The support of human resource management factors for the development of environmentally-friendly products: case studies/A importancia dos fatores humanos no desenvolvimento de produtos com elevado desempenho ambiental: estudo de casos

The aim of this paper is to discuss the incorporation of environmental criteria into product development, highlighting the contributions of human resource management factors. The literature review is complemented by two case studies carried out in Brazilian companies. It is possible to conclude that...

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Published in:Revista de Administracao Mackenzie 2009, Vol.10 (4), p.32
Main Authors: Jabbour, Charbel Jose Chiappetta, Santos, Fernando Cesar Almada, Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes De Sousa
Format: Report
Language:Spanish
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Case studies
Product development
Sustainable development
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to discuss the incorporation of environmental criteria into product development, highlighting the contributions of human resource management factors. The literature review is complemented by two case studies carried out in Brazilian companies. It is possible to conclude that the more environmentally-friendly products are developed with excellence, the more this type of product development interacts with human resource management factors. Finally, the main ways for continuing the analysis of this paper are presented. KEYWORDS Environmental management; Environmentally-friendly products; Human resource management; Sustainability; Brazil. Este artigo analisa a incorporacao de criterios ambientais no desenvolvimento de produtos, a partir da verificacao das contribuicoes dos fatores de recursos humanos para esse processo. Para tanto, apos a revisao teorica, conduziu-se um estudo de casos em duas empresas brasileiras. Ha indicios de que, quanto maior o nivel de excelencia em desenvolvimento de produtos com elevado desempenho ambiental, maior e a interacao desse processo com os fatores de recursos humanos. Por fim, sao registradas as principais oportunidades para a continuidade dessa linha de pesquisa. PALAVRAS-CHAVE Gestao ambiental; Produtos com elevado desempenho ambiental; Recursos humanos; Sustentabilidade; Brasil.
ISSN:1518-6776