ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry
This study focuses on voluntary environmental initiatives through the implementation of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard (EMS) particularly by the electrical and electronics industry in Selangor. The standard is expected to upgrade an organisation's overall environmental perfo...
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| description | This study focuses on voluntary environmental initiatives through the
implementation of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard (EMS)
particularly by the electrical and electronics industry in Selangor. The standard is
expected to upgrade an organisation's overall environmental performance and could
also pose trade barriers if used as a precondition for international trade as experienced
with the ISO 9000 Quality Management Standards.
The ISO 1400 1 EMS variable, several organisation characteristics and regulatory
enforcement activity were included into the compliance model to determine factors
contributing to non-compliance. Data were obtained through the use of the mail-questionnaire
method and analyzed using the maximum likelihood technique. The
Shazam econometric program was used for the estimation.Though constrained by small sample size, results obtained have a priori
expected signs at 5 and 1 percent level of significance respectively. Non-compliance is
likely to be present among organisations that are generally older, incurring high
compliance costs, obtaining external funds and receiving less regulatory enforcement.
Profit, plant ownership and the ISO 14001 EMS standard were insignificant. The ISO
1400 1 EMS standard coefficient though positive is insignificant and thus provides
insufficient evidence for enhancing an organisation's environmental compliance. Nine
percent of respondents had difficulty in accessing international markets confirming that
the standard is being used as a precondition for doing business. In summary, findings
show organisation characteristics and regulatory enforcement activity influences an
organisation decision to comply with environmental regulations. |
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| spelling | upm-82512010-11-08T07:11:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8251/ ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry Indra, Harjeet Kaur This study focuses on voluntary environmental initiatives through the implementation of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard (EMS) particularly by the electrical and electronics industry in Selangor. The standard is expected to upgrade an organisation's overall environmental performance and could also pose trade barriers if used as a precondition for international trade as experienced with the ISO 9000 Quality Management Standards. The ISO 1400 1 EMS variable, several organisation characteristics and regulatory enforcement activity were included into the compliance model to determine factors contributing to non-compliance. Data were obtained through the use of the mail-questionnaire method and analyzed using the maximum likelihood technique. The Shazam econometric program was used for the estimation.Though constrained by small sample size, results obtained have a priori expected signs at 5 and 1 percent level of significance respectively. Non-compliance is likely to be present among organisations that are generally older, incurring high compliance costs, obtaining external funds and receiving less regulatory enforcement. Profit, plant ownership and the ISO 14001 EMS standard were insignificant. The ISO 1400 1 EMS standard coefficient though positive is insignificant and thus provides insufficient evidence for enhancing an organisation's environmental compliance. Nine percent of respondents had difficulty in accessing international markets confirming that the standard is being used as a precondition for doing business. In summary, findings show organisation characteristics and regulatory enforcement activity influences an organisation decision to comply with environmental regulations. 1999 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8251/1/FEP_1999_11_A.pdf Indra, Harjeet Kaur (1999) ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. ISO 14000 Series Standards Industrial management - Environmental aspects - Standards - Malaysia Environmental management - Standards - Malaysia English |
| spellingShingle | ISO 14000 Series Standards Industrial management - Environmental aspects - Standards - Malaysia Environmental management - Standards - Malaysia Indra, Harjeet Kaur ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title | ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title_full | ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title_fullStr | ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title_short | ISO 14001 Compliance with Environmental Regulations by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Industry |
| title_sort | iso 14001 compliance with environmental regulations by the malaysian electrical and electronics industry |
| topic | ISO 14000 Series Standards Industrial management - Environmental aspects - Standards - Malaysia Environmental management - Standards - Malaysia |
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