Cleaner Production and Organizational Learning

This paper is concerned with organizational learning around cleaner production as a response to environmental pressures, and presents an analysis of the character, strengths and limitations of organizational learning as stimulated by 4 key drivers: regulation, green market pressures, quality and tec...

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Published in:	Technology analysis & strategic management 1999-03, Vol.11 (1), p.75
Main Authors:	Vickers, Ian, Cordey-Hayes, Martyn
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Corporate culture Cost control Environmental cleanup Environmental management Field study Innovations Knowledge Manufacturing Organizational learning Product life cycle Production management R&D Research & development Technological change Technology transfer
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Summary:	This paper is concerned with organizational learning around cleaner production as a response to environmental pressures, and presents an analysis of the character, strengths and limitations of organizational learning as stimulated by 4 key drivers: regulation, green market pressures, quality and technical efficiency considerations, and the culture and values of those within organizations. The analysis is supported by a number of case study examples in manufacturing industry based on field work conducted between 1993-1996. The case studies suggest that weaknesses with respect to the enforcement of the current regulatory framework and the lack of sufficient financial incentives are liable to give rise to selective approaches which do not fully address the cleaner production agenda. The analysis of the limitations of firm-based organizational learning, particularly with respect to the need to change consumption patterns, indicates the continuing need for a wider process of social learning.
ISSN:	0953-7325 1465-3990