The Interaction of Product-Service Systems (PSS) and Corporate Environmental Management (CEM): Can PSS Drive Today’s Fashion Industry Toward More Environmental Sustainability?

Adam, Marcus; Strähle, Jochen; Freise, Matthias

doi:10.1287/serv.2017.0182

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“…Marketing investment demonstrates moderation effect for CSR practices to improve market share (Rahman et al, ). Management innovation such as establishment of a management system is interactive with CSR practices to improve environment performance (Adam, Strahle, & Freise, ).…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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The role of innovation for performance improvement through corporate social responsibility practices among small and medium‐sized suppliers in China

Zhu

Zou

Zhang

2018

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emergent countries have been motivated to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, whereas innovation is needed or even necessary to gain performance. This paper develops a conceptual model to explore if three types of innovation (technology, management, and marketing) have moderation and mediation effects on relationships between CSR practices and performance. Using 494 samples collected from Chinese SMEs, hierarchical regression analysis results show that technology innovation can improve environmental performance together with employee efforts, and it can also improve social image together with environmental practices and community involvement. Management innovation is necessary to improve stakeholders' satisfaction, and itcan also help bring environmental performance through employees' efforts and improve social image through organizational governance. Marketing innovation is necessary to gain economic performance. Meanwhile, marketing innovation can improve stakeholders' satisfaction together with organizational governance, and it can help to improve environmental performance through community involvement.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of innovation for performance improvement through corporate social responsibility practices among small and medium‐sized suppliers in China

Zhu

Zou

Zhang

2018

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

103

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“…For this purpose, Analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be conducted to compare HRM of fashion firms that implement PSS with fashion firms that do not. Data were collected through an online questionnaire as part of another research project [25]. The sampling frame includes all fashion firms in the business-to-consumer market, regardless of size, scope of business and country of origin.…”

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The Role of Human Resource Management (HRM) for the Implementation of Sustainable Product-Service Systems (PSS)—An Analysis of Fashion Retailers

Adam

2018

Sustainability

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Implementation of product-service systems (PSS) requires structural changes in the way that business in manufacturing industries is traditionally conducted. Literature frequently mentions the importance of human resource management (HRM), since people are involved in the entire process of PSS development and employees are the primary link to customers. However, to this day, no study has provided empirical evidence whether and in what way HRM of firms that implement PSS differs from HRM of firms that solely run a traditional manufacturing-based business model. The aim of this study is to contribute to closing this gap by investigating the particular HR components of manufacturing firms that implement PSS and compare it with the HRM of firms that do not. The context of this study is the fashion industry, which is an ideal setting since it is a mature and highly competitive industry that is well-documented for causing significant environmental impact. PSS present a promising opportunity for fashion firms to differentiate and mitigate the industry's ecological footprint. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to analyze data of 102 international fashion firms. Findings reveal a significant higher focus on nearly the entire spectrum of HRM components of firms that implement PSS compared with firms that do not. Empirical findings and their interpretation are utilized to propose a general framework of the role of HRM for PSS implementation. This serves as a departure point for both scholars and practitioners for further research, and fosters the understanding of the role of HRM for managing PSS implementation.

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“…In the apparel sector, there have been several attempts to develop innovative BMs oriented towards sustainability, including rental and sharing systems (Adam et al, 2017; Camacho‐Otero et al, 2019; Day et al, 2020; Lang & Armstrong, 2018). The few LCA studies of these models indicate that they contribute to an overall reduction in environmental impacts (Bech et al, 2019; Piontek et al, 2020; Roos et al, 2015; Zamani et al, 2017).…”

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Towards sustainable business models with a novel life cycle assessment method

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Business model (BM) innovation for sustainability is hampered by a lack of tools for environmental assessment and guidance at the BM level. Conventional life cycle assessment (LCA) neglects the economic and socio-technical mechanisms within a BM, and tools based on the BM canvas (BMC) cannot provide recommendations substantiated by environmental data. Here, a new method, BM-LCA, is applied to a case comparing the selling and renting of jackets, using profit as basis of comparison.Results identify how business parameters influence environmental performance, permitting analysis for decoupling within a business practice. This is made possible by the unique way the method links physical life cycle and the monetary flows of a BM. Usefulness of BM-LCA is discussed relative to BM innovation, business strategy and similar tools. BM-LCA provides insights into a broad range of BM elements and emerges as useful for business strategy. By measuring BM environmental performance, it helps determine what BM to compete with and support critical analysis of business against greenwashing. BM-LCA also enables identification of BM elements in greatest need of environmental innovation. BM-LCA appears as a promising tool for guiding business companies towards sustainability, filling a space between LCA and BMC. The method offers a practical way for business and LCA experts to merge their respective knowledge.

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The Interaction of Product-Service Systems (PSS) and Corporate Environmental Management (CEM): Can PSS Drive Today’s Fashion Industry Toward More Environmental Sustainability?

Cited by 18 publications

References 119 publications

The role of innovation for performance improvement through corporate social responsibility practices among small and medium‐sized suppliers in China

The role of innovation for performance improvement through corporate social responsibility practices among small and medium‐sized suppliers in China

The Role of Human Resource Management (HRM) for the Implementation of Sustainable Product-Service Systems (PSS)—An Analysis of Fashion Retailers

Towards sustainable business models with a novel life cycle assessment method

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