19 research outputs found
Environmental Management Evolution Framework: Maturity Stages and Causal Loops.
Environmental management has become a fundamental concern for organizations, customers, and
citizens, yet there are few environmental management metrics that guide toward environmental
excellence. This research presents a detailed qualitative model of the evolution of environmental
management of a firm through the definition of maturity stages and causal influences. The model
provides a technique for assessing maturity stages as well as steps that can assist or negate their
ecological advancement. The causal-based classification helps companies to understand the need
for nontechnical elements in the process, such as top management commitment. This article
also contributes to the literature on integrative multimethod research, as it brings together
several approaches to environmental management
Environmental Management Maturity: The Role of Dynamic Validation.
Maturity models enhance the performance of companies by prescribing a trajectory through stages of increasing capability. However, a recent review of maturity models concludes that current maturity models hardly meet the design principles required for prescriptive use. To address this deficiency, we conducted semistructured interviews and a Group Model Building study with industrial companies in Spain in which we studied the progression toward a Leading Green Company as the highest maturity stage of environmental management. The findings from the study were tested using surveys with enterprises in Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, semistructured interviews in the United Kingdom and case studies in Spain. Using these data sources, we develop a causal model that captures an idealized environmental management maturity dynamic progression though stages. By mapping maturity stages to feedback loops connected to actions to improve those maturity levels, system dynamics can help companies articulate policies for transitioning toward higher maturity stages
Environmental Management Evolution Framework: Maturity Stages and Causal Loops.
Environmental management has become a fundamental concern for organizations, customers, and
citizens, yet there are few environmental management metrics that guide toward environmental
excellence. This research presents a detailed qualitative model of the evolution of environmental
management of a firm through the definition of maturity stages and causal influences. The model
provides a technique for assessing maturity stages as well as steps that can assist or negate their
ecological advancement. The causal-based classification helps companies to understand the need
for nontechnical elements in the process, such as top management commitment. This article
also contributes to the literature on integrative multimethod research, as it brings together
several approaches to environmental management
Environmental Management Maturity: The Role of Dynamic Validation.
Maturity models enhance the performance of companies by prescribing a trajectory through stages of increasing capability. However, a recent review of maturity models concludes that current maturity models hardly meet the design principles required for prescriptive use. To address this deficiency, we conducted semistructured interviews and a Group Model Building study with industrial companies in Spain in which we studied the progression toward a Leading Green Company as the highest maturity stage of environmental management. The findings from the study were tested using surveys with enterprises in Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, semistructured interviews in the United Kingdom and case studies in Spain. Using these data sources, we develop a causal model that captures an idealized environmental management maturity dynamic progression though stages. By mapping maturity stages to feedback loops connected to actions to improve those maturity levels, system dynamics can help companies articulate policies for transitioning toward higher maturity stages
Correspondence relating to the Blue Hills flora project, 1894-1896 (inclusive)
Senders Pu-Z, 1894-189