THE IMPACT OF ISOMORPHIC PRESSURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES ON CORPOTATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS: INVESTIGATING THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF CO-PRODUCTION AND INTERNATIONAL BUYER VALUE ADDED

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Hsiung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Isomorphic Pressures

Environmental management practices, operational competitiveness and environmental performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Famiyeh ◽  
Ebenezer Adaku ◽  
Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah ◽  
Disraeli Asante-Darko ◽  
Charles Teye Amoatey
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between environmental management practices (EMP) and competitive operational performance with respect to reduced cost, improved quality, improved flexibility and improved delivery as well as overall environmental performance, of firms, using data from a developing country. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a survey approach with responses from 164 informants from different industries and used partial least squares structural equation modeling to examine the relationship between EMP and competitive operational performance and their overall impact on the environmental performance of firms. Findings The results indicate that EMP by firms have a significant positive effect on firms’ competitive operational performance. Again, firms’ competitive operational performance has a partial positive effect on the overall environmental performance. It was also realized that the EMP initiated by a firm have a direct positive impact on the overall environmental performance of the firm. Research limitations/implications There is the need for organizations to take steps to plan and implement EMP since it is likely to enhance their competitive operational performance as well as their overall environmental performance. Practical implications The findings demonstrate the impact of EMP on competitive operational performance as well as on the overall environmental performance of firms. This is important as firms struggle with balancing investments in those practices against the perceived benefits that might be obtained from the practices. Originality/value The work provides insights and adds to the literature in the area of EMP and firm performance by providing evidence from a developing country environment. This study is among the few that have investigated the impact of EMP on firm performance in developing country environments.

scholarly journals Environmental Management Breadth, Environmental Management Depth, and Manufacturing Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4628
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Yuan Ma ◽  
Qiyue Yin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Manufacturing Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

According to the number of environmental management practices implemented by the firm and the degree of integration of environmental management with other functions of the firm, this study divides environmental management into two dimensions: environmental management breadth and environmental management depth. We argue that the impact of environmental management breadth on manufacturing performance is moderated by environmental management depth. A survey data including 225 Chinese manufacturing firms is used to test the hypotheses. Results show that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental management breadth and manufacturing performance; the impact of environmental management depth is positive; meanwhile, environmental management depth moderates the relationship between environmental management breadth and manufacturing performance.

Environmental benchmarking practices in Indian industries

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1132-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neelam Singh ◽  
Suresh Jain ◽  
Prateek Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relative Preference ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Indian Industries ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand whether the adoption of environmental management practices and firm characteristics influence the environmental benchmarking in Indian firms. It further looks into the impact of environmental benchmarking practices on firms’ environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach – The study conducts a research survey to obtain the practitioner’s responses on the different aspects of environmental benchmarking. The survey data of 104 firms provide an empirical basis to investigate different research hypotheses using statistical techniques. Findings – The results indicate that the firms which implement environmental management practices are more likely to adopt environmental benchmarking in one or more areas of their operations. The findings signify that firms which benchmarks for environmental purposes are more likely to have better environmental performance. The study confirms that large firms have significant chances of having environmental benchmarking compared to small and medium sized firms. The firms in different sectors have different relative preference to eight different areas of environmental benchmarking. However, all these preferences are not significant at 95 per cent confidence level. Research limitations/implications – The research use only qualitative responses on environment management aspects and could be further extended by incorporating the quantitative (emission) data of different industries. Practical implications – The study provides an insight into the environmental benchmarking practices of Indian firms for better management of environmental performance of the firms. Originality/value – The study investigates the experience and attitude of Indian firms to environmental benchmarking based on an empirical research. It adds to the knowledge in the field of environmental benchmarking in developing countries with specific focus on India.

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