title: The relationship between organisational factors and the effectiveness of environmental management.
abstract: This paper examines the relationship between specific organisational factors (top management support, training, employee participation, teamwork and the link of performance to rewards) with the effectiveness of environmental management. The effectiveness of environmental management is measured in respect of the effectiveness of environmental management processes and environmental performance. Data were collected by mail survey questionnaire from a random sample of 899 senior financial officers in Australian manufacturing organisations. The findings highlight the significance of the effectiveness of environmental management processes as an antecedent of environmental performance and a mediator of the relationship between organisational factors and environmental performance. The findings provide managers with an insight into the specific organisational factors that they need to focus on to enhance the effectiveness of environmental management.
authors: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: manamy.tung@mq.edu.au.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Tung
authors: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: kevin.baird@mq.edu.au.
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Baird
authors: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: herb.schoch@mq.edu.au.
authors: Herbert
authors: H
authors: Schoch
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D066192:Manufacturing Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Employee participation; Environmental management; Environmental management processes; Environmental performance; Teamwork; The link of performance to rewards; Top management support; Training