Publication: What motivates European firms to adopt environmental management systems?
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2001-09
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Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract
The growing world concern about the
impact of industrial activities on the
environment has motivated companies to
adopt Environmental Management
Systems (EMSs). Despite this trend, very
Httle has been written about the
variables associated with the
implementation of this type of
management tool. This article describes
the individual, strategic and
organizational variables that a sample of
European firms use to determine
whether to adopt these EMS. It also
discusses the most frequently used
environmental standards, the outside
influences that motivate directors to
implement them and the personal
perceptions that playa key role in
determining whether the standards will
be adopted.
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Environmental Management Systems, European firms
Bibliographic citation
Eco-management and auditing, vol. 8, n. 3, Sep 2001, pp. 134-143