Germán Arana Landín

Do drivers matter for the benefits of ISO 14001

Purpose – The ISO 14001 is already a global meta‐standard for implementing Environmental Management Systems. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of the sources of motivation that lead companies to adopt this global standard for its perceived benefits.Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the academic literature published on ISO 14001, motivations, and benefits has been carried out in order to establish the working hypotheses that are analyzed based on the information obtained from 214 Spanish companies that participated in a survey.Findings – The internal drivers to implement and certify the ISO 14001 standard have a degree of influence on the benefits that is significantly higher than external ones, irrespective of the size of the company and the sector of activity.Practical implications – The findings help to characterize ISO 14001 certified firms and anticipate benefits of the implementation and certification of the standard.Originality/value – The article sheds light o...

A Delphi study on motivation for ISO 9000 and EFQM

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse which are the motivations for implementing two of the most important models for Quality Management practice popularized in recent years – ISO 9000 and EFQM models.Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides a qualitative survey carried out using the Delphi methodology, triangulated with the results of other surveys carried out previously, as well as with the information gathered by means of several in‐depth interviews carried out with the experts that participated in the Delphi‐panel.Findings – The paper finds strong consensus among experts of different backgrounds that external factors cause companies to implement the ISO 9000 standard. On the other hand, reasons for implementing TQM systems seem to be more varied.Research limitations/implications – The research in this paper is limited to Spain; studies in other countries should be conducted to compare the results obtained.Practical implications – In this paper there is a greater understanding of t...

ADOPCIÓN DE LA NORMA UNE 150301 DE ECODISEÑO. UN ESTUDIO DE CASOS (ANTECEDENTES DEL ESTANDAR

This article analyses the implementation of the Spanish National Standard UNE 150301 launched by AENOR in 2003. After studying the framework of this standard, its objectives and potential impact, for the first time the actual process of its implementation is examined using three Spanish industrial companies as case studies, all of which are pioneers in the adoption of this environmental standard.