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Towards implementation of ISO 14001 environmental management systems in selected industries in China
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Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the implementation status of ISO 14001 and its impact on enterprises in China, and concluded that the Chinese government should take the lead in improving the legal framework, providing financial support and training to promote ISO 14Õ to the Chinese enterprises.About:
This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2005-06-01. It has received 207 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental scanning & Middle management.read more
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The drivers for contractors' green innovation: an industry perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify those factors influencing contractors to adopt green construction practices by using data gathered from a survey and find that managerial concern is the most important driver for the adoption of green practices.
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Is an environmental management system able to influence environmental and competitive performance? The case of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) in the European union
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether or not an Environmental Management System (EMS) implemented within the EMAS Regulation has any effect on firm performance both from an environmental and a competitive point of view.
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A synergetic model for implementing an integrated management system: an empirical study in China
S. X. Zeng,Jonathan Shi,G.X. Lou +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the current status of integrated management system (IMS), and the authors concluded that the major problems for enterprises to operate multiple parallel management systems include: it causes complexity of internal management, it lowers management efficiency, it incurs cultural incompatibility, it causes employee hostility, and increases management costs.
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Factors that Drive Chinese Listed Companies in Voluntary Disclosure of Environmental Information
TL;DR: Li et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the impact of various factors on corporate decision in environmental information disclosure (EID): (1) whether or not to disclose; and (2) the level of disclosure.
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Can political capital drive corporate green innovation? Lessons from China
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the effects of firms' political capital and stakeholders' pressures on corporate green innovation using a survey to 791 private manufacturing firms in China and reveal that political capital plays a significant but negative role in firms' green product and process innovation performance.
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The impact of environmental management on firm performance
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical model is proposed that links strong environmental management to improved perceived future financial performance, as measured by stock market performance, and the linkage to firm performance is tested empirically using financial event methodology and archival data of firm-level environmental and financial performance.
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Proactive corporate environmental management: A new industrial revolution
TL;DR: The trend toward proactive environmental management is being accelerated by public pressures on governments almost everywhere to assure a cleaner environment as mentioned in this paper. But more importantly, there is growing evidence that firms that adopt proactive Environmental management strategies become more efficient and competitive.
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Environmental management and its impact on the operations function
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that firms which do not recognize the implications of environmental problems on the operations function will not succeed in the competitive market and introduce the concepts of environmental management.
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Implementation of environmental management in the Hong Kong construction industry
Liyin Shen,Vivian W.Y. Tam +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a profile of environmental management in Hong Kong construction by identifying what contractors consider to be the benefits of and barriers to the practice and the appropriateness of measures for mitigating the barrier effects.
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Environmental management systems: empirical evidence and further perspectives
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the empirical evidence of the validity of environmental management systems (EMS) and discussed the further implications of this new management tool, showing that use of EMS leads to a more effective organization and information flow, a higher degree of legal compliance and a more comprehensive exploitation of the 'win-win' potential of ecological and economic benefits.