000048328 001__ 48328 000048328 005__ 20250206162034.0 000048328 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.48328 000048328 037__ $$a1033-2016-84035 000048328 037__ $$a1033-2016-84628 000048328 041__ $$aeng 000048328 245__ $$aTowards innovative environmental management in the Agro-food Industry 000048328 260__ $$c2008 000048328 269__ $$a2008 000048328 300__ $$a8 000048328 336__ $$aJournal Article 000048328 490__ $$a2 000048328 490__ $$a1-2 000048328 520__ $$aThis article focuses on the problem: what external (stakeholder) and internal (structural/organizational) factors drive companies in the food- and agribusiness towards innovative environmental management? Innovative companies are those considered to have adopted a supply-chain perspective, instead of a focus on the single business unit. We propose that innovativeness is associated with stakeholder wishes (the government, the public environmental policy being a major influential factor), in combination with structural characteristics of the firm (like R&D-efforts, culture and managerial competences). We surveyed 492 companies in 2002, to get insight into the causes of innovativeness in the Dutch agri-food sector, and supplemented this data by means of a similar questionnaire in 2005. Structural equation modeling and correlation analysis were applied. The research provided evidence that companies are restricted by, and therefore not comfortable with, public environmental policies, which seem to obstruct innovativeness rather than stimulate it. Firms that (1) have enough internal (physical, financial, social) resources to innovate, and (2) are more embedded in a web of (commercial) stakeholder wishes, prove to be more innovative. Suggestions are made to shift the corporate and public policies towards a supply chain-oriented approach by granting benefits for vertical cooperation in supply-chains. 000048328 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000048328 650__ $$aEnvironmental Economics and Policy 000048328 6531_ $$aenvironmental management 000048328 6531_ $$ainnovation 000048328 6531_ $$agovernmental policy 000048328 6531_ $$astakeholder influences 000048328 700__ $$aBremmers, Harry J. 000048328 700__ $$aHaverkamp, Derk-Jan 000048328 700__ $$aSabidussi, Anna 000048328 700__ $$aOmta, S.W.F. (Onno) 000048328 773__ $$q7$$o14$$tAPSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce$$j02$$k01-2$$d2008 000048328 8564_ $$9550bd1ea-ff7d-4fab-be05-1d58f2816a40$$s120659$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/48328/files/Towards%20innovative%20environmental%20management.pdf 000048328 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/48328 000048328 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:48328$$pGLOBAL_SET 000048328 912__ $$nSubmitted by János Lazányi (lazanyi@agr.unideb.hu) on 2009-03-17T14:47:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Towards innovative environmental management.pdf: 120659 bytes, checksum: 39df8e2d10f7307627fa0e9ba7495371 (MD5) 000048328 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2009-03-17T14:47:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Towards innovative environmental management.pdf: 120659 bytes, checksum: 39df8e2d10f7307627fa0e9ba7495371 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 000048328 913__ $$aLicense granted by János Lazányi (lazanyi@agr.unideb.hu) on 2009-03-17T14:39:08Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000048328 980__ $$a1033 000048328 982__ $$gAPSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce> Volume 2, Numbers 1-2, 2008