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- Johansson, Allan, et al.
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Distributed economies - A new engine for innovation
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Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-6526. ; 13:10-11, s. 971-979
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article introduces' the concept of distributed economies (DE) as a fresh strategy to guide industrial development towards becoming more sustainable. The concept calls for a transformation in the industrial system towards DE departing from the socio-economically and environmentally unsustainable dynamics associated with large-scale, centralised production units that are favoured by neoclassical economic drivers. With DE, a selective share of production is distributed to regions where a diverse range of activities are organised in the form of small-scale, flexible units that are synergistically connected With each other and prioritise quality in their, production. However, rather than the total abolishment of large-scale production, our argument concentrates on finding a renewed balance between large- and small-scale-and between resource flows that take place within and across regional boundaries. Other desirable characteristics of production units compatible with DE are elaborated. The paper concludes by calling for the, deployment of the. vast amount of globally and regionally available knowledge for the formation of regionally adapted strategies to create dynamically "self-organizing" business environments.
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- Kisch, Peter
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Preventative environmental strategies in the service sector
- 2000
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Preventative environmental approaches (e.g. Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention) have been successfully implemented in the manufacturing industry. They are, however, far from being fully adopted by all society actors. It has, for instance, not been fully embraced by the service sector. When this research project started, the initial question was whether it was possible to adopt experiences in using preventative environmental strategies from the manufacturing industry into the service sector, and what would distinguish their application from the manufacturing industry. This thesis shows that there are no indications that the fundamental principles of preventative environmental strategies should not be applicable to service companies and organisations, as well. In fact, it seems that we can directly transfer much of the knowledge and experience from the manufacturing industry and apply it in service organisations, since most of the problems found are very similar to those of the manufacturing industry. The only major difference identified is that customers participate in the "production" of a service; that is, depending on how customers interact in the production, they directly determine the environmental performance of the service system. This also means that educating, "steering" and involving the customers become crucial issues for service management in improving environmental performance.
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- Sammalisto, Kaisu
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Developing TQEM in SMEs : Management Systems Approach
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in all economies today and although their individual environmental impact is often limited, their total impact can be said to be significant due to their sheer number. Environmental management is a way to reduce the impact, but the results obtained by implementing ISO 14001 vary. The point of departure for this dissertation is the hypothesis that, the way SME's differ from the larger companies can be advantageous, defined as the SME potential, and not merely a disadvantage for them. Different approaches to management system implementation are the indentified and discussed; the approach chosen is assumed to play an important role in the implementation process. It is concluded that a company can choose an approach to the management systems implementation, where much of its SME potential can be used, and in that way do a reat deal with its limited resources. What is essential is creating a more holistic view in the company, which can lead to development of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) and sustainable business practices in the future
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