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Adoption of environmental management systems and organizational changes: the case of the French industrial firms
[Adoption de Systèmes de managment environnemental et changements organisationnel : les cas des firmes industrielles françaises]

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  • Simon Nadel

    (CLERSÉ - Centre Lillois d’Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques - UMR 8019 - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Danielle Galliano

    (AGIR - AGroécologie, Innovations, teRritoires - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - UT - Université de Toulouse)

  • Luis Orozco

    (LEREPS - Laboratoire d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie, les Politiques et les Systèmes Sociaux - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Toulouse - ENSFEA - École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the relationship between Environmental Management System (EMS) adoption and firms' organizational changes. The objective is to study the organizational changes associated with EMS adoption, and to shed light on the process of change and adaptation within the firm's internal organization, as well as between the firm and its external partners. We study organizational changes associated with EMS thanks to an unique nationwide database in France (Organizational Changes and Computerization survey of 2006). Results show that EMS adoption is associated with a tendency toward flatter hierarchies and the development of collective labor practices. They reveal a strong complementarity with the formalization of practices such as logistical arrangements and adoption of certification systems. It also involves informal modes of coordination with external partners rather than formal constraints.

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  • Simon Nadel & Danielle Galliano & Luis Orozco, 2016. "Adoption of environmental management systems and organizational changes: the case of the French industrial firms [Adoption de Systèmes de managment environnemental et changements organisationnel : ," Post-Print hal-02630702, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02630702
    DOI: 10.3917/jie.021.0109
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    1. Eva Petrová & Tomáš Štofa & Michal Šoltés, 2021. "Exploration of the Factors that Influence the Implementation of Environmental Management Systems—The Case of Slovakia," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-14, May.
    2. José Antonio Clemente-Almendros & Tomás González-Cruz & Sergio Camisón-Haba, 2025. "Does innovation practices enhance the impact of environmental criteria adoption over entrepreneurial SMEs’ performance?," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 1-26, December.

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    Keywords

    environmental management systems; environmental standards; firm structure; organizational changes; french industrial firms; eco-innovation; firmes industrielles françaises; sme - système de managment environnemental;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • L6 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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