scholarly journals Environmental Management Accounting System and Value Creation: An institutional perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Nirman Noor Afiqi Mat Yusoh ◽  
Tuan Zainun Tuan Mat ◽  
Azizah Abdullah ◽  
Ferina Marimuthu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
Management Accounting System

The emergence of environmental issues has increased environmental protection awareness among society and pushed organizations to become environmentally responsible. Many companies currently consolidate environmental matters into their corporate strategic plan by adopting a comprehensive Environmental Management Accounting System (EMAS) to create more value. However, a lack of understanding on the institutional pressures persuading EMAS adoption within the organizations has reduced the urgency for the company to adopt the EMAS. This paper aims to explain the management's behavioral issues towards accepting EMAS adoption and how this behavior would lead to value creation.   Keywords: Environmental Management Accounting System (EMAS), behavioral barriers, value creation, institutional theory eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2866

scholarly journals Eco-oriented management accounting system as a tool for sustainable functioning of an economic entity

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 07013
Author(s):  
Natalia Varaksa ◽  
Maria Alimova ◽  
Sergey Alimov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
Global Nature ◽  
And Control ◽  
Management Accounting System

Modern challenges of a global nature, as well as dependence on environmental impacts, dictate the need to determine environmental costs for economic entities, as well as account, analyze and control them. In this regard, the system of environmental management accounting is one of the tools that ensure the sustainable functioning of the enterprise. The article examines the categorical apparatus of an eco-oriented management accounting system in order to study the presented topic. The paper propose a system of information support for environmental management accounting for the purpose of improving environmental safety and leveling existing environmental risks. The main objects of environmental management accounting are identified and the reflection of payments in the environmental sphere on a separate account with the necessary level of detail for the effective functioning of the system is justified. The paper also formulates problems for further research of the environmental management accounting system using advanced achievements and practices in the world scientific arena.

Institutional pressures influencing environmental management accounting adoption by Malaysian local governments

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Ku Hisam Che Ku Kassim ◽  
Noor Liza Adnan ◽  
Roziani Ali
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
State Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
The State ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting

Purpose Because of the heightened environmental awareness of the public, local governments (LGs) are being pressured to improve on the extent and quality of environmental disclosures (EDs) provided in an array of reporting media. The lack of an accounting tool to identify, measure and report EDs has propelled the infusion of environmental management accounting (EMA) to support the reporting practices. This paper aims to examine the institutional pressures influencing EMA adoption by Malaysian LGs. Design/methodology/approach Using the consensus approach, a self-administered questionnaire survey is conducted on accountants in LGs in Peninsular Malaysia. The items in the questionnaire are based on the findings of prior studies on EMA adoption. Findings The results suggest that coercive isomorphism from the state government is perceived to be the influential institutional factor placing intense pressures on LGs to adopt EMA. Research limitations/implications The results solidify the potential role of the state government in any public policy changes which could further stimulate and promote the adoption of EMA. Originality/value Insufficient empirical evidence on the adoption of EMA in LGs within a developing country’s perspective contributes to a limited understanding on the development of environmental-related practices in different economic stages and environment as well as within the public sector’s perspective.

scholarly journals Determinant Factors of Sustainable Management Accounting System in Increasing Company Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ria . ◽  
Yvonne Augustine
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting

The aim of writing this paper is to identify determinant factors of Sustainable Management Accounting System (SMCA) in increasing company performance. This paper uses a quantitative research approach while analyzing using Multiple Regression techniques with the help of the SPSS program. A questionnaire was distributed to the employees with simple random sampling. The results have represented that significant influences are Accounting in the scope of Environmental Management, Accounting within the scope of Social Management and Workplace Spirituality moderated by Corporate Governance on Corporate Performance simultaneously. Workplace Spirituality significant positive influence on Corporate Performance moderated by Corporate Governance partially, but there is a significant negative influence of Environmental Management Accounting moderated by Corporate Governance partially on Corporate Performance. This study builds a conceptual model of SMAS that is expected to contribute theoretically and can be used as a support for literature. By implementing the SMAS model, companies can encourage better performance when using Corporate Governance to improve management decisions about the determining factors for implementing SMAS.

scholarly journals The changing role of management accounting systems towards value creation

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edita Gimžauskienė ◽  
Loreta Valančienė
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Modern Management ◽  
Implementation Level ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Management Accounting System

Value concepts with a multi-stakeholder approach in the management accounting field are the subject of recent interest. The most popular management accounting conceptions, namely, activity-based costing (management) and balanced scorecard, reveal how the changed management accounting role integrates a focus on three key stakeholder groups: employees, customers and shareholders. Built on previous management accounting studies, this article explores when the management accounting system ensures value creation. The relationship between value creation and the management accounting system were disclosed using the multistakeholder theoretical approach. Research methods adopted in this study are empirical survey and empirical field study. The implementation level of modern management accounting conceptions was analysed using quantitative data (survey). Deeper analysis was performed in a Lithuanian organisation disclosing relationships between value creation and the implementation level of management accounting conceptions (case study). The results of the research revealed that modern management accounting conceptions might be a precondition for the changing role of management accounting but it depends on the implementation level and the organisation’s ability to manage all capacities of these conceptions.

scholarly journals Environmental Management Accounting Adoption Barriers Among Malaysian Hotel Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Nirman Noor Afiqi Mat Yusoh ◽  
Tuan Zainun Tuan Mat
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
Hotel Managers

Environmental management has become a main concern to the hotel industry with regards to waste reduction, energy savings and water conservation. The hotel industry is frequently accompanied by many adverse environmental impacts as hotel companies extensively consume large amounts of energy, water and non-durable products. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is tools that can be used to assist these companies to trace, collect, and analyse physical and monetary environmental information for decision-making purpose and consequently, improves financial and environmental performances. However, there are barriers to EMA adoption. This study aims to examine level of EMA adoption among the hotel companies and the barriers influencing EMA adoption. This study utilises the quantitative research design; using questionnaire survey. A total of 212 usable questionnaires were collected from the hotel companies in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Multiple regression analysis was conducted for hypotheses testing. The results of this study show that EMA has yet to be extensively adopted among the hotel companies in Malaysia. The result also shows that the adoption level of both Physical EMA (PEMA) and Monetary EMA (MEMA) are still low. The result further indicates that the low adoption of EMA is caused by the lack of institutional pressures. Specifically, this study shows that financial barrier, informational barrier and institutional barrier significantly influence EMA adoption among the hotel companies in Malaysia. This study is significant to the hotel managers, government authorities and environmental regulatory agencies in understanding the level of EMA adoption in the Malaysian hotel industry. In addition, this study provides valuable contributions to the existing literature by providing useful insights on the barriers influencing EMA adoption in the hotel industry in developing countries.

scholarly journals FORESTRY EXTERNALITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Miroslav Hájek ◽  
Karel Pulkrab ◽  
Jaroslava Hyršlová
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
Industry Sectors

Environmental management accounting is an environmental voluntary instrument, which is aimed at environmental and economic benefits. It is possible to apply environmental management accounting in different industry sectors. In case of forestry a challenging idea is to take into account all forestry externalities. It is important to try to find a solution to comprehend all forestry outputs into a system of environmental management accounting because externalities are often excluded and result is that managers do not have correct information for their decision making. That is why it is important to know whether the accounting system includes externalities and how internalize all externalities. The problem is a methodology of assessing the externalities and willingness to allow externalities particularly in private enterprises. Assessment of externalities is not an invincible problem but a problem is to know what is their impact on enterprises and on society. A possibility to make a decision including externalities is what we want to solve. A lot of monetary and nonmonetary outputs exist in forestry. That is why we selected a forestry enterprise as an example. Key words: environmental management accounting, externalities, internalization of externalities, forestry outputs, forestry externalities.

scholarly journals Coercive, Normative and Mimetic Pressures as Drivers of Environmental Management Accounting Adoption

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badar Latif ◽  
Zeeshan Mahmood ◽  
Ong Tze San ◽  
Ridzwana Mohd Said ◽  
Allah Bakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the impact of institutional pressures on the adoption of environmental management accounting (EMA). EMA has been recognized as a valuable mechanism to deal with environmental issues. This paper uses institutional theory to explain the drivers of EMA adoption in Pakistan. Data were collected from the manufacturing sector in Pakistan through a questionnaire-based survey. The study concludes that coercive, normative and mimetic pressures have a significant and positive impact on the adoption of EMA.

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