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This article analyzes the role of quality management in the internalization of environmental practices. A qualitative study based on interviews with 35 practitioners was conducted in three African countries (Cameroon, Senegal, and Ivory Coast). The results highlight the contrasting roles played by the main reference model for quality management—International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001—in the internalization of the international standard for corporate environmental management—ISO 14001—with positive points related to formal and documentary aspects and perverse effects such as increased bureaucracy and a focus on quality at the expense of the environment. The results also point to four configurations of integration of environmental practices according to the level of quality management internalization and the level of institutional pressure to adopt corporate environmental management: poor integration, partial integration, substantial integration, and sustainable integration.
Christian Valery Tayo Tene; Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria. Does quality management improve the internalization of environmental practices? An empirical study in Africa. Business Strategy and the Environment 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleChristian Valery Tayo Tene, Olivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria. Does quality management improve the internalization of environmental practices? An empirical study in Africa. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristian Valery Tayo Tene; Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria. 2021. "Does quality management improve the internalization of environmental practices? An empirical study in Africa." Business Strategy and the Environment , no. : 1.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the practices, challenges and ethical issues underlying the fabric and dissemination of corporate sustainability ratings. Design/methodology/approach Based on 36 semi-structured interviews with sustainability rating practitioners, the study shows the trade-offs, ethical judgments and customizable aspects involved in rating practices, which cannot rely only on formal and predefined methods. Findings In contrast with the official optimistic rhetoric about the rationality and rigor of sustainability rating methods, agencies face serious challenges in the measurement and comparison of performance in this area, particularly in terms of the aggregation of scattered and fuzzy indicators, commercial pressures and the availability, materiality and reliability of the information collected. Despite these concerns, sustainability ratings do appear to be useful in improving corporate responsiveness and increasing investor awareness of the complex and difficult-to-measure aspects of nonfinancial reports. Practical implications Rating agencies should collaborate to set up common indicators that would be easier for firms to produce and should better separate their sustainability rating production activities from other services they offer to companies (e.g. consultancy). Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on the measurement and promotion of corporate sustainability by analyzing rating practices through the lens of moral fictionalism, which here refers to the human tendency to build ethical judgments on fictional but convenient and useful representations.
Olivier Boiral; David Talbot; Marie-Christine Brotherton; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Sustainability rating and moral fictionalism: opening the black box of nonfinancial agencies. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 2021, ahead-of-p, 1 .
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, David Talbot, Marie-Christine Brotherton, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Sustainability rating and moral fictionalism: opening the black box of nonfinancial agencies. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 2021; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; David Talbot; Marie-Christine Brotherton; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. 2021. "Sustainability rating and moral fictionalism: opening the black box of nonfinancial agencies." Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.
In the recent decades, forest certification based on third-party external audits has gained momentum. This type of certification has been developed as a monitoring tool aimed at improving governance in corporate environmental management and differentiating products in the increasing environmentally sensitive markets. Although the scholarly literature has extensively analyzed the adoption and dissemination of forest certification, the findings of the external audits and certification practices remain under researched. On the basis of the analysis of 105 audit reports issued by accredited third-party certification bodies in Romania, this article sheds light on procedural factors that have significant influence on the characteristics of non-conformities (NCs) identified by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) third party audits. Our research offers empirical evidence that certain procedural factors such as the type of assessment, auditing days, number of auditors, or the presence of foreign members in an audit team have a significant influence on the auditing process outcomes: number and grade of non-conformities, standard references, or methods of NC detection. The study opens interesting new lines of research—the influence of procedural or other types of contextual factors on certification outcomes—and provides indications on the effectiveness of the certification procedures and guidelines in certification process quality assurance.
Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan; Bogdan Popa; Iñaki Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Germán Arana-Landín; Adelin-Ionuț Nicorescu; Ioan Abrudan. Procedural Factors Influencing Forest Certification Audits: An Empirical Study in Romania. Forests 2021, 12, 172 .
AMA StyleAureliu-Florin Hălălișan, Bogdan Popa, Iñaki Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral, Germán Arana-Landín, Adelin-Ionuț Nicorescu, Ioan Abrudan. Procedural Factors Influencing Forest Certification Audits: An Empirical Study in Romania. Forests. 2021; 12 (2):172.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAureliu-Florin Hălălișan; Bogdan Popa; Iñaki Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Germán Arana-Landín; Adelin-Ionuț Nicorescu; Ioan Abrudan. 2021. "Procedural Factors Influencing Forest Certification Audits: An Empirical Study in Romania." Forests 12, no. 2: 172.
This paper investigates the role of power distance and orality in the internalization of ISO 14001 in Africa. The data was collected from 35 semi-structured interviews with a set of relevant stakeholders: managers, employees, environmental coordinators/directors, consultants, and auditors in Cameroon, Senegal, and Ivory Coast. The results point to the low power of action of the persons in charge of the implementation of ISO 14001, the tendency for managers to centralize decisions and to view the internalization of ISO 14001 as more of an issue for employees than for themselves, and the perfunctory implementation of the environmental management system. This seems to lead to low ownership of the environmental practices in place by managers and employees, and little change to behaviors and practices. This paper contributes to the literature on the internalization of environmental management practices and sheds light on the under-explored role of cultural issues in the effectiveness of ISO 14001. The managerial implications of the study and the avenues for future research are also discussed.
Christian Valery Tayo Tene; Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Internalizing environmental management practices in Africa: The role of power distance and orality. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 291, 125267 .
AMA StyleChristian Valery Tayo Tene, Olivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Internalizing environmental management practices in Africa: The role of power distance and orality. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 291 ():125267.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristian Valery Tayo Tene; Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. 2020. "Internalizing environmental management practices in Africa: The role of power distance and orality." Journal of Cleaner Production 291, no. : 125267.
This article analyzes the contribution of certifiable environmental management standards—such as ISO 14001 and the Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)—to corporate environmental performance. Based on a content analysis of 414 third‐party‐verified environmental statements from EMAS‐registered Spanish organizations, which included information for around 6,700 detailed indicators, a weak improvement in environmental performance was found. Less than half of the analyzed indicators—namely, 48.27%—revealed a net improvement. Similarly, analysis of the justifications of the registered companies for the lack of improvement points to a rather symbolical adoption of the certification, intended to do only the bare minimum. These findings call into question the prevailing opinion about the positive impact of voluntary certifiable environmental management standards on environmental greening. Implications for managers and public policy makers, as well as for other stakeholders, are discussed.
Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. Environmental management certification and environmental performance: Greening or greenwashing? Business Strategy and the Environment 2020, 29, 2829 -2841.
AMA StyleIñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral, Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. Environmental management certification and environmental performance: Greening or greenwashing? Business Strategy and the Environment. 2020; 29 (6):2829-2841.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. 2020. "Environmental management certification and environmental performance: Greening or greenwashing?" Business Strategy and the Environment 29, no. 6: 2829-2841.
Eco-efficiency is considered as a relevant practice for corporate sustainability as this concept addresses both environmental and economic issues. Similarly, eco-efficient indicators are seen as useful instrument for corporate environmental management. The literature has studied the use of eco-efficient indicators by companies from different sectors of activity but the analysis of the use of eco-efficient indicators by environmental frontrunner companies from diverse sectors of activity has been overlooked. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the literature analysing the use of eco-efficient indicators by environmental frontrunner companies. For that purpose the case of companies registered against the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is analysed, as the adoption of this scheme is associated to environmental frontrunner companies in both practitioner and scholarly literatures. Based on a content analysis of third-party verified environmental statements of 387 EMAS-registered Spanish organizations, a general lack of use of eco-efficient indicators was found. More specifically, the results show that only close to 39% of the 10,337 analysed indicators were calculated with minimum eco-efficiency criteria to measure corporate environmental performance. Implications for managers, public policy makers as well as other stakeholders are discussed.
Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; María García; Olivier Boiral; Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. The use of eco-efficiency indicators by environmental frontrunner companies. Ecological Indicators 2020, 115, 106451 .
AMA StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, María García, Olivier Boiral, Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. The use of eco-efficiency indicators by environmental frontrunner companies. Ecological Indicators. 2020; 115 ():106451.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; María García; Olivier Boiral; Alberto Díaz de Junguitu. 2020. "The use of eco-efficiency indicators by environmental frontrunner companies." Ecological Indicators 115, no. : 106451.
It should be noted that the relationship between economics and the environment has never previously featured as one of mankind’s primary or principal concerns. It presently does. The recent worldwide student mobilization for climate action, the Climate Change Congress in Paris (December 2015) or the dieselgate related to the scandals involving companies in the automobile sector not complying with regulatory environmental norms (which started also in 2015), among many other issues, provide evidence that this relationship is presently of central concern to questions regarding the future of mankind. Nevertheless, we should remind ourselves of the fact that, despite being a recurrent theme in the media, the environment continued to be a treated by economists as a subsidiary issue until, in relatively recent times, the effects of the global environmental crisis grew to proportions that meant it became of serious concern to the future of mankind. The aim of this paper is to trace the historical relationship between the environment and economics. In fact, the focus is more modest: we aim to illustrate the principal traces of the presence of the environment in economic science in an attempt to exhibit a path which might lead to the reconciliation of the one (the environment) with the other (economics).
Alberto Díaz De Junguitu; Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. Economics and environment: An impossible reconciliation? Harvard Deusto Business Research 2019, 8, 242 .
AMA StyleAlberto Díaz De Junguitu, Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral. Economics and environment: An impossible reconciliation? Harvard Deusto Business Research. 2019; 8 (3):242.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Díaz De Junguitu; Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. 2019. "Economics and environment: An impossible reconciliation?" Harvard Deusto Business Research 8, no. 3: 242.
The adoption of voluntary environmental certifications such as ISO 14001 and Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) has gained momentum in the last two decades. The scholarly literature has analyzed in depth the performance implications of the adoption of these certificates. Yet the findings are scattered and inconclusive. This article aims to shed light on this issue by meta‐analyzing the influence of the adoption of voluntary environmental certifications on corporate environmental performance, drawing on a sample of 53 scholarly studies analyzing a total of 182,926 companies. The findings show a positive influence of ISO 14001 and EMAS certifications on corporate environmental performance. A set of underlying moderating effects are also identified, such as a more pronounced positive effect for adoptions based on environmental innovation and for firms with a more mature certification. Implications for scholars, managers, and other stakeholders are discussed.
Artitzar Erauskin‐Tolosa; Eugenio Zubeltzu‐Jaka; Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis. Business Strategy and the Environment 2019, 29, 1145 -1159.
AMA StyleArtitzar Erauskin‐Tolosa, Eugenio Zubeltzu‐Jaka, Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral. ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2019; 29 (3):1145-1159.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArtitzar Erauskin‐Tolosa; Eugenio Zubeltzu‐Jaka; Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. 2019. "ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis." Business Strategy and the Environment 29, no. 3: 1145-1159.
The objective of this paper is to investigate how indigenous peoples’ involvement can improve the environmental management practices of organizations in the natural resource extraction sector. Based on a qualitative study and semi-structured interviews with 33 respondents, this study sheds more light on the environmental involvement of a particular category of stakeholder rarely considered in the managerial literature. The findings show the risk management issues, corporate legitimacy objectives, and regulatory requirements underlying this type of environmental involvement. We also identify the main practices and benefits of fully engaging with indigenous peoples on environmental issues, particularly in terms of knowledge of local ecosystems and sensitive sites, biodiversity management, development of environmental values within the organization, and support in environmental monitoring. The paper contributes to the literature on both environmental management and relationships between extractive organizations and indigenous communities. Managerial implications and avenues for future research are also discussed.
Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. Improving environmental management through indigenous peoples’ involvement. Environmental Science & Policy 2019, 103, 10 -20.
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Marie-Christine Brotherton. Improving environmental management through indigenous peoples’ involvement. Environmental Science & Policy. 2019; 103 ():10-20.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. 2019. "Improving environmental management through indigenous peoples’ involvement." Environmental Science & Policy 103, no. : 10-20.
Voluntary certifiable environmental management standards such as ISO 14001 and EMAS have been extensively adopted and disseminated worldwide, but the rigorous assessment of the real effectiveness of these tools is challenging. There is a need for more research focused on the concrete operational implications for certified organizations. The analysis of the best in class practices of certified organization has been overlooked. In order to fill this gap, this article assesses the use of environmental best practices and performance benchmarks among EMAS-registered organizations. For that purpose, 178 environmental statements assessed by independent third-party verifiers from the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian hotel industry are analyzed. The findings show poor use of best practices and performance benchmarks among certified organizations. The idea that EMAS signals environmentally best in class or frontrunner behavior is open to question. Implications for policy makers, managers, and other stakeholders are discussed.
Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; María García; Erlantz Allur. Environmental best practice and performance benchmarks among EMAS-certified organizations: An empirical study. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2019, 80, 106315 .
AMA StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral, María García, Erlantz Allur. Environmental best practice and performance benchmarks among EMAS-certified organizations: An empirical study. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2019; 80 ():106315.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; María García; Erlantz Allur. 2019. "Environmental best practice and performance benchmarks among EMAS-certified organizations: An empirical study." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 80, no. : 106315.
Sustainability reporting has become a common practice and is generally considered to be positive. Yet, a growing body of scholarly literature has criticized the transparency and usefulness of this practice. The main objective of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of the reliability of assurance statements for sustainability reports and their contribution to stakeholder accountability. The qualitative content analysis of 337 assured sustainability reports from the mining and energy sectors reveals that assurance statements do not demonstrate a material, substantial, and credible verification process. They tend rather to appear as a hyperreal practice largely divorced from critical sustainability issues and stakeholder concerns. This practice is based on self-referential and procedural accounting rhetoric supported by assurance standards disconnected from the specific requirements of sustainability reporting. The paper questions the mainstream literature’s assumptions about the current practice of assurance statements and their improvement over time. The study has also practical implications for assurance practitioners, reporting organizations, and stakeholders.
Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Sustainability reporting assurance: Creating stakeholder accountability through hyperreality? Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 243, 118596 .
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Sustainability reporting assurance: Creating stakeholder accountability through hyperreality? Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 243 ():118596.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. 2019. "Sustainability reporting assurance: Creating stakeholder accountability through hyperreality?" Journal of Cleaner Production 243, no. : 118596.
This article analyzes how organizations communicate their voluntary environmental management certification. Previous research suggests that firms use certification to signal and to create a better public image as one of their main objectives in adopting environmental management standards. How organizations communicate their certification to their stakeholders has not been fully researched. To fill this gap, this work focuses on the hospitality industry, one of the most relevant sectors for environmental certification, and Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme, one of the most demanding certification schemes. On the basis of the analysis of the communication practices of 201 certified European hotels and 37 interviews with managers from certified hotels, the findings are surprising. The great majority of organizations included in the study engage in no significant communication activity. The results cast doubt in the idea that improving corporate image is one of the main drivers to adopt third‐party voluntary certification.
Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Erlantz Allur; María García. Communicating environmental management certification: Signaling without signals? Business Strategy and the Environment 2019, 29, 422 -431.
AMA StyleIñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral, Erlantz Allur, María García. Communicating environmental management certification: Signaling without signals? Business Strategy and the Environment. 2019; 29 (2):422-431.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Erlantz Allur; María García. 2019. "Communicating environmental management certification: Signaling without signals?" Business Strategy and the Environment 29, no. 2: 422-431.
The objective of this paper is to explore the initiatives for community engagement with indigenous people implemented by extractive organizations and their possible alignment with the integrative framework of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. A qualitative study based on 33 semi-directed interviews with practitioners and experts in managing relationships with indigenous communities shows the interconnectedness of the requirements of these communities with the main priorities of the 2030 Agenda. Our findings shed more light on the complexity, uncertainties, and risks associated with collaborating with unconventional stakeholders who play an increasingly important role, for example attaining a social licence to operate for extractive activities. They also show the critical importance of issues that tend to be neglected in corporate sustainability and the need to align organizational commitments with global priorities in sustainable development objectives. Contributions to the literature and avenues for future research are described in the discussion.
Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. Corporate sustainability and indigenous community engagement in the extractive industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 235, 701 -711.
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Marie-Christine Brotherton. Corporate sustainability and indigenous community engagement in the extractive industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 235 ():701-711.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. 2019. "Corporate sustainability and indigenous community engagement in the extractive industry." Journal of Cleaner Production 235, no. : 701-711.
This paper presents an empirical examination of the role of employee involvement in the internalization of corporate biodiversity management. A qualitative study in natural resource companies was conducted, based on semi‐directive interviews with managers, consultants, and experts in this area. The findings show that employee involvement is essential to improve biodiversity practices in natural resource companies, which largely rely on organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment. The role of tacit knowledge, voluntary initiatives, and prevention of harmful behaviors in the workplace are highlighted. The main obstacles to the internalization of biodiversity issues include their complexity, the lack of corporate commitment, the externalization of initiatives, and the lack of training for employees. The contributions to the literature on corporate environmental management, internalization of new practices, and organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment are explained. Managerial implications and avenues for future research are also provided.
Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. Improving corporate biodiversity management through employee involvement. Business Strategy and the Environment 2019, 28, 688 -698.
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Marie-Christine Brotherton. Improving corporate biodiversity management through employee involvement. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2019; 28 (5):688-698.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. 2019. "Improving corporate biodiversity management through employee involvement." Business Strategy and the Environment 28, no. 5: 688-698.
This article presents a conceptual and empirical review of the literature related to the link between the different perspectives, models, and tools associated with Quality Management and Environmental Management. Several academic works identified in the literature that aimed to establish conceptual similarities between QM and EM are reviewed and discussed. In general, terms, the scholarly literature suggests that the main quality practices and programs associated with the Quality Management paradigm—such as ISO 9001 and Total Quality Management—facilitate the adoption of environmental practices associated with corporate Environmental Management. However, there is evidence of certain limitations driven by different biases, whether or not they are recognized in the reviewed publications. The concentration on some avenues of research focused on very detailed aspects of the linkage between QM and EM is discussed. Conversely, lines that have been overlooked and are in need for more research were also identified. The implications for scholars, such as suggestions for further research, are included as a contribution of the article.
Erlantz Allur; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Francesco Testa. Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4311 .
AMA StyleErlantz Allur, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral, Francesco Testa. Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):4311.
Chicago/Turabian StyleErlantz Allur; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral; Francesco Testa. 2018. "Quality and Environmental Management Linkage: A Review of the Literature." Sustainability 10, no. 11: 4311.
Over 1.5 million ISO 9001 certificates are in effect worldwide, 30 years after this quality management standard was launched. As the factory of the world, China is by far the leading country for ISO 9001, in terms of both absolute and relative numbers and growth. Nevertheless, practitioners have cast doubts on the reliability of adopting ISO third-party quality certification in this country. In-depth interviews with 40 senior quality managers, consultants, and auditors with broad field experience and other complementary methods paints a disturbing picture. The widespread prevalence of fake ISO 9001 certificates is indicated, together with an eroded credibility of the process of third-party certification. We discuss the profound implications of the study—including whether or not the phenomenon is restricted to China—and introduce suggestions for managers and other stakeholders, as well as avenues for further research.
Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. Faking ISO 9001 in China: An exploratory study. Business Horizons 2018, 62, 55 -64.
AMA StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Olivier Boiral. Faking ISO 9001 in China: An exploratory study. Business Horizons. 2018; 62 (1):55-64.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Olivier Boiral. 2018. "Faking ISO 9001 in China: An exploratory study." Business Horizons 62, no. 1: 55-64.
The objective of this article is to analyse the relationship between the internalisation of ISO 9000 standards and two measures of employee-level outcomes: Job Satisfaction (JS) and Affective Commitment (AC). The relationship has been analysed from the perspective of shop-floor employees, a perspective that have been under-researched in the scholarly literature. 329 shop-floor employees belonging to 11 Spanish companies from the automotive parts industry participated in the survey. The results indicate that the internalisation of ISO 9000 impacts strongly and positively on JS and AC. Moreover, the analysis shown that JS plays an important mediator role in the relationship between the internalisation of ISO 9000 and AC. This study is relevant and contributes to the literature providing an analysis focused on the internalisation of ISO 9000, related to two work-performance measures at the individual level and from the perspective of the shop-floor workers.
Alejandro Bello–Pintado; Iñaki Heras–Saizarbitoria; Javier Merino–Díaz-De-Cerio. Work-performance and internalisation of ISO 9000 standards: A shop-floor workers perspective. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 2018, 31, 1427 -1441.
AMA StyleAlejandro Bello–Pintado, Iñaki Heras–Saizarbitoria, Javier Merino–Díaz-De-Cerio. Work-performance and internalisation of ISO 9000 standards: A shop-floor workers perspective. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 2018; 31 (13-14):1427-1441.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlejandro Bello–Pintado; Iñaki Heras–Saizarbitoria; Javier Merino–Díaz-De-Cerio. 2018. "Work-performance and internalisation of ISO 9000 standards: A shop-floor workers perspective." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 31, no. 13-14: 1427-1441.
The objective of this paper is to analyze the meaning, manifestations and practical implications of connectedness to nature in natural resources companies. This research is motivated by the lack of scholarly works aimed to analyze the organizational applications of the connectedness to nature concept. A qualitative and exploratory study based on semi-structured interviews with 50 respondents was conducted. The findings highlight the feeling of disconnection from natural ecosystems that permeates most organizations and the importance for employees to maintain contact with natural areas. For organizations, the benefits of connectedness to nature are essentially related to the increased awareness of environmental issues, adoption of green behaviors in the workplace, greater attachment to place, improved communication with local stakeholders, and employee well-being. Respondents also proposed various practices to improve connectedness to nature, particularly the sharing of managers' sense of affiliation with nature, involvement of employees in nature-related tasks, implementation of specific human resource management initiatives, and promotion of outdoor activities. The findings might benefit diverse stakeholders such as scholars, organizations, managers, and public policy makers.
Olivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. Nature connectedness and environmental management in natural resources companies: An exploratory study. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 206, 227 -237.
AMA StyleOlivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Marie-Christine Brotherton. Nature connectedness and environmental management in natural resources companies: An exploratory study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 206 ():227-237.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivier Boiral; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Marie-Christine Brotherton. 2018. "Nature connectedness and environmental management in natural resources companies: An exploratory study." Journal of Cleaner Production 206, no. : 227-237.
Cooperative organizations that aim to foster the production and the consumption of renewable energy are flourishing all over the world. Nevertheless, the scholarly research about these organizations that promote renewable energy has been scattered and limited, especially in the case of countries that do not have a tradition of disseminating green energy (e.g. countries from Southern Europe). Taking into account this gap in the literature, this article sheds light on the phenomenon of renewable energy cooperatives in Spain. Based on primary and secondary data sources the main characteristics, motivations and performance of these organizations that promote community initiatives for renewable energy are reviewed. The implications for stakeholders, policy makers and researchers, as well as avenues for further research, are discussed.
Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Lucía Sáez; Erlantz Allur; Jon Morandeira. The emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in Spain: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018, 94, 1036 -1043.
AMA StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Lucía Sáez, Erlantz Allur, Jon Morandeira. The emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in Spain: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 94 ():1036-1043.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria; Lucía Sáez; Erlantz Allur; Jon Morandeira. 2018. "The emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in Spain: A review." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 94, no. : 1036-1043.
Community opposition is one of the key obstacles to the expansion of wind turbine developments. The scholarly literature has focused on public opinion on wind farms (WFs) and the level of community acceptance. The efforts of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), to gain community acceptance has been under-researched. To fill this gap, the present study analyzes the evolution of interventions by a leading OEM to secure the acceptance of local communities for wind energy projects and the outcomes of those efforts. The fieldwork consisted of a longitudinal case study carried out from 2014 to 2017 by a leading international OEM. In depth personal interviews were also conducted with six experts in the field. The main efforts of the OEM focused on the visual impact of the developments, health and safety issues, community involvement and social investment in the community. In selecting the location for developing a WF, economic criteria usually prevail over social criteria. Although the company makes social investments in the community, different groups point out that those local communities should be taken more seriously, as they can serve as facilitators in the development of projects. Implications for stakeholders such as developers and policy makers are discussed.
Beñat Landeta-Manzano; Germán Arana-Landín; Pilar M. Calvo; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Wind energy and local communities: A manufacturer’s efforts to gain acceptance. Energy Policy 2018, 121, 314 -324.
AMA StyleBeñat Landeta-Manzano, Germán Arana-Landín, Pilar M. Calvo, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Wind energy and local communities: A manufacturer’s efforts to gain acceptance. Energy Policy. 2018; 121 ():314-324.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeñat Landeta-Manzano; Germán Arana-Landín; Pilar M. Calvo; Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. 2018. "Wind energy and local communities: A manufacturer’s efforts to gain acceptance." Energy Policy 121, no. : 314-324.