Corporate cleaner production strategy development and environmental management accounting: A contingency theory perspective

Strategy, Management Accounting Systems, and Performance of Iranian Petrochemical Companies in the Light of Contingency Theory

In the present business atmosphere, an organization should be able to respond to environmental needs occasioned by rapid and dynamic evolution as quickly as possible. It is obvious that such ability is impossible without a proper strategic approach, strategic thinking, and a suitable management accounting system. This study attempts to investigate the relationships between strategy, management ...

Aligning supply chain strategy with corporate environmental strategy: A contingency approach

Environmental sustainability is driving firms to extend their green effort across their supply chain. However, the literature has not thoroughly examined the multiple relationships among supply chain (SC) strategy, corporate environmental (CE) strategy, and firm performance. As such, this paper, adopts an alignment perspective to empirically examine the complex links between four SC strategies ...

The Development Strategy of IT Capability: A Contingency Perspective

This study proposes a conceptual model to link IT capabilities, industry types, and value implications. We attempt to use a contingency analysis to theorize that which types of IT capabilities (e.g., externally-focused, internally-focused, and aggregate IT capability) should a firm develop and then what benefits (e.g., firm value and firm performance) it will gain according to its industry’s va...

Environmental Management and Corporate Strategy: Framework and (new?) Instruments

Nowadays, environmental management is being increasingly seen as an important management task. Indeed, the integration of environmental concerns into business functions can allow companies to find new opportunities and to reduce their risks and liabilities. Consequently, being a possible noteworthy determinative of companies’ competitive position, with the capability to ensure or even increase ...

Industrial Pollution Prevention Strategy - Cleaner Production