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| Author(s): |
Chiappetta Jabbour, Charbel Jose
[1]
;
Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Ana Beatriz
[1]
;
Govindan, Kannan
[2]
;
Teixeira, Adriano Alves
[3]
;
de Souza Freitas, Wesley Ricardo
[4]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Southern Denmark, Dept Econ & Business, DK-5230 Odense - Denmark
[3] Univ Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, BR-79500000 Paranaiba, MS - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, BR-14040905 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION; v. 47, p. 129-140, MAY 2013. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 111 |
| Abstract | |
The main objective of this study is to verify the influence of Environmental Management (EM) on Operational Performance (OP) in Brazilian automotive companies, analyzing whether Lean Manufacturing (LM) and Human Resources (HR) interfere in the greening of these companies. Therefore, a conceptual framework listing these concepts was proposed, and three research hypotheses were presented. A questionnaire was elaborated based on this theoretical background and sent to respondents occupying the highest positions in the production/operations areas of Brazilian automotive companies. The data, collected from 75 companies, were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The main results are as follows: (a) the model tested revealed an adequate goodness of fit, showing that overall, the relations proposed between EM and OP and between HR, LM and EM tend to be statistically valid; (b) EM tends to influence OP in a positive and statistically weak manner; (c) LM has a greater influence on EM when compared to the influence HR has over EM; (d) HR has a positive relationship over EM, but the statistical significance of this relationship is less than that of the other evaluated relationships. The originality of this paper lies in its gathering the concepts of EM, LM, HR and OP in a single study, as they generally tend not to be treated jointly. This paper also provided valid empirical evidence for a little-studied context: the Brazilian automotive sector. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/23454-1 - Use of structural equation modeling for quantitative analysis of the main features of environmental training: survey from companies with ISO14001 located in Brazil |
| Grantee: | Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |