scholarly journals Environmental management practices in the SME hospitality industry: Mediating impact of managers' commitment to institutional pressures and EMS implementation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hanafi Hamzah ◽  
Muhammad Shahrim Ab. Karim ◽  
Yuhanis Abdul Aziz ◽  
Azilah Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Impact

Despite the growing concern for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the hospitality industry, the relationship between institutional pressures and environmental management implementation is rarely examined in the small- and medium-scale enterprise hotels (SMEHs) context. Concerning the impact of tourism activities on the environment has been increasing; unfortunately, many hotels are unwilling to develop an EMS, probably due to a lack of resources and knowledge. Little attention has been devoted, especially among the SMEHs in Malaysia. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of institutional pressures on the SMEH environmental management implementation in addition to determining the manager’s commitment as mediating factor. Quantitative research was conducted in this study to establish how managers deal with specific situations using the environmental management system. A total of 313 managers were randomly selected from a total of 1695 registered SMEHs in Malaysia. The results were analyzed using Partial Lease Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) software version 3.2.8 to validate the proposed model and Bootstrapping test to determine the mediation effects of the manager’s perceived benefits and commitment. The initial observation suggested that the majority of the managers implemented the environmental management system were due to regulatory pressures and customer’s pressures. Meanwhile, a smaller group of managers were also keen on the EMS implementation due to their attributes in which they are well aware of the benefits of the system. However, the business owners were found to have relatively low engagement with the environmental agenda. This research aims to contribute to the management and operation advancement towards developing thinking, practice and research within the SMEH industry in Malaysia. Therefore, the findings of this study could provide a framework for assessing existing SMEH industry perceptions and willingness to implement the EMS for a better and sustainable hospitality practice, especially from the decision makers’ point of view.

Examining the impact of institutional pressures and green supply chain management practices on firm performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1261-1283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waqar Ahmed ◽  
Arsalan Najmi ◽  
Farhana Khan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
The Impact

Purpose With the challenge of ecological business sustainability, concepts like green design, eco-friendly products, sustainable technologies and efficient processes have compelled the organizations to adopt change. The purpose of this paper is to focus on understanding the impact of green supply chain (GSC) management practices and institutional pressures on economic and environmental performances of organizations in an unstable developing economy. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from the supply chain specialists working in manufacturing firms through a questionnaire. Valid data of 101 respondents were used for analyzing the relationship among the constructs with the help of structural equation modeling. Findings The result of this study reveals that internal GSC practices and institutional pressure have a negative insignificant impact on economic performance, whereas all the constructs are the significant contributors toward improving environmental performance. Practical implications This study will help the supply chain decision makers to make a strategy that is beneficial for improving both economic and environmental dimensions of the performance of a firm. Originality/value An environmental management study under a rapidly changing scenario is always helpful to understand the behavior and its impact. This study is very useful and need of a time in the context of any developing country facing an economic and environmental crisis.

scholarly journals Direct effects of knowledge management practices on organizational performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Edwin Alexander Henao-García ◽  
Nelson Lozada ◽  
Jose Arias-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Feedback Systems ◽  
Nonfinancial Performance ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between knowledge management (KM) and firm performance is an interesting field for both scholars and practitioners. Despite the extant literature, more studies are required in order to clarify the abovementioned relationship. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of KM practices on financial and nonfinancial performance. KM practices are knowledge creation practices, continuous learning practices (CLP), knowledge and feedback systems (KFS), and management of employees’ individual competencies. Methodologically the study uses partial least squares structural equation modeling. The results show that KFS affect firms’ financial performance and that CLP do not influence oneither financial or nonfinancial performance.

Effectiveness of ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems in Malaysian Manufacturing Industries

2013 ◽  
Vol 655-657 ◽  
pp. 2253-2257
Author(s):  
Sreenivasan Jayashree ◽  
Govindan Marthandan ◽  
Chinnasamy Agamudainambhi Malarvizhi ◽  
Gowrie Vinayan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Dimensions ◽  
Environmental Performance Index

Malaysia ranks 54 out of the 163 countries under the Environmental Performance Index and Environmental Management System (EMS) is becoming an important requirement for the manufacturing industries and companies are obtaining the ISO14000 EMS certification. However the real benefits are not realized by manufacturing sectors. Hence this research would be addressing the need to value the environment and the critical dimensions of ISO14000 EMS leading to effective implementation thereby helping in achieving corporate sustainability and examines the mediating relationship between the dimensions and corporate sustainability by proposing a model.The research is planned as a cross-sectional survey of manufacturing firms that have obtained ISO14000 certification and will be conducted in Klang Valley of Malaysia. Questionnaire-based survey will be used to obtain information and Structural Equation Modeling will be used to analyze the data. The findings will generate an effective EMS in line with the national agenda and will generate new ideas and knowledge by identifying the problems and giving innovative solution helping the Malaysian manufacturing industries to contribute positively towards valuing the environment endowment.

scholarly journals The ISO 14001 environmental management system, a lever for performance and competitiveness of the Moroccan industrial company

2021 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Sarra Gazoulit ◽  
Khadija Oubal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industrial Company

For some years now, Moroccan industrial companies have begun to integrate the environment into their management and to set up an environmental management system, in compliance with international standards, in order to meet the requirements of stakeholders. The fact remains that this management tool has enabled companies to control the impact of their activity on the environment by promoting manufacturing excellence. On a sample of twenty-two large industrial companies with a response rate of 55%, we conducted a quantitative and qualitative study, which allowed us to show the importance of EMS iso 14001 on the performance and competitiveness of the Moroccan industrial company.

scholarly journals Impact of Diversity Management on Employees’ Engagement: The Role of Organizational Trust and Job Insecurity

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 420
Author(s):  
Ayman Alshaabani ◽  
Khadija Aya Hamza ◽  
Ildikó Rudnák
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
The Impact

The frequent world changes raised by globalization, new technology development, and the increase in migration movements have generated an immensely diversified workforce. To face these challenges, managers started to seek the best strategies to effectively run this mixed environment and implement the leading diversity management policies for human resource management sustainability, which is also considered as very constructive in boosting employees’ performance, motivation, satisfaction, as well as their work engagement. Consistently, this paper examines the impact of service companies’ diversity management systems on employees’ engagement and the moderating role of organizational trust and job insecurity in that relationship. As we opted for a quantitative study, we managed a survey based on a questionnaire dedicated to 580 employees working in Hungarian companies, specializing in Marketing, Management consulting, IT, and logistics services, to effectively assess the hypothesis concluded from the literature review. With the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) as a data analysis tool, our findings reveal that diversity management has a positive significant effect on Employees’ engagement and that organizational trust and job insecurity truly and significantly mediate that association. Along with social exchange theory, our research contributes to affirming that by implementing proper diversity management practices and by ensuring a trustworthy environment and outstanding work conditions, managers are constructively able to assist their employees, raise their involvement, and minimize the level of job insecurities.

Impact of a firm's commitment to learning and open-mindedness on its organizational innovation among Russian manufacturing firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-569
Author(s):  
Igor Dukeov ◽  
Jukka-Pekka Bergman ◽  
Pia Heilmann ◽  
Andrey Nasledov
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Transition Economy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
General Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDuring the last decade, a firm's ability to innovate has gained substantial attention in the literature devoted to innovation and strategic management. This study aims at discussing on what is the relationship of a firm's commitment to learn and its open-mindedness with its activity in introducing organizational innovations. The data collection was carried out in Russia. In order to make the research more specific, the organizational innovation is broken down into two subtypes, namely innovation in management practices and innovation in workplace organization.Design/methodology/approachThe study is grounded on the data obtained by the surveying of 123 Russian top managers working in manufacturing firms. The structural equation modeling was approached in order to investigate the impact of a firm's commitment to learn and open-mindedness on its organizational innovation.FindingsThe results indicate that the commitment to learn and the open-mindedness have considerable impact on organizational innovation activity in a firm. The findings also provide evidence that both the investigated subtypes of organizational innovation are positively influenced by commitment to learn and open-mindedness, though the degree of that influence differs.Originality/valueThe literature traditionally focuses mostly on the technological type of innovation leaving the organizational innovation covered by scarce research. In this respect the study contributes to the theory of organizational innovation by elaborating its relations with organizational learning dimensions. Apart from the investigation on the research question at a general level, the study explores the specific context related to the manifestation of phenomenon in a transition economy of Russia.

scholarly journals The Impact of Enviropreneurial Orientation on Small Firms’ Business Performance: The Mediation of Green Marketing Mix and Eco-Labeling Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eijaz Ahmed Khan ◽  
Pradip Royhan ◽  
M. Ashiqur Rahman ◽  
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Ahmed Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Labeling Strategies

Global green trends are creating new challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs worldwide with customers now more environmentally aware and willing to pay extra for green services and products. In considering this phenomenon, the current study focuses on the positive influence of enviropreneurial orientation on the business performance of small firms and explores the mediation effects of green marketing mix and eco-labeling strategies. Drawing upon the natural resource-based view (NRBV) and the dynamic capability view (DCV), we tested our multiple mediation model with a sample of owners/managers of 160 small firms from Bangladesh, with these firms coming from the sectors of trading, manufacturing, and services. To test the study’s hypotheses, we employed the variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) method, using the partial least squares (PLS) technique. The results reveal that green marketing mix and eco-labeling strategies transmit the effect of enviropreneurial orientation to business performance of small firms. Both strategies are found to be mediators in the relationship between enviropreneurial orientation and business performance of small firms. The study also offers suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals The Influence of Destination Image on Tourist Loyalty and Intention to Visit: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahida Kanwel ◽  
Zhou Lingqiang ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Jinsoo Hwang ◽  
Abid Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

Pakistan holds an important geographical status, but extremism and sabotage have severely damaged the tourism industry. In the present study, we examined the impact of destination image (DI) on tourist loyalty (TL) and intension to visit (IV) in Pakistan. Additionally, the study analyzed the mediation effects of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) and tourist satisfaction (TS) on these relationships. Data was collected from 780 tourists in Pakistan. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to obtain the results. Our results demonstrated the positive relationships among DI, eWOM, TS, TL, and IV. This study also disclosed that eWOM has a partial mediation effect on the DI–TL relationship, and both eWOM and TS fully mediate the association between DI and IV. Hence, tourist satisfaction can be enhanced by eWOM and destination image, which directly effect tourist loyalty and intention to visit in Pakistan. The proposed framework and research findings will help stakeholders significantly to recognize the multi-facet association in the tourism industry of Pakistan. Testing the above relationships through multiple mediators is a relatively novel idea.

Management innovation: the influence of institutional pressures and the impact on competitive advantage

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salha Alshumrani ◽  
Kevin Baird ◽  
Rahat Munir
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Management Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDrawing on DiMaggio and Powell's (1983) perspective of institutional theory, this study examines the influence of institutional pressures on the adoption of management innovation and the subsequent impact of management innovation on competitive advantage.Design/methodology/approachData were obtained from 156 middle-level managers in Australia using a survey questionnaire, with data analysed using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe results show that internal coercive pressures and normative pressures are positively associated with both dimensions of management innovation (i.e. practices and techniques). However, external coercive pressures were found to negatively influence management innovation techniques, and no association was found between mimetic pressures with either dimension of management innovation. Finally, both dimensions of management innovation were found to exhibit a positive influence on competitive advantage.Originality/valueThe findings provide organisations with an insight into the institutional factors that affect their ability to introduce new management practices and techniques (i.e. management innovation) and the role of management innovation in enhancing competitive advantage.

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