Title :
Waste not, want not?: the relationship between manufacturers´ adoption of innovative workplace management and pollution prevention practices
Author_Institution :
H. John Heinz III Sch. of Public Policy & Manage., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationships between a manufacturing facilities´ adoption of innovative pollution prevention techniques (i.e., source reduction and recycling) and of innovative workplace management practices (e.g., TQM, R&D, worker teams, etc.). It specifically evaluates whether facilities that are innovative in their manufacturing are also innovative in environmental practices
Keywords :
human resource management; management; manufacturing industries; pollution control; recycling; research and development management; R&D; TQM; environmental practices; innovative workplace management; manufacturing facilities; pollution prevention practices; recycling; source reduction; worker teams; Employment; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Innovation management; Pollution; Production facilities; Raw materials; Recycling; Research and development management; Technological innovation; Total quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653300
