Pains and gains of environmental management system certification for the sustainable development of manufacturing companies: Heterogeneous effects of industry peer learning

Environmental sustainability is a growing global concern. Environmental management systems (EMS) could be an effective strategic tool to help firms deal with their sustainable development. However, whether EMS certification pays off financially and how it takes effect can be debated. Thus far, these questions remain largely under‐researched. In particular, the effects of EMS certification on financial performance are inconclusive, and the reasons explaining the effects are underdeveloped. This study aims to enrich the current research by exploring the mediating and moderating roles from the perspective of cost‐efficiency trade‐offs to reveal how EMS certification affects financial performance. Applying a PROCESS procedure analysis and causal mediation analysis to a sample of 1,751 Chinese listed manufacturing firms from 2008 to 2016, this study shows that the effect of EMS certification on firms' financial performance is insignificant because their operating costs burden increases while their marketing efficiency and managerial efficiency improve. For the first time, this study demonstrates the moderating role of industry peer learning, as the mediating effects decrease with the growth of industry peer learning.     

Strategic Explanations for the Early Adoption of ISO 14001

There are two different, and somewhat competing, strategic explanations for why firms certify for ISO 14001. On the one hand, firms may seek to reinforce their present strategies thereby further enhancing their competitive advantage. On the other hand, firms may use ISO 14001 as a mechanism to reorient their strategies, so that a clear signal is sent about the firm's change in strategic positioning. This paper aims to identify the most likely explanation for early adopters of ISO 14001.Using a matched pair design, we test these alternative explanations on a sample of US firms that certified for ISO 14001 in the first two years after its introduction. In particular, we tested whether ISO 14001 was used to reinforce or reorient firm strategies in respect to the natural environment, corporate social responsibility, quality, and internationalization.We found that firms that certified early for ISO 14001 had considerable environmental legitimacy and a strong international presence. We also found that the firm's commitment to corporate social responsibility and quality were not significantly different between certified and non-certified firms. These findings suggest that early adopters of ISO 14001 leaned towards reinforcing rather than reorienting their firm strategy, which calls into question the ultimate reach of ISO 14001.     

油气管道相关国外标准化组织制修订流程分析

对与油气管道领域相关的ISO、API、ASME、ASTM、NACE 5所知名国外标准化组织进行了简要介绍,对各组织在提案申请要求、提案内容、尤其是标准制修订流程方面进行了初步对比分析,同时以参与国际标准化组织ISO,为例详细说明了参与国际标准的注意事项及技巧,最后提出了我国在油气管道领域开展标准国际化的启示和建议。     

Using ISO 14001 to promote a sustainable supply chain strategy

Formally adopted in 1996 by the International Organization of Standardization, ISO 14001 represents a voluntary international environmental standard, which will likely be adopted by a vast majority of corporations. Its major focus is on the structure, implementation and maintenance of a formal environmental management system. Despite its international acceptance, ISO 14001 is surrounded by controversy and criticism. The literature is clearly divided in its assessment of ISO 14001, which is viewed as a variant of total quality environmental management or a paper‐driven process of limited value. In this study, case‐based research is used to address the competing views of the standard to show that ISO 14001 registration can be leveraged across the supply chain into a competitive advantage. By looking at ISO 14001 registered firms, we compare different amounts of integration and sustainability in the supply chain. We then posit several research propositions to provide an empirical framework for the impacts of ISO 14001 on supply chain design and how it will evolve in the future. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.     

ISO 10668的内容、影响与应对之策

品牌竞争已经成为国际竞争的焦点,品牌价值评估是品牌竞争的重要手段。作为世界上第一部品牌价值评估的国际标准,ISO10668的颁布实施将成为该领域一个新的里程碑。文章介绍了ISO10668的框架和主要内容,分析了它对我国可能产生的影响,并提出在我国成立品牌价值测算标准化技术委员会等相关建议。     

以实施ISO14000标准为手段加快物流绿色化进程

ISO14000标准集成了发达国家环境管理实践的精华,是环境管理的有效工具。实施ISO14000标准,不但能够引领物流企业预防污染、合理利用资源、不断改进环境绩效,走可持续发展之路;也是破解我国绿色物流发展缓慢这一难题的有效手段,必将对我国物流绿色化的发展起到积极的推进作用。     

基于过程方法的民营企业质量管理

ISO9000族标准鼓励组织在建立、实施质量管理体系以及在提高质量管理体系的有效性和效率时采用过程方法。本文在深入解析将过程方法导入民营企业质量管理的过程,并绘制出该标准涵盖的四大过程中的“管理职责”和“资源管理”的过程网络图的基础上,以质量策划为例,针对民营企业质量管理过程方法缺失的诸多问题,提出了民营企业应按照ISO9000族标准中的过程方法进行质量管理体系建构,并系统论证了民营企业应用过程方法规范质量管理的理想途径。     

循环经济模式下的企业生产组织研究

提出了在循环经济规则下,企业生产责任从产品生产,产品销售和售后服务向着产品的再使用,再制造,回收资源化和最终处置延伸中的产业组织的新结构与新机制。分析评价了产品寿命周期每一事件对环境产生的影响和影响程度。为实现产品寿命周期的环境负面影响最小化,认为企业必须实施清洁生产,在技术、设备和工艺流程上进行创新。为保证企业清洁生产的有效实施,提出企业必须建立ISO14001环境管理体系,在产品生产的组织和程序上落实和执行ISO14001标准,使ISO14001环境管理体系在企业产品寿命周期上为实施清洁生产,节能降耗和保护环境保驾护航。     

论ISO9000质量管理体系在我国地方政府的导入

21世纪是质量世纪,不仅在经济领域,就是在公共管理领域,质量也成为普遍追求的目标。ISO质量管理体系是国际上质量管理理论研究和实践经验的结晶,它为我国政府带来了先进的管理技术和管理思想。出于建立服务型政府,行政管理科学化和规范化,拉动地方经济的需要。将ISO质量管理体系导入我国地方政府非常重要。基于ISO9001:2008版和ISO9000:2005版的更版标准已经正式发布。通过介绍2008版ISO9000质量管理体系的内容。探讨了地方政府导入2008版ISO900质量管理体系的可行性。探讨了2008版ISO9000质量管理体系导入地方政府的必要性及意义。     

用过程方法构建高校ISO9001管理体系的思路探讨

ISO9001:2008是以过程方法为核心,认为管理的重点是把高校内的各种过程识别清晰、分清主次,描述出各过程的关联关系,过程与学校内各种考核指标之间的关联关系,过程与学校要求的各种记录间的关联关系.然后依据ISO9001:2008提出的要求,把这些识别出来的过程管理得更有效率.