Look closer to see further : exploring environmental life cycle management, LCM

2006

Product life cycle management, LCM, is an emerging concept describing the efforts to study and develop the environmental efficiency of product life cycles. Its definitions vary and the understanding on its goal and related activities also affect the possible outcomes. The purpose of this study is to explore what is LCM and what are the related activities. The research related to corporate environmental management often relies on realist assumptions and technology-based views. These often fail to grasp the factors related to social interaction, subjective experiences and understanding that may be crucial in advancing environmental considerations in companies, and therefore a phenomenological…