Implementation Of Environmental Strategies Research Articles

The influence of managerial perceptions on adopting environmental strategies in B2B: An exploratory study from emerging countries

Environmental concerns are becoming ever more urgent in the agendas of governments, executives, marketing scholars, and other stakeholders around the world. While the academic field has made several calls to understand the forces that drive firms to deploy environmental strategies as well as the performance implications of these strategies, such studies remain limited. This study introduces managerial perception as a key factor that affects environmental strategy adoption in B2B settings. In addition, this study investigates the role of resources and capabilities in adopting such strategies. Using survey methodology, a model was created and evaluated. Data collected from 234 firms in the Arabian Gulf region were analyzed using the partial least squares (PLS) method. The results demonstrate that firms with an entrepreneurial and political frame of reference (FoR) are more likely to use environmental strategies to reflect environmental challenges. Furthermore, organizational resources and capabilities show a strong correlation with the implementation of environmental strategies. The exploratory nature of this work necessitates the discussion and highlighting of a number of its limitations. This is one of the first studies, to the authors' knowledge, to look at how managerial preconceptions and environmental strategy interact and what impact it has on performance.

How does the perceived green human resource management impact employee's green innovative behavior? -From the perspective of theory of planned behavior.

Employees' green innovative behavior encouraged by enterprises plays an important role in the enterprise sustainable development. The study explores the impact of perceived green human resource management on employees' innovative behavior. Drawing upon the planned behavior theory, this study examines how perceived green human resource management impact employees' green innovation behavior. Through three-stage questionnaire survey, 207 samples are obtained and hierarchical regression is employed to test the hypothesis., Data analysis results show that perceived green human resource management has a directly positive effect on employees' green innovative behavior. Green behavior intention, self-efficacy of environmental protection behavior, and identity with the company's green environmental protection system are the mediators between perceived green human resource management and employees' green innovative behavior. Meanwhile, the results demonstrate that there is a chain mediating relationship among these variables. In addition, green supply chain management moderates the relationship between the identity of a green environmental protection system and employees' green innovative behavior. These conclusions transcend the macro perspective and open the black box between green human resource management and enterprise performance. Enterprise should take a holistic view to play the role of green human resource management and supply chain management in the implementation of environmental strategy.

Влияние практик УЧР на экологическую компетентность сотрудников

In a green business the environmental competence of employees becomes a key factor in the successful implementation of environmental strategies and performance. However, there is no approach to the understanding and development of environmental competence in the context of the organization and its effect on employee’s behavior to achieve the company's environmental goals. Based on a survey of employees of an industrial enterprise and structural equations modeling (SEM) the article empirically proved that environmental competence, as a combination of knowledge, skills and value characteristics of an employee is formed as a result of a set of environmental oriented HRM practices. Also, the results of the study showed that environmental competence has a direct positive impact on the behavior of employees in solving environmental problems in the workplace and contributes to increased participation in additional environmental activities, initiative and commitment to improving environmental performance. The results of the study contribute to the development of green HRM methodology by expanding the empirical base of research on the mechanisms for the development of environmental competence of employees.

Turning Environmental Strategies into Competitive Advantage in the Malaysian Manufacturing Industry: Mediating Role of Environmental Innovation

The environmental literature has focused on examining how firms leverage environmental innovation to convert environmental challenges into driving forces of competitive advantage. This paper enhances the knowledge on the implementation of environmental strategies in the Malaysian manufacturing industry by examining the impacts of environmental shared vision and environmental strategic focus on competitive advantage in the greening of the industry. The Smart PLS technique was used to analyse data collected from 124 Malaysian manufacturing firms on their environmental strategies as well as their implications for competitive advantage and environmental innovation. The findings suggest that environmental innovation mediates the positive exchange between firms’ environmental strategies and competitive advantage. The study provides valuable information for manufacturers in crafting their corporate competitive strategies, policies, and action plans. The direct and indirect roles of environmental innovation in fostering competitive advantage suggest that manufacturers should prioritise their environmental activities by enhancing innovation outcomes to achieve a successful green business status.

Ecological activity area formation of an industrial enterprise: applied aspects

Environmental problems aggravation in Russian regions and especially in urbanized areas is associated with an increased load on the environment from industrial enterprises and various types of transport. At present, any enterprise that uses natural resources is a powerful source of environmental pollution the impact of which can be reduced only with the complete greening of production and the implementation of environmental strategies. One of the strategic directions for city or region ecological safety formation can be the study of ecological activity area formation of an industrial enterprise as an indicator of increasing the ecological efficiency of its environmental protection activities, directions and prospects for reducing the harmful effect on all the main natural components.

Роль ООО “ЛУКОЙЛ-Нижегородниинефтепроект” в реализации экологической стратегии ПАО “ЛУКОЙЛ”

Роль ООО “ЛУКОЙЛ-Нижегородниинефтепроект” в реализации экологической стратегии ПАО “ЛУКОЙЛ”

The Mediating Effect of Environmental Proactivity on the Influence of Stakeholder Pressure and Environmental Strategy of Wineries in Spain

The role of environmental proactivity to explain the relationship between the stakeholder pressure and environmental strategy of wineries, both at process and product levels, is analyzed. We have applied a model of structural equations to a sample of 312 Spanish wineries. Consistent with prior research, the findings show a positive relationship betweenstakeholder pressure and the implementation of environmental strategies. It has been demonstrated both for operational environmental strategy (process level) and for environmental marketing strategy (product level) in an industry that had not been previously analyzed in the literature, that is, wineries. Since the influence of stakeholder pressure on the environmental strategy is greater through environmental proactivity, we found that environmental proactivity mediates the stakeholder pressure–environmental strategy relationship partially. This relevant novelty suggests that to enhance the integration of the environment into the business strategy, wineries’ managers should be informed and aware of the need to respond proactively rather than reactively to the stakeholder pressure.

КОНЦЕПЦИЯ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ ОБЩЕСТВА И БИЗНЕСА: ЗНАЧЕНИЕ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО МЕНЕДЖМЕНТА

This article addresses issues related to the concept of sustainable development of the economy, business, and society as a whole. Their relevance is determined by the fact that the natural potential, which includes a wide range of natural resources and conditions at all stages of the development of society, has played and continues to play a particularly important role. There are opposite trends in their interaction. For instance, there is a tendency to maximize the use of natural factors to meet the growing and diverse needs of society, of a person or an economic entity. The problematic nature of the economic development of raw materials, energy, land and water resources, the non-renewability of many of them necessitate the formation and application of strategies, mechanisms, and approaches that weaken the relationship between man and nature. Furthermore, modern innovative technologies increase the dependence of man, business (enterprises) on natural potential. Innovative development affects the increase in volume and expands the range of natural resources being used. At the “intersection” of these multidirectional trends in a rapidly changing world, there appear different problems, including the environmental ones. Their solution requires a qualitatively new level of interaction between society and nature. It is about rethinking the essence and principles of interaction between a person, his/her economic activity within the framework of economic entities (enterprises) and nature, while taking into consideration the concept of sustainable development. This concept implies the formation of appropriate strategies and mechanisms of activity (management) at all levels of society, including the level of enterprise, by balancing the following three components: environmental, economic, and social. They represent a unified model taking into account environment-friendly solutions. At the level of an economic entity, this means the creation of an environmental “green” enterprise through the development of environmental resource management. In the framework of this article, it is noted that the transition of a traditional company to the green zone, that is, its transformation on the principles of environmental safety, is associated with: the development and release of environmentally friendly products (services); the use of energy-, material- and labour-saving technologies; timely entry into environment protection work, gaining a competitive edge; ensuring the recoupment of environmental activities; optimization of waste disposal; gaining and strengthening the image of a green enterprise; compliance with the emission standards limiting the permissible amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere, water, and soil. A mandatory factor in the implementation of environmental strategies in the article is the process-based approach. Drawing from the process-based approach and the results of this research, it is recommended to create a structural unit with qualified managers and employees, whose competence includes knowledge and skills in resolving environmental problems by balancing all the components of the sustainable development model.

O. Popova, T. Herasimenko. Features of an ecologically-proactive development strategy of industrial enterprises.

Research outlined in this scientific article considers the peculiarities of the initiative approach in implementing the environmental policy of industrial enterprises. The article has a theoretical and methodological character, since a classification of approaches to management from the standpoint of environmental responsibility is proposed and a list of environmental strategies in accordance with the level of environmental initiative is defined. The purpose of the study is determination the features of the environmental strategy of the industrial enterprise in the framework of the initiative approach to the sustainable activities. The methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison of scientific concepts are used in the research. Classification of environmental strategies of an industrial enterprise was developed with the taking into account such classification features as the level of enterprises’ initiatives and responsibilities in the field of SEM and environmental protection. In addition, the main groups of factors influencing the change of approach to management are identified, including the rigidity of environmental requirements from external stakeholders, focus on strengthening environmental competitive advantages, international and domestic environmental legislation. The tools for the formation and implementation of environmental strategies and policies, and simultaneous implementation of approaches to adapt current activities to strategic and tactical environmental goals are developed. The search for new ways to assess the effectiveness of e deep geological activity of the enterprise is given. The proposed classification allows further development of tools for the formation and implementation of environmental strategies and policies, implementation of scenarios for the adaptation of current activities in accordance with the strategic and tactical environmental objectives of the industrial enterprise.

The mechanisms behind environmental strategies in chemical manufacturing firms

The evaluation of an effective environmental strategy goes beyond understanding its antecedents and benefits. Identifying and understanding the various mechanisms behind the formulation, design and implementation of environmental strategies is important – yet past studies have not adequately addressed this issue. This paper explores corporate environmentalism, and extends the framework by identifying the internal mechanisms behind the environmental strategies in large Malaysian chemical manufacturing firms. Given the exploratory nature of the study, a case study method using semi-structured interviews was used to ascertain these mechanisms. Interestingly, the results revealed seven important mechanisms of the environmental strategies in large chemical firms. These are a central system, internal system, quantifiable measurement, specific environmental management unit, strategy alignment, collaboration, and collective involvement. The mechanisms are clustered as systems and commitments based on the role that these mechanisms play in the environmental strategy of the firms. Additionally, powerful and influential top management commitments were found to contribute to the initiation of these mechanisms.

Exploring the impact of stakeholder pressure on environmental management strategies at the plant level: what does industry have to do with it?

Stakeholder theory and empirical evidence confirm the positive relationship between stakeholder pressure and the implementation of environmental practices and strategies. However, the specific mechanisms and impact of selected stakeholder groups on environmental management strategies are relatively underexplored. In this paper, this shortcoming is addressed by exploring the impact of selected stakeholder groups on environmental management strategies taking the contingency factor industry into consideration (i.e., dynamic vs. static industries). Basing the arguments primarily on stakeholder theory, it is suggested that stakeholder pressures are perceived differently in plants in dynamic versus static industries. Similarly, it is suggested that the influence of stakeholder pressures on the implementation of environmental strategies is influenced by industry type. To test the proposed research model, primary survey data from 502 plants collected in the United States across multiple industries is used. Thus, this paper contributes to the sustainability operations management literature through exploring the relationship between stakeholder pressure, environmental strategy implementation and contextual factors (i.e., industry type) through hypotheses testing. Results indicate that industry type does indeed affect stakeholder pressure, and the relationship between stakeholder pressure and environmental strategy implementation. Plants situated in dynamic industries experience a significantly higher level of stakeholder pressures as opposed to plants situated in static industries across an array of environmental strategies.

Green intellectual capital and environmental product innovation: the mediating role of green social capital

Although the importance of intellectual capital has already been highlighted in the management literature, few articles have focused on the importance of its green counterpart, green intellectual capital. Nowadays, when environmental concerns cannot be ignored by firms, it is therefore time to explore the role of green intellectual capital in environmental improvement. For that reason, our research aims to explore the relationships between green intellectual capital components and the environmental performance of the firms. In particular, we try to show the importance of green organizational and social capital in the development of environmental product innovations, which are vital to the development and implementation of environmental strategies since, as scholars have pointed out, they generate some of the greatest environmental impacts. The empirical results show that green organizational capital has an indirect impact on environmental product innovation through green social capital, meaning that the latter is a significant mediator of that relationship, and at the same time emphasizing that informal relationships play a key role in the improvement of the environmental performance of the firm and, more specifically, in the development of environmental product innovations.

Lanshan Port Environmental Protection Countermeasure Research - Based on the Sustainable Development

This essay established port environmental strategy evaluation system, and formulated an actual and practical environmental strategy implementation security system in the light of the present environmental protection situation: to implement green enterprise culture, to constantly improve green management system, and to establish environmental risk emergency and protection system and sustainable development of ecological supporting system.

Organization Resources in Cold Storage Facilities and their Relations with the Implementation of Environmental Sustainability Strategies: the Marfrig Alimentos S.A. Group case

The aim of the paper is to specify, according to the classification used by Barney (1991) and Hall (1992), the tangible and intangible resources used by an organization to establish its environmental strategies. The study was carried out in corporation Seara Marfrig, which includes the poultry and pork division of the Marfrig Alimentos S.A. Group and is responsible for managing brands Seara, Mabella, DaGranja, Pena Branca, and has 30 plants located in various states of Brazil. As to the approach, this research work is focused on the qualitative aspect and uses the technique of semi-structured interviews and secondary collection of data from the company website. As for the procedures, it is classified as a case study. It was found that there is a predominance of intangible resources that are mobilized to enable the environmental strategy. Other features considered essential in this context of analysis and which were mentioned by respondents consist of culture, reputation, intellectual capital, knowledge, innovation, quality, reputation, brand, and finances. We conclude that the resources with value and rarity are capable of replication, but throughout a longer period of time and are linked to the culture and organizational routines specific to the company. Therefore, the contribution of this research is – from a monitoring exercise in an organization of the cold storage industry – a better understanding of the relations between the use of its resources and the implementation of environmental strategies in companies. Key words: Environmental strategy. Resource-based-view. Tangible and intangible resources.

Coalitional Capacities and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Underage Drinking

Coalitions are the most common platform for implementing community-level environmental strategies (ES), such as media, policy, or enforcement for substance use prevention. The current study examines the associations between two types of coalition capacity (general and innovation-specific) and ES implementation efforts and outputs within 14 intervention communities over a three-year period. Efforts refer to the amount of energy exerted to implement an ES while outputs refer to the materials produced through these efforts. Quantitative measures of capacity were provided by coalition key informants and expert-raters. Additionally, Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provided proactively to improve the implementation of ES was also examined. Greater general capacity, as rated by a coalition informant, was associated with more ES policy effort. Both expert-rated general and innovation-specific capacity, however, were associated with greater ES outputs. Study results also found that community coalitions that endorsed weaker mobilization, structure and task leadership, (measures of general capacity), utilized more TTA compared to those who perceived their coalition as having greater capacity. Moreover, communities that utilized more TTA resources reported a greater number of successful policy changes. The study supports the need to consider both general and innovation-specific capacity for ES implementation and offers promising preliminary findings regarding the role of TTA for improving coalitions' capacity to facilitate policy change.

Determinants of international environmental strategies of Korean firms: An explorative case-study approach

The existence of negative externalities of businesses on the natural environment is widely accepted and firms are therefore pushed on various dimensions to be more environmentally responsible. In reaction, antecedents and determinants of corporate environmental strategies (CESs) have been identified that could support the internalisation of negative environmental impacts. However, these analyses often remain situated within a single industrialised-country context. They are therefore likely to not appropriately capture the behaviour of internationally active businesses in less industrialised regions and the transfer of environmental strategies across borders. We explore the determinants of international environmental strategies (IESs) of Korean firms and contrast them to CESs by analysing rationale, incentives and barriers in three case studies. Our results indicate that IES and CES have mainly common determinants. However, implemented IESs often only cover a subset of CES. This suggests that the home market plays a major role in the design and implementation of environmental strategies and that certain practices are not easily transferable internationally. From these findings we develop testable propositions. We expand the CES literature, theoretically by adding and assessing an international dimension to the concept and empirically through the Korean context. Our results carry recommendations for businesses and policymakers.

Developing Environmentally Responsible Business Strategies

This paper reports on a 3 year-long PhD level research study carried out by the author in the development of Environmentally Responsible Business Strategies (ERBS). Although ERBS has taken a long time to develop, it is maturing into an approach used by many organizations in practice. This paper reports on the major elements that form part of ERBS: the business architecture, Green policies, processes that create waste and emissions, enablement of efficient use of resources, metrics for monitoring the greening of the organization, and implementation of environmental strategies. The ERBS is made up of five phases: 1) Green Business architecture, 2) Green Process mapping, 3) Creation of organization specific ERBS, 4) Implement reengineered processes and employ ERBS, and 5) Improve continuously to monetize emissions. This paper further provides a review of environmental challenges and understanding of the contribution of computing to the environmental strategies of a business and its sustainable management.

Evaluation of relative importance of environmental issues associated with a residential estate in Hong Kong

This study investigates the relationship between the residence and the relative importance of different environmental attributes by focusing on a sample of residents in Hong Kong. Both discrete choice analysis and Likert-scale rating were employed to reveal the importance and the hierarchical order of importance being used by the residents in their evaluation of six environmental attributes. Our results generally showed that the residents actually evaluated the environmental attributes as what they perceived. Our analysis revealed that neither the environmental quality of neighborhood area nor the housing estate design exerted significant influence on the hierarchical order of importance considered by the residents. It was found that the nature of environmental attributes exerted a significant impact. The residents were generally found to have placed greater importance on those environmental attributes that would pose a threat to themselves rather than to the environment. Also, the residents were shown to consider those environmental attributes that would threaten their personal health to be more important than those would threaten their comfort. The long-term significance of this study is to enhance the understanding of different environmental attributes associated with the housing estates. This enhanced understanding should help inform the decision making process on prioritizing the implementation of environmental strategies within a housing estate when confronted with a limited budget.