The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between the adoption of sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective and considering different theoretical approaches, this study hypothesises on the effect of both internal and external sustainability practices, distinguishing between collaborative and controlling initiatives, on the success of new products. Using a unique database of 281 companies across three industries taken from the fourth round of the High-Performance Manufacturing project, the findings shows that both monitoring and collaborative actions with suppliers demonstrate positive impacts on NPD success. Internal sustainability practices do not have a direct effect on NPD success but are determinant in supporting external sustainability practices.
Tras el comienzo de un proceso revolucionario iniciado por Hugo Chávez Frías en 1999, Venezuela ha entrado en una situación política, económica y social complicada, que desde el año 2013 con la llegada al poder de Nicolás Maduro Moros, el sucesor del presidente Chávez, ha devenido en una polarización más aguda del país en torno a dos visiones políticas distintas, la oficialista y la de oposición, que ha desembocado en una crisis política interna provocando el claro interés de los organismos internacionales del continente, no sólo aquellos de índole primordialmente político como la Organización de Estados Americanos, entre otros, sino también quienes priorizan los intereses económicos como el Mercado Común del Sur. El objetivo de esta investigación que abordó el periodo 2013-2017, se centra en analizar el alcance de los mecanismos de cooperación americanos frente a la actual situación en Venezuela. Desde un enfoque neorrealista de las Relaciones Internacionales, y a través de la revisión de encuentros, declaraciones y estatutos, se evidencia entre los resultados que aún no se ha logrado un consenso institucional sobre cómo hacer frente a tal situación debido no sólo a la diversidad de enfoques políticos que convergen en ellos, sino también a la naturaleza misma de los organismos. ; After the beginning of a revolutionary process initiated by Hugo Chávez Frías in 1999, Venezuela has entered into a complicated political, economic and social situation, which since 2013 with the coming to power of Nicolás Maduro Moros, the successor of President Chávez, has become a more acute polarization of the country around two different political visions, the official and the opposition, which has led to an internal political crisis causing the clear interest of the international organizations of the continent, not only those of a primarily political nature such as the Organization of American States, among others, but also those who prioritize economic interests such as the Common Market of the South. The objective of this research that addressed the 2013-2017 period, focuses on analyzing the scope of American cooperation mechanisms in the face of the current situation in Venezuela. From a neorealistic approach to International Relations, and through the review of meetings, declarations and statutes, it is evident among the results that an institutional consensus on how to deal with such a situation has not yet been achieved due not only to the diversity of approaches politicians who converge on them, but also to the very nature of organisms.
This study examines how the integration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) criteria in executive compensation can improve green innovation performance in European countries. Using agency theory and stakeholder theory, and a database of 5,603 firm-year observations from European companies in the period 2012–2021, we find that CSR aligns the interests of senior executives with the company's green innovation goals through green compensation contracts. We also explore the indirect effect in this relationship and reveal that the implementation of green practices mediates the impact of CSR contracting on green innovation performance. These findings indicate that CSR contracting as an effective governance mechanism could be strengthened by green practices, such as reducing resource use, water efficiency, energy reuse, emission reduction and pollution prevention. This study offers valuable insights for senior executives and policymakers who wish to manage CSR initiatives and green practices to improve their green innovation performance. JEL CLASSIFICATION: Q56 M12
Purpose This study aims to explore how sustainability drivers interact with national culture to explain the adoption of buyer–supplier environmental sustainability practices.
Design/methodology/approach Drawing on Institutional Theory, this study proposes three sets of hypotheses focused on the role of key cultural dimensions: uncertainty avoidance, power distance and institutional collectivism. It uses a sample of 284 manufacturing plants across three industries and 14 countries to test these hypotheses, using regression analysis.
Findings Findings suggest that national culture matters in the adoption of buyer–supplier environmental practices; however, its effect is contingent upon the particular combination of cultural dimensions and drivers analyzed.
Originality/value This study enhances the understanding of the drivers behind buyer–supplier environmental practices by offering a novel examination of their interaction with national culture. This helps explain the heterogeneity in environmental sustainability adoption across countries.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze which factors determine the use of just‐in‐time (JIT) in companies. More precisely, the paper aims to study the role played by two variables of organizational context (size and age) and three infrastructure practices (advanced manufacturing technologies – AMT, quality management, and work organization).Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses were tested using data collected from 203 manufacturing plants with at least 20 employees. Data were collected by means of personal interviews with plant managers. Regression analyses have been performed to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results reveal the existence of diversity in the factors that affect the use of the different components of JIT. Infrastructure practices are shown to be more determining than contextual factors. This happens in particular with AMT, basic quality tools and the management of the relationships with suppliers and customers.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitations of the research are those derived from the cross‐sectional character of the data and from information coming from surveys, especially when the measures are subjective.Practical implicationsThe paper stresses the need to develop adequate infrastructures in technology management, quality management and work organization to obtain all the benefits of JIT implementation.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the role of organizational context and, especially, infrastructure practices in the incidence of JIT in the manufacturing industry. Moreover, the identification of different dimensions of JIT systems makes it possible to conclude that the influence of the different factors considered is not uniform across all JIT elements.
