Managing the Environmental Change Process: Barriers and Opportunities

Organizations face formidable obstacles to the institutionalization of environmental management programmes. Longitudinal studies show that companies face two major types of barriers to change: industry-specific barriers, which affect all organizations in a line of business; and organizational barrie...

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Published in:Journal of organizational change management 1994-08, Vol.7 (4), p.64-81
Main Authors: Post, James E, Altma, Barbara W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Capital costs
Chlorofluorocarbons
Cost control
Cost reduction
Ecology
Environment
Environmental performance
Environmental protection
Environmental quality
Environmental risk
Environmental scanning
Environmentalism
International agreements
Management
Manufacturing
Natural resources
Organizational change
Phases
Pollution control
Prevention
Productivity
Sustainable development
Total quality
TQM
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Summary:Organizations face formidable obstacles to the institutionalization of environmental management programmes. Longitudinal studies show that companies face two major types of barriers to change: industry-specific barriers, which affect all organizations in a line of business; and organizational barriers, which are not specific to environmental problems, but may impede a company′s capacity to deal with any form of change. Evidence shows that these barriers can be overcome through effective environmental management programmes. Argues that by overcoming these barriers, organizations can move along an environmental performance curve, consisting of phases involving adjustment to regulatory and market realities; adaptation and anticipation of emerging issues; and innovation in achieving economically and environmentally sustainable performance through change programmes involving internal and external elements.
ISSN:0953-4814
1758-7816
DOI:10.1108/09534819410061388