Attitude towards EMSs in an international hotel: An exploratory case study

Chan, Eric S.W.; Hawkins, Rebecca

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.12.002

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“…Undoubtedly, choosing EMAS is a financial challenge for hospitals. The literature considers top management commitment to be a key factor in the successful implementation of EMS [25,37,66,68,71,72]. In hospitals, the board makes the final decisions, especially on larger expenses.…”

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“…It is understandable that the thoughts of the employees are usually focused mainly on their field of activity [44], especially on the well-being of their patients, and not on environmental issues or the implementation of a formal EMS. However, these problems are also present in other industries and with other EMSs, such as ISO 14001 (see, e.g., US industrial companies [37]; Chinese hotel industry [34,72]). The employees have a focus on their day-to-day operations and own needs and less on strategic goals that top management is pursuing with the EMAS decision for the organization.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Barriers for Voluntary Environmental Management Systems—The Case of EMAS in Hospitals

Seifert

2018

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Abstract:The adoption of formal environmental management systems (EMS) according to EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) represents a voluntary approach that aims to increase corporate environmental performance. Though EMAS can offer several advantages for organizations, registration numbers are falling. In the hospital sector, the dissemination of EMAS is low. The question arises as to what hinders hospitals when planning, implementing, and maintaining such voluntary environmental management initiatives. The results from interviews with environmental managers in EMAS registered hospitals reveal problems such as high initial effort for creation of the required documents, or lacking knowledge and staff awareness. The barriers are presented in a model synthesizing the problems chronologically on the organizational, group, and individual level. The challenges for the adoption of EMAS as a voluntary environmental management approach in hospitals are discussed. This paper contributes by creating an understanding of the barriers organizations might face when implementing an EMS. Thus, measures to actively manage and overcome barriers can be developed by organizations, consultants, reviewers, policy makers, and researchers.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Barriers for Voluntary Environmental Management Systems—The Case of EMAS in Hospitals

Seifert

2018

Sustainability

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“…EMS barriers usually arise from the cost of pro-environmental initiatives. For example, there are direct and indirect financial implications associated with EMS implementation [24], including time and human resource costs and the costs of engaging external consultants. In addition, externally certified EMSs like ISO 14001 have been widely criticized for not being sufficiently linked to environmental performance.…”

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Factors in Organisational Environmental Management System Implementation – Developed vs. Developing Country Contexts

Kola-Lawal¹,

Alo²,

Clark³

2014

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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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.

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“…Within this context, the implementation of EMS schemes is an expression of sustainable entrepreneurship through the improvement of firm's environmental performance. Research on the adoption of environmental management system schemes in the hospitality sector, such as ISO 14001, has increased [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Researchers proved that the shift in environmental policy towards adoption of environmental management systems schemes had not only environmental but also economic and managerial benefits on the part of hotels due to improvement of firms' corporate environmental image [3][4][5][6][7].However, the adoption of EMS in the hospitality sector was proved difficult due to both organizational and human related factors [7][8][9].…”

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Profiling 14001 and Green Key Certified Hotels in Greece: A Managerial Perspective

2017

Dec. 4-6, 2017 London (UK) ICEEET-2017, ICABES-2017, ICCATE-2017, ICLSSE-17 &Amp; LBMCSR-2017

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Attitude towards EMSs in an international hotel: An exploratory case study

Cited by 210 publications

References 62 publications

The Barriers for Voluntary Environmental Management Systems—The Case of EMAS in Hospitals

The Barriers for Voluntary Environmental Management Systems—The Case of EMAS in Hospitals

Factors in Organisational Environmental Management System Implementation – Developed vs. Developing Country Contexts

Profiling 14001 and Green Key Certified Hotels in Greece: A Managerial Perspective

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