The Benefits Analysis of Environmental Management Investment in Taiwan's Industries

• Autores: Shiaw-Wen Tien, Yi-Chan Chung, Chih-Hung Tsai, Wen-Chuan Su
• Localización: International journal of the computer, the internet and management, ISSN 0858-7027, Vol. 11, Nº. 2 (MAY-AGO), 2003, págs. 65-77
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study utilized questionnaires to investigate the status of environmental management (EM) activities at current Taiwan’s manufacturers, specifically speaking firms that were ISO 14001 approved and were either covered in “Ten-hsia” magazine’s 1997 Socially Responsible Companies Investigation or earned ROC Environmental Protection Awards. This study probed the question “How do different industry characteristics and different extents of engagement in environmental management activities affect the financial investment in and benefits derived from environmental management?” Factor analysis, one-factor analysis of variables (ANOVA), and description statistics were the tools used in analysis. The findings of this study were as follows: (1) tests concerning environmental management budgeting and investment indicated that over the next five years manufacturers’ financial backing for environmental management activities will be deeply affected by the extent of environmental management promotion activities they are currently performing. In addition, in the future manufacturers will place an increasing emphasis on environmental management, investing greater capital and providing more and more environmental management activities. (2) questionnaire results revealed that current manufacturers executing environmental management activities do not glean commensurate financial benefits. This study maintains that this phenomenon is due to the fact that Taiwan’s companies head continue to adopt a passive attitude toward environmental management promotion activities: the amount of capital invested in environmental management is still insufficient; the history of environmental management activities is still too short; and firms are still not capable of effectively implementing environmental management promotion activities.