Resumen de Malaysia Small and Medium Size Businesses in Implementing Environment Management Practices
Saiful Azmir Kasdi, Irwan Ibrahim, Abdul Rahman S Senathirajah, Nor Shahrul Nizam Muhamad Nor
Purpose: It is critical to understand the drivers behind environmental management practises, or EMPs, as they may be measured as important variables in fixing environmental challenges for businesses. Therefore, the goal of the research is to investigate the variables applying their establishment's environmental management techniques.
Theoretical framework: The environment awareness and attitudes factor in Gadenne’s (2009) Model of External Influences on Environmental Awareness and Practices (MEAP) is suitable variables to represent the research. Based on the Gadenne’s MEAP construct; general awareness, cost benefits awareness, and environmental attitudes; these are the characteristic of an individuals to show the level of their concerns and responsiveness towards the environment.
Design/methodology/approach: The study is to determine the factors adopting environment management practices in Malaysia logistics industry. Variables introduced are from systematic literature review of related articles and journals. The papers were analysed from descriptive, bibliographic, methodologic, results and citation characteristics.
Findings: According to the findings, it is crucial that small and medium-sized businesses adopt environmental activities such as those pertaining to stakeholder force, environmental legislation, industrial sectors, company sizes, manager traits, human resources, global competition, organisational structures, corporate operation activity, green innovation characteristics, and position in the value stream, strategic attitude, and geographical position.
Research, Practical & Social implications: This study is necessary to create a new framework for promoting EMP adoption behaviour among logistics business owner. This study connect technology acceptance and innovation adoption research with environment awareness behaviour in alleviating the impact of technology adoption among business owner.
Originality/value: Within the field of technology acceptance and innovation adoption, this study will make a substantial contribution to the corpus of knowledge as it advances the integrative approach to innovation adoption behaviour.
