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The Role Of Training And Empowerment In Environmental Performance: A Study Of The Mexican Maquiladora Industry, Bonnie F. Daily, John W. Bishop, Jacob Massoud
The Role Of Training And Empowerment In Environmental Performance: A Study Of The Mexican Maquiladora Industry, Bonnie F. Daily, John W. Bishop, Jacob Massoud
Jacob Massoud
Purpose
– The purpose of this study to propose a model that links the following human resource (HR) factors: employee environmental empowerment, employee environmental training, employee environmental teamwork, managerial environmental empowerment and managerial environmental training, to environmental performance as perceived by managers.
Design/methodology/approach
– A survey was administered to 220 manufacturing organizations in Mexico. The survey instrument was self‐report format with attitudinal variables. Items were adopted from previously published scales. A hypothesized model of the variable relationships with structural equation modelling analysis was tested.
Findings
– The results suggest that managers perceive that both environmental training and environmental empowerment are …
Perceptions Of Environmental Management Systems: An Examination Of The Mexican Manufacturing Sector, Jacob Massoud, Bonnie F. Daily, James W. Bishop
Perceptions Of Environmental Management Systems: An Examination Of The Mexican Manufacturing Sector, Jacob Massoud, Bonnie F. Daily, James W. Bishop
Jacob Massoud
Purpose
– Over the last several years, there has been a significant increase worldwide in the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS). Yet, few studies have provided feedback on managerial views of key components and performance of these systems. The purpose of this paper is to examine variations in perceptions of a number of environmental and human resource constructs that are operationalized and measured in the field at Mexican maquiladoras. Differences between organizations with a certified EMS, informal EMS, and no EMS are examined.
Design/methodology/approach
– A survey was administered to 220 manufacturing organizations in Mexico. The survey instrument was …