Consequence of QMS ISO 9000 and EMSISO 14000 Implementation on CZ/ SK Enterprise Performance with Respect to Sustainability

Abstract

This paper deals with the influence of implemented quality and environmental management systems ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 on enterprise performance. The paper delivers original results and comments on realized and processed questionnaire research concerning approx. 700 companies operating through Czech and Slovak Republics, called "Adaptability of entrepreneurship", financed by Silesian University in Opava. The paper evaluates the difference in enterprise performances as an effect of implementation of ISO management systems. The performance of 4 groups of companies (no ISO implemented, ISO 9000 implemented, ISO 14000 implemented and both ISO 9000 and 14000 implemented) is compared. 14 criteria were selected for evaluation, which can be marked as enterprise sustainability aspects. Three hypotheses were tested. The results show visible improvement in performance and awareness of selected priorities at companies with implemented ISO management systems. Problematic and results are discussed and compared with similar researches published inprofessional literature.The most important results of the paper were presented

Management Sustainability

“…Inaddition,companiesshouldlinksustainabilityasavisionandsustainabilityasanintegrated implementation practice (Chofreh et al, 2018;Jonker et al, 2017). Managers need to think systematicallyandrealisticallyabouttheapplicationoftraditionalbusinessprinciplestoenvironmental problems (Camuffo et al, 2017;Chofreh et al, 2018;Daddi et al, 2015;Marshall et al, 2015;Pawliczek&Piszczur,2013;Rajapathirana&Hui,2017).Bylinkingthetwoconcepts,newbusiness principleideasemergethatmayallowsomecompanieswiththerightindustrystructuretohavea morecompetitivepositionandmanagementskillsthataddgreatershareholdervaluewhileenhancing theirbusiness.environmentalperformance (Ageronetal.,2012;Gencer,2016;Jonkeretal.,2017;Michailidouetal.,2016;Mousavi&Bossink,2018;Strozzi,Colicchia,Creazza,&Noè,2017).In thissense,manycompaniestrytoimplementsustainabilitybehaviorsbutfacereducedbudgets (Buffa, 2015;Camuffoetal.,2017).Byfocusingonageneralscenario,acompanycangeneratemoresavings andbetterperformance (Ferri&Pedrini,2018;Siddhetal.,2017).Sustainablemanagementstrivesto gaincredibilityinmarketsbyreducingthedifficultyofimplementationandplanningtheworkplacein asustainablemanner.Tocompleteabuildingorbusinessforexamplewithsustainablemanagement practicesandtobesuccessful,managementwillalsohavetoapplyacost-benefitanalysistoallocate fundsappropriately (Bastas&Liyanage,2018Jonker).etal.,2017;Renetal.,2014;Siddh etal.,2017;Zengetal.,2017).…”

“…Sustainablemanagementcanbeimplementedinthemostdiverseintegratedsustainabilitysystems andinallwalksoflifeofahumanbeing (Aagaard,2016;Gareis,2013a;Islam&AlGeddawy,2017;Kamaruzzaman,Lou,Zainon,MohamedZaid,&Wong2016;Kramar,2014;Marshall,McCarthy, Heavey, & McGrath, 2015;Silvius & Tharp, 2013;Wichaisri & Sopadang, 2017). For example, sustainablevaluechainmanagementandperformance,thepracticesofabusinessmustbesustainable iftheywishtoremaininbusinesscompetitivenessbecauseifthebusinessisunsustainablethenbythe definitionofsustainabilitytheywillnolongerbeabletocompetewitheachother (Camuffo,Stefano, &Paolino,2017;Chofreh,Goni,&Klemeš,2018;Daddi,Iraldo,&Testa,2015;Marinkovicetal., 2016;Pawliczek&Piszczur,2013;Xu,Chan,&Ying,2010). Currentliteraturedirectionsinaddressingsustainabilityissuesinsomesectorshighlightsome modelsandapproachesthataregenerallybasedonatripartiteconcept.However,asafunctionalunit ofanorganization,theroleofsustainabilityhasthefunctionofcreatingcompetitivenesssurpassed bythecurrentdemandforsustainabilitymodels,whichintegratesustainabilityandcompetitiveness, which remains a significant gap in this area of study (Ocampo, Cluster, & Clark, 2017).…”