Author： Avadikyan Arman Llerena Daniel Ostertag Katrin
Publisher： Inderscience Publishers
ISSN： 1466-2132
Source： International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol.1, Iss.1-2, 2003-07, pp. : 45-60
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Abstract
In this paper, we analyse the development of corporate environmental management systems through the core elements of the emerging evolutionary theory of the firm. The environmental management process means a process by which organisations change their structures and cultures as a result of an interlinked effort of individual learning and organisational transformation. We propose that effective environmental management capacities derive primarily from the adaptation of three constitutive mechanisms of firms: the coordination mechanisms, the cognitive mechanisms and the incentive mechanisms. Our theoretical results are supported by case studies in 12 industrial firms located in France (Alsace) and in Germany (Baden-Wurtemberg).
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