TY - JOUR
T1 - Planet Earth and automobiles, with special reference to the Indian automobile industry
AU - Khare, Anshuman
N1 - Funding Information:
I am grateful to Professor K. Hitomi, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, Professor T. Keisei Tanahashi, Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan and Professor Klaus Bellmann, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany for their ideas and guidance in initiating and conducting this research work. I express my thanks to the National Academy of Sciences, India for permitting me the use of its excellent library facilities. Anshuman Khare works as a Research Scientist for the University Grants Commission, India and is placed at the Motilal Nehru Institute of Research and Business Administration, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. He teaches Quantitative Analysis and Business Policy. His research interests are Japanese business philosophy and responsible manufacturing. He has done his post-doctoral research at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan on a Japanese Government Scholarship (October 1995–March 1997). Recently he has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Fellowship to continue his research at Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany. The theme of his research is environment related techno-managerial issues in automobile manufacturing. He has published three books and over 100 articles in India and abroad. He has recently traveled to Japan to deliver lectures on responsible manufacturing in Japan.
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - This paper deals with the deterioration of urban air quality due to pollution from automobiles. The paper highlights the magnitude of the problem and how it can be controlled at the manufacturing level, if proper action is initiated now. It is a techno-managerial issue, but managerial issues are getting little attention while the technology advances in the right direction (to some extent). This lack of emphasis on managerial issues has resulted in an unawareness of the dangers of cars polluting our environment. The breakthrough in technology is not being managed to achieve maximum impact for saving the Earth 's already fragile environment. Apart from this, there are also possibilities that exist outside the automobile industry; such as better traffic management systems to keep the traffic moving and avoiding congestion.
AB - This paper deals with the deterioration of urban air quality due to pollution from automobiles. The paper highlights the magnitude of the problem and how it can be controlled at the manufacturing level, if proper action is initiated now. It is a techno-managerial issue, but managerial issues are getting little attention while the technology advances in the right direction (to some extent). This lack of emphasis on managerial issues has resulted in an unawareness of the dangers of cars polluting our environment. The breakthrough in technology is not being managed to achieve maximum impact for saving the Earth 's already fragile environment. Apart from this, there are also possibilities that exist outside the automobile industry; such as better traffic management systems to keep the traffic moving and avoiding congestion.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0166-4972(98)00017-0
DO - 10.1016/S0166-4972(98)00017-0
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032058252
SN - 0166-4972
VL - 18
SP - 353
EP - 359
JO - Technovation
JF - Technovation
IS - 5
ER -
