Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving

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Autor(a) principal: dos Santos, Juliane Barbosa [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2013/v24i4a3142
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/232305
Resumo: To identify the critical success factors in the adoption of energy efficiency actions in Brazilian hospitals and describe their behaviour are the objectives of this paper. In order to achieve these goals, a literature review was performed on green management and energy efficiency. This was the basis to define the questions of the interview script applied to two hospitals located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The interview script application was complemented by secondary data and direct observation. The results showed that: a) the studied hospitals are embracing environmental management actions more often and, whenever possible, energy efficiency actions are taken as well and b) in the cases analysed top management support, commitment with the environment, green process design and employee empowerment were some of the most relevant critical success factors to the accomplishment of energy efficiency actions. These findings may be of interest to emerging countries, including BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
title Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
spellingShingle Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
dos Santos, Juliane Barbosa [UNESP]
Brazil
Critical success factors
Energy efficiency
Green management
Hospitals
Sustainability
title_short Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
title_full Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
title_fullStr Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
title_full_unstemmed Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
title_sort Critical factors to be considered when planning the implementation of environmental improvements and energy saving
author dos Santos, Juliane Barbosa [UNESP]
author_facet dos Santos, Juliane Barbosa [UNESP]
Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta [UNESP]
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv dos Santos, Juliane Barbosa [UNESP]
Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Brazil
Critical success factors
Energy efficiency
Green management
Hospitals
Sustainability
topic Brazil
Critical success factors
Energy efficiency
Green management
Hospitals
Sustainability
description To identify the critical success factors in the adoption of energy efficiency actions in Brazilian hospitals and describe their behaviour are the objectives of this paper. In order to achieve these goals, a literature review was performed on green management and energy efficiency. This was the basis to define the questions of the interview script applied to two hospitals located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The interview script application was complemented by secondary data and direct observation. The results showed that: a) the studied hospitals are embracing environmental management actions more often and, whenever possible, energy efficiency actions are taken as well and b) in the cases analysed top management support, commitment with the environment, green process design and employee empowerment were some of the most relevant critical success factors to the accomplishment of energy efficiency actions. These findings may be of interest to emerging countries, including BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
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