The aim of this paper is to report the best practices of airlines' green operations strategies throughout the world by surveying airlines from different regions. To realize this goal, a sample of 23 airlines from different regions (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East) was surveyed. The sample suited the availability of the secondary published data. For the study, the annual sustainability reports of surveyed airlines from the period of 2013 to 2016 were reviewed. The reports were retrieved from the Global Reporting Initiative website and from airline websites. To gain insight into the best practices, two analytical approaches were adopted: cross-sampling and cluster analysis. The study revealed that the best practices are related to several green indicators, and the actions in best practice were closer to process-oriented than to technology-oriented actions. This is one of a very few studies to report the best practices in green operations strategy over time by airlines at the global level. Elzzqaibeh, 2018), but very few writers have reported the best green strategic patterns (e.g., Migdadi, 2016;Migdadi & Elzzqaibeh, 2018), and most of the previous studies have investigated the manufacturing sector, with less concern for the service sector.Migdadi (2016) in his study, reporting the practices of six leading mobile phone producers, develops the best green strategic patterns clearly and in depth, but his indicative models are treated with very basic statistical methods. Furthermore, Migdadi's study, being very limited in sample size, does not report the strategic patterns adopted over regions or compare one region with another.The study of Migdadi and Elzzqaibeh (2018) reports the strategic patterns of green manufacturing by ISO 14001 certificate holders in a single country, and evaluates in depth the green strategies adopted. Indeed, all of the previous studies have focused on one country or a small number of countries when they report manufacturing green strategies. This means that the service sector still needs more Environ Qual Manage. 2019;28:21-32. c 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 21 wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/tqem AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY Y. K. A. Migdadi is an associate professor of operations management at the business department, Yarmouk University, Jordan. He was awarded a PhD in operations strategy from Bradford University, UK, and also awarded a BA and an MBA from Yarmouk University, Jordan. He worked as a teaching assistant and a researcher of operations and information management at Bradford University, School of Management, UK. His main research interest is reporting operations strategy: best practices, taxonomies, process, and typologies.How to cite this article: Migdadi YKA. Identifying the best practices of airlines' green operations strategy: A crossregional worldwide survey. Environ Qual Manage. 2018;28:21-32. https://doi.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the best practices in the green operations strategy of hospitals. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 cases from all over the world were investigated. The source of data was the annual sustainability reports that were retrieved from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) database. The present research adopted the benchmarking method and the quantitative content analysis of sustainability reports. Then, the indicative models of best practices were developed by using two analysis approaches; within cluster analysis and across clusters analysis. Findings This study found four major taxonomies of green operation strategy in hospitals. The significant strategic groups were resources/waste management; electrical power management; non-hazardous waste management; and emissions/resources management. Indicative models for the relationship between actions and key green performance indicators were developed in the two stages of the analysis. Originality/value The best practices of green operations strategies in hospitals have not so far been investigated. Countries around the world should obey the new regulations for their environmental footprint; if they do, it will exert pressure on all sectors and organizations at all levels to take immediate steps to measure and improve their environmental performance.
The aim of this study is to identify the impact of adopting e-banking on branches operations strategy during the period 1999 to 2008, 15 local banks in Jordan were surveyed by using 3 questionnaires, one was directed to account operations officer, another to tellers and last one to branches managers. Annual reports and banks websites were revised to identify the changes in performance indicators and e-banking adoption. The study revealed that; branches are still the main channels of conducting banking transactions, and e-banking is working in parallel with branches. This paper is the first paper reports this issue in developing economies.
Purpose:To describe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among Jordanian preterm infants and evaluate the efficacy of applying current Western screening guidelines for Jordanian preterms.Materials and Methods:In this retrospective, descriptive hospital-based study, we collected data on preterm infants who were referred by their neonatologist for ROP screening at King Abdullah University Hospital between July 2006 and June 2007. Guidelines suggested by the American Academy of Pediatrics were followed. Additionally, older preterms considered at risk for ROP by the neonatal intensive care unit were screened. Any neonate with stage 1 ROP or higher in either eye was considered a positive case of ROP.Results:Ninety-one preterms were included in the study. The median birth weight was 1390 gm (range,730-1980 gms) and the gestational age ranged from 26 to 35 weeks with 64.8% of preterms ≤ 32 weeks. ROP occurred in 28.6% of all patients, in 20% of infants with birth weight greater than 1500 gms and in 9.4% of preterms with gestational age ≥ 32 weeks. Six patients (6.6%) required laser treatment, two with low birth weight greater than 1250 gm and one was 33 weeks of age. Consanguinity was identified in 19.2% of infants with ROP while consanguinity in infants who did not develop ROP was 1.9%. This difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion:ROP occurs in premature infants in Jordan with gestational age above 32 weeks and birth weight above 1250 gm. Future guidelines for screening should incorporate the current study outcomes. A prospective, population-based is required to set national guidelines for ROP screening in the Jordanian population and similarly for different populations worldwide. Consanguinity may play a role in ROP development and further genetic studies may aid in elucidating the pathogenesis of ROP.
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