The article deals with fire extinguishing methods at warehouse facilities, environmental and economic risks of their application and ways of how to minimize possible impacts. This is due to the fact that fire extinguishing agents used are not ecologically safe and they damage the environment and humans. Analysis of existing fire protection systems for tanks has shown that all extinguishing methods have drawbacks and are mainly environmentally harmful.
In their activities, humans produce a large amount of wastes. A sharp increase in consumption resulted in a large volume of solid domestic wastes, which must be combated. All this poses a certain life threat to mankind. However, there is no totally waste-free production. That is why the most effective way of waste disposal should be chosen. That is why it is necessary to choose the most effective way of waste utilization with minimization of environmental and economic risks.
Purpose
This study aims to explore the commonalities and differences of corporate social responsibility (CSR) perceptions among business leaders in Oman and Lebanon, two Middle Eastern countries forming a comparative dyad with a high level of cultural variance within the Arab cluster.
Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit qualitative data that were analyzed by means of multilevel analysis.
Findings
The findings provide empirical evidence that CSR is a powerful factor in managerial decision-making in the Middle East with the national cultures of Oman and Lebanon exerting partially differing effects on CSR decision-making.
Practical implications
The study enlightens practicing managers and policymakers in terms of the salience of multiple actors’ influence on CSR decision-making processes and the responses they may receive when developing and implementing CSR initiatives in the Middle East.
Originality/value
The study proposes a seven nodal model, which captures the flow of CSR decision-making in the research contexts.
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