Production and Operations Management 2003

A MODEL OF SITE‐SPECIFIC ANTECEDENTS OF ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION

Steven A. Melnyk^1,2,3; Robert Sroufe^4,5; Roger J. Calantone^1,6,3

¹ St Petersburg University · ² Research Management (Norway) · ³ Michigan State University · ⁴ Boston College · ⁵ Management Research Institute · ⁶ Rogers (United States)

Abstract

ISO 14001 constitutes a major dilemma for many American firms. This new standard holds the promise of waste reduction and better process management, but the benefits and costs are very difficult to predict. This study attempts to identify and explain antecedents impacting the decision to pursue certification for some of the first plants certified in the United States. Using data from a large survey of U.S. managers and a Logit analysis, we find the factors influencing management decisions to actively pursue ISO 14001 certification to be distinctly different from those factors influencing management's decision not to pursue certification. For the latter, the decision is economically based; for the former, it is driven by other, more qualitative considerations.

DOI

10.1111/j.1937-5956.2003.tb00209.x

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