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Motivations for Adopting the ISO 14001 Standard: A Study of Spanish Industrial Companies
Author(s) -
del Brío Jesús Ángel,
Fernández Esteban,
Junquera Beatriz,
Vázquez Camilo José
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.1101
Subject(s) - iso 14000 , certification , business , norm (philosophy) , international standard , marketing , business administration , operations management , accounting , environmental management system , engineering , management , economics , political science , ecology , irrigation , law , biology , telecommunications
This article analyzes what motivates companies to obtain ISO 14001 certification and what factors within companies determine the success or failure of the environmental management standard. The most important motivators appear to be the worldwide recognition accorded the ISO 14000 norm, and its applicability to all sectors. The factors that most contribute to success are the company's experience in management systems and involvement by management. Failure most often results from lack of employee training and organizational rigidity. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.