Greening steel work: Varieties of Capitalism and the ‘greening’ of skills

Evans, Claire; Stroud, Dean

doi:10.1080/13639080.2014.907487

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“…Thus, employees in the firms that are equipped with sound environmental knowledge through environmental trainings and awareness support the formulation of environmental strategies. This is in line with Evans and Stroud (2016) On the other hand, our results on the impact of consumers on environmental strategy and EI are in line with most contributions (Aragón-Correa & Sharma, 2003;Carballo-Penela & Castromán-Diz, 2015), although in contrast to Buysse and Verbeke (2003). Greater environmental awareness by the consumers directly and indirectly forces firms to carefully structure their environmental strategy in order to retain their market share.…”

Section: Eb2 Foreign Buyers Environmental Regulation Influences Businsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…These databases were mainly used to develop training modules for employees (Evans & Stroud, 2016) and to inform employees about the current environmental issues around the globe. Therefore, emphasis was only given to consumer pressure.…”

Section: Financial Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These experienced and resourceful employees then generate ideas and formulate strategies to combat environmental issues. Based on these evidences, the following hypotheses are formulated: These databases were mainly used to develop training modules for employees (Evans & Stroud, 2016) and to inform employees about the current environmental issues around the globe. Firms' environmental collaborations eased the process to obtain this information as collaborating parties continuously share the best practices, thus saving time and costs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The missing links? The indirect impacts of drivers on eco‐innovation

Keshminder

Rı́o

2019

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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The drivers of eco-innovation (EI) have been the focus of much research in the past. Some of these drivers have been external to the firm, such as regulation, whereas others have been internal, including its resources and capabilities and its environmental strategy. However, the analysis of the impact of those drivers on EI has too often been carried out as if they were separated from each other. In reality, the EI drivers are likely to interact. This paper tries to cover this gap in the literature using a holistic and integrated approach. Survey data from 97 chemical firms were analyzed using partial least squares to determine the critical drivers of EI and their interconnections. Our results indicate that, in fact, the impact of some drivers might not be direct but is mediated by their influence on other drivers. This is the case with environmental collaboration, environmental knowledge, green skills, consumer pressure, and export behavior, which have an indirect effect on EI through their impact on environmental strategies. Therefore, our results suggest that environmental strategy is a central mediator and a powerful driver for the entire model.

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Section: Eb2 Foreign Buyers Environmental Regulation Influences Businsupporting

confidence: 87%

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2019

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“…A study of refuse processing found only 16 per cent of workers receiving training (CEDEFOP, : 87) and even that mostly unregulated, on‐the‐job, typically between a few hours and a few days ( ibid . : 57; Evans and Stroud, ). Gregson et al .…”

Section: The Dirty Jobs Of E‐waste Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Policy and legislation have helped create work through the requirement of certain services and products and been the main driver for certain segments of the green economy, rather than self‐sustaining market mechanisms (Pearce and Stilwell, ). For example in the UK recent environmental policies have been closely linked to the expansion of apprenticeship places and the development of new qualifications for the ‘low‐carbon economy’ (CEDEFOP, : 32; Evans and Stroud, ).…”

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Skills in the green economy: recycling promises in the UK e‐waste management sector

Bozkurt

Stowell

2016

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In advanced economies the 'greening' of the economy is widely seen as promising extensive job creation and upskilling, alongside its other benefits. In popular and policy rhetoric, the growing importance of 'green skills' is asserted frequently. This study critically examines these claims within the context of the electronic waste management sector in the United Kingdom. Drawing on the cases of a non-profit organisation and a small private enterprise in North West England, we observe that despite government support for developing skills in e-waste, both the development and utilisation of skills remain minimal. Critically, the relatively more skill-intensive process of reuse is substantially less profitable than recycling and resource capture. The study concludes by noting that the expectations from the green economy for high-quality jobs need to be assessed within the context of similar, misplaced celebrations of previous transformations of work to avoid recycling the same promises.

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Preparing for a Digital Steel Industry: What Challenge for Skills Formation Systems?

Antonazzo,

Stroud,

Weinel

2024

Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

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This chapter draws on data collected under the ESSA project and on institutional literature to illustrate emerging skills needs in the steel industry, and to reflect on the effectiveness of vocational education and training (VET) reforms to meet those needs. VET systems represent a central plank of skills formation institutions. Here, we focus on recent VET reforms in three European countries (Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) to remark on a potential disconnect between expectations and outcomes. Whilst the given reforms nominally address the skills and training arrangements deemed as necessary for the industry’s technological transformation, we argue that their effectiveness relies lastly on their fit (or complementarity) with pre-existing institutions and with the institutional model in which they occur. This has implications for how attempts to reform national skills formation institutions will support the future steel industry in meeting its challenges.

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Greening steel work: Varieties of Capitalism and the ‘greening’ of skills

Abstract: Greening steel work: Varieties of Capitalism and the 'greening' of skills

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

The missing links? The indirect impacts of drivers on eco‐innovation

The missing links? The indirect impacts of drivers on eco‐innovation

Skills in the green economy: recycling promises in the UK e‐waste management sector

Preparing for a Digital Steel Industry: What Challenge for Skills Formation Systems?

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