TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental management maturity of local and multinational high-technology corporations located in Brazil
T2 - the role of business internationalization in pollution prevention
AU - Maialle, Giovanna
AU - Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa
AU - Arantes, Ariana Fernandes
AU - Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta
PY - 2016/11/24
Y1 - 2016/11/24
N2 - This paper identifies and characterizes the environmental maturity level of local and multinational high-technology corporations located in Brazil. This characterization is achieved by discussing the adoption of environmental management practices and considering aspects of the productive process stage. An eight-case study was conducted through data triangulation using interviews with employees in diverse organizational areas, direct observations and secondary data. The results indicate the differences in environmental positioning among the studied corporations with a predominance of preventive practices, i.e., an emphasis on eco-efficiency and compliance with legislation. It was also noted that environmental concerns in the corporations are related to internationalization and, in some cases, to the pressure exerted by corporations that represent the brand of the products produced in Brazil. Moreover, the adoption of environmental practices based on the productive process stage supported the environmental maturity classifications of the studied companies.
AB - This paper identifies and characterizes the environmental maturity level of local and multinational high-technology corporations located in Brazil. This characterization is achieved by discussing the adoption of environmental management practices and considering aspects of the productive process stage. An eight-case study was conducted through data triangulation using interviews with employees in diverse organizational areas, direct observations and secondary data. The results indicate the differences in environmental positioning among the studied corporations with a predominance of preventive practices, i.e., an emphasis on eco-efficiency and compliance with legislation. It was also noted that environmental concerns in the corporations are related to internationalization and, in some cases, to the pressure exerted by corporations that represent the brand of the products produced in Brazil. Moreover, the adoption of environmental practices based on the productive process stage supported the environmental maturity classifications of the studied companies.
KW - maturity stages
KW - environmental management
KW - high-technology sector
KW - Brazil
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U2 - 10.1590/0103-6513.176914
DO - 10.1590/0103-6513.176914
M3 - Article
SN - 1980-5411
VL - 26
SP - 488
EP - 499
JO - Producao
JF - Producao
IS - 2
ER -
