Linking Sustainability to Quality Management and Firm Performance

Environmental management practices have evolved significantly over the past two decades. During that time, sustainable operations management practices have purportedly made positive contributions to overall firm performance. This paper develops two conceptual frameworks regarding the relationships among specific elements of environmental management, quality management, and firm performance. We suggest that innovation in quality management mediates the relationship between design for environment and firm performance, and that statistical process control techniques moderate the relationship between environmental management systems and firm performance. We identify future research possibilities, based on these frameworks, to inform scholarly research and practice in environmental management and quality management

Willow Flats Encounter Bull Moose

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White Wolf

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Bald Eagle

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Ghosts of the Prairie

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The Dynamic Capabilities View: Supply Chain and Operations Management Perspectives

The dynamic capabilities view is frequently applied in strategic management as a framework for understanding competitive advantage. The dynamic capabilities view is less prevalent elsewhere, and there is a dearth of research on the extent and topical focus of the dynamic capabilities view in supply chain and operations management. We address this gap with a review and content analysis of articles published between 2000 and 2015 in two highly respected journals: Journal of Operations Management and Management Science. We identify fifteen dynamic capabilities view-focused papers and analyze the identified articles in terms of publication frequency, publication by journal, industry focus, and primary research method. We then identify and classify the topics analyzed in those papers through the lens of the dynamic capabilities view. Based on that analysis, we conclude that dynamic capabilities view-based research is gaining traction in supply chain and operations management, and we propose an agenda for future research