten years after the introduction of ISO14001, in this paper we present empirical evidence about the competitive advantages that managers associate to this environmental practice, from a sample of industrial firms located in Spain. The results indicate that the potential competitive advantages are: improvement of the internal efficiency, differentiation advantages, attention to the stakeholders’ requirements, enhancement of the competitive position in the sector and financial savings. Nevertheless managers’ expectations of improving internal efficiency might be the real reason that encourages firms to make the voluntary decision of investing in ISO14001 certification |
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