THE PERCEPTIONS OF EMPLOYEES ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIMENSIONS: A STUDY AT TWO STATES IN THE SOUTHERN ZONE OF MALAYSIA
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https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v21i25.1248Keywords:
Internal Environmental Management, Environment Information Systems, Cooperation with Customers, Eco-Design Product, Environmental Organisational Culture, Environmental LeadershipAbstract
In recent years, many companies had to make their supply chains more sustainable by focusing not only on economic goals but also on environmental goals. Employee involvement is critical to the successful implementation of environmental management dimensions in the workplace. This study aims to determine employees’ perceptions of the environmental management dimensions employed for a district council in the Southern zone state of Malaysia. Using a questionnaire, data were collected from 50 respondents (16 companies/facilities) in the Johor state and 32 respondents (17 companies/facilities) in the Malacca state. The main findings show that more than half of the respondents understood environmental management and were willing to consider environmental practices in their organisation/facility. This study also verifies the environmental issues that need to be considered in environmental management implementation. Relevant recommendations are then provided to facilitate an understanding of where the attention should be directed in developing and improving environmental management in organisations.
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Adeel, M., Mahmood, S., Khan, K. I., & Saleem, S. (2022). Green HR practices and environmental performance: The mediating mechanism of employee outcomes and moderating role of environmental values. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 0(October), 1793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1001100
Barling, J. (2015). Environmental Leadership. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), 13791. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.13791symposium
Burki, U., Ersoy, P., & Najam, U. (2019). Top management, green innovations, and the mediating effect of customer cooperation in green supply chains. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11041031
Donnelly, K., Beckett-Furnell, Z., Traeger, S., Okrasinski, T., & Holman, S. (2006). Eco-design implemented through a product-based environmental management system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14(15–16), 1357–1367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.11.029
El-Gayar, O. F., & Fritz, B. D. (2006a). Environmental management information systems (EMIS) for sustainable development: A conceptual overview. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 17(April), 756–784. https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.01734
El-Gayar, O. F., & Fritz, B. D. (2006b). Environmental management information systems (EMIS) for sustainable development: A conceptual overview. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 17(May), 756–784. https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.01734
Foster, B., Muhammad, Z., Yusliza, M. Y., Faezah, J. N., Johansyah, M. D., Yong, J. Y., Ul-Haque, A., Saputra, J., Ramayah, T., & Fawehinmi, O. (2022). Determinants of Pro-Environmental Behaviour in the Workplace. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084420
Grekova, K., Calantone, R. J., Bremmers, H. J., Trienekens, J. H., & Omta, S. W. F. (2016). How environmental collaboration with suppliers and customers influences firm performance: Evidence from Dutch food and beverage processors. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 1861–1871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.022
Hameed, Z., Khan, I. U., Islam, T., Sheikh, Z., & Naeem, R. M. (2020). Do green HRM practices influence employees’ environmental performance? International Journal of Manpower, 41(7), 1061–1079. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-08-2019-0407
Jo Hatch, M., & Schultz, M. (1997). Relations between organizational culture, identity and image. European Journal of Marketing, 31(5/6), 356–365. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb060636
Kim, Y. J., Kim, W. G., Choi, H. M., & Phetvaroon, K. (2019). The effect of green human resource management on hotel employees’ eco-friendly behavior and environmental performance. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 76(May 2018), 83–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.04.007
Lee, Y. J., de Young, R., & Marans, R. W. (1995). Factors Influencing Individual Recycling Behavior in Office Settings: A Study of Office Workers in Taiwan. Environment and Behavior, 27(3), 380–403. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916595273006
Lo, S. H., Peters, G. J. Y., & Kok, G. (2012). Energy-Related Behaviors in Office Buildings: A Qualitative Study on Individual and Organisational Determinants. Applied Psychology, 61(2), 227–249. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00464.x
Lozano, R. (2015). The psychology of human thought Edited by. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 22(February), 32–44.
Magsi, H. B., Ong, T. S., Ho, J. A., & Hassan, A. F. S. (2018). Organizational culture and environmental performance. Sustainability (Switzerland), 10(8), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082690
Mino, T., & Hanaki, K. (2013). Environmental leadership capacity building in higher education: Experience and lessons from Asian program for incubation of environmental leaders. In Environmental Leadership Capacity Building in Higher Education: Experience and Lessons from Asian Program for Incubation of Environmental Leaders (Vol. 9784431543). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54340-4
Omarova, L., & Jo, S. J. (2022). Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Impact of Environmental Transformational Leadership and GHRM. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042046
Samdin, Z., Bakori, K. A., & Hassan, H. (2012). Factor Influencing Environmental Management Practices Among Hotels in Malaysia. International Jiournal of Social, Education, Economic and Management Engineering, 6(5), 5–8.
Soedjatmiko, Bambang, & Noorlailie. (2021). Do Environmental Performance and Environmental Management Have a Direct Effect on Firm Value? Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(1), 687–696. https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no1.687
Sourvinou, A., & Filimonau, V. (2018). Planning for an environmental management programme in a luxury hotel and its perceived impact on staff: an exploratory case study. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(4), 649–667. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2017.1377721
Sugita, M., & Takahashi, T. (2015). Influence of corporate culture on environmental management performance: An empirical study of japanese firms. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 22(3), 182–192. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1346
Thamsatitdej, P., Boon-itt, S., Samaranayake, P., Wannakarn, M., & Laosirihongthong, T. (2017). Eco-design practices towards sustainable supply chain management: interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 10(6), 326–337. https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2017.1379571
Xu, B., Gao, X., Cai, W., & Jiang, L. (2022). How Environmental Leadership Boosts Employees’ Green Innovation Behavior? A Moderated Mediation Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(January), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689671
Yuriev, A., Boiral, O., Francoeur, V., & Paillé, P. (2018). Overcoming the barriers to pro-environmental behaviors in the workplace: A systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 182, 379–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.041
Zhu, Q., Feng, Y., & Choi, S. B. (2017). The role of customer relational governance in environmental and economic performance improvement through green supply chain management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 155, 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.124
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