With an increase in worldwide environmental awareness, organizations are influenced by
internal and external stakeholders to incorporate the ecosystem as a prominent
component of their mission. It is unknown how universities are structured for
Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP). Four universities located in northeastern
United States participated in the qualitative multiple-case study. Four individuals from
each case were interviewed representing key stakeholder groups of Purchasing and
Sustainability Departments, leadership, staff, faculty, and students. Literature pointed to
four areas of influence: organization and department design, leadership, buyer behavior,
and environmental activities. The instrument used to gather data was the interview using
open-ended questions focused on four constructs. From the same opening question,
discussions led into participant’s area of expertise along with personal outlook.
Data relationships for all cases became evident during the cross-case analysis. Ten
relationships labeled were determined at the highest level of analysis. Many findings
were consistent between the cases including purchasing department objectives and
organizational interaction, leadership style, communication methods, student
participation, and organizational overall commitment. Inconsistent findings among the
cases included environmental programs, budgets, and academic investment. Overall
findings were used to develop a model to achieve similar results for other internal
functions coupled with external goals. Use of the model opens up a diverse range of
research, such as EPP at other universities, EPP in other organizational types, and an
internal focus influenced by an external goal.
Barriers Inadequate information systems
ด้วยการเพิ่มความตระหนักด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมทั่วโลกองค์กรได้รับอิทธิพลจากผู้มีส่วนได้เสียทั้งภายในและภายนอกที่จะรวมระบบนิเวศที่โดดเด่นเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของภารกิจของพวกเขา With an increase in worldwide environmental awareness, organizations are influenced by
internal and external stakeholders to incorporate the ecosystem as a prominent
component of their mission. It is unknown how universities are structured for
Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP). Four universities located in northeastern
United States participated in the qualitative multiple-case study. Four individuals from
each case were interviewed representing key stakeholder groups of Purchasing and
Sustainability Departments, leadership, staff, faculty, and students. Literature pointed to
four areas of influence: organization and department design, leadership, buyer behavior,
and environmental activities. The instrument used to gather data was the interview using
open-ended questions focused on four constructs. From the same opening question,
discussions led into participant’s area of expertise along with personal outlook.
Data relationships for all cases became evident during the cross-case analysis. Ten
relationships labeled were determined at the highest level of analysis. Many findings
were consistent between the cases including purchasing department objectives and
organizational interaction, leadership style, communication methods, student
participation, and organizational overall commitment. Inconsistent findings among the
cases included environmental programs, budgets, and academic investment. Overall
findings were used to develop a model to achieve similar results for other internal
functions coupled with external goals. Use of the model opens up a diverse range of
research, such as EPP at other universities, EPP in other organizational types, and an
internal focus influenced by an external goal.
Barriers Inadequate information systems
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
