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https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.2014.02.0032
Factors in Organisational Environmental Management System Implementation – Developed vs. Developing Country Contexts
Constance Kola-Lawal
; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Mike Wood
; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Babajide Alo
; Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria
Andrew Clark
; School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Sažetak
Country specificities and national cultures influence Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation and pro-environmental behaviour in organisations. Previous studies have focused on organisations in developed or emerging economies, creating a need to establish the extent to which findings are applicable to developing counterparts. This paper presents EMS implementation from a developing country perspective, reporting on EMS implementation factors (drivers, benefits, barriers) affecting Nigerian organisations’ pro-environmental behaviour, by analysing questionnaire responses from 136 Nigerian organisational respondents. Most commonly cited drivers were ‘environmental concern’ and ‘desire for improved organisational efficiency’. Key barriers were ‘cost of implementation/budget barriers’ and ‘regulatory agency bureaucracy’. Key benefits were ‘reduced environmental accidents and improved site safety’, ‘enhanced corporate image’ and ‘more efficient resource use’. To situate findings within a global construct, results were compared with previous studies in more developed economies. EMS implementation factors differed from those in more developed economies. Plausible explanations for differences are discussed.
Ključne riječi
Benefits; Drivers; Environmental management system; Environmental behaviour
Hrčak ID:
127760
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2014.
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