Environmental Responsiveness, Individuals and Organizational Learning: SME Experience

Judith Petts*, Andrew Herd, Mary O'Heocha

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Abstract

This paper explores the links between management and non-management attitudes to the environment and organizational responses within SMEs. It identifies the scope for, and means by which, personal attitudes can be harnessed to motivate, activate and help operationalize business responses. The paper identifies strong personal attitudes about the environment. In some more proactive companies it identifies some of the elements of organizational learning which may assist in translating attitudes into effective behaviour-including supportive management structures, training and two-way communication. However, it also identifies organizational limits in this regard. It draws parallels with management systems in relation to health and safety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)711-730
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Environmental Planning and Management
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Water Science and Technology
  • General Environmental Science
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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