Environmental Management Practices in Polish Enterprises - An Empirical Analysis

Oksana Seroka-Stolka ()
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Oksana Seroka-Stolka: Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 2014, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: Environmental management helps firms systematically include environmental issues to enhance a firm’s commitment and decrease their impact on the natural environment. For that reason, it has become necessary to study proactive aspects of business management and all the factors that influence the development of environmental proactivity in firms. The article aims to analyze the level of corporate environmental proactivity and its relationship with the size and the sector of activity in Polish enterprises. The environmental pressure perceived by companies was analyzed, too. A questionnaire survey was conducted in 64 Polish enterprises. The results show that the level of environmental proactivity of Polish enterprises is satisfactory and the highest activity of environmental proactivity is observed in the area of operating practices. The interest in the implementation of ISO 14001 and EMAS standards is still little. However, it is possible to observe slow, though systematic, growth in the implemented standards following ISO 14001 and EMAS. The research results reveal that there is a statistically significant relationship between the size and the sector of activity. Environmental pressure is mostly perceived by the management staff. This article also suggests implications and opportunities for future research because relatively little is known about the corporate environmental proactivity in Polish companies.

Keywords: Environmental Management; Environmental Practices; Environmental Corporate Proactivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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