The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain
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Resumo: | The main objective of this research is to analyze through a structured questionnaire, the influence of the motivations that lead companies to implement Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the barriers found in the benefits perceived by companies, as well as, the degree of difficulty perceived for the implementation of the different requirements to be fulfilled, which are established in the regulation. An extensive review of the academic literature published on motivations, barriers, difficulties and benefits in environmental standards has been carried out in order to establish the working hypotheses which refer to the relationship between motivations, barriers with the benefits and degree of difficulty in implementing the requirements. The empirical investigation was carried out in a sample of 114 of the 255 companies of the Autonomous Community of Galicia (Spain) that have EMAS certification. The methodology used was the use of the application of a regression analysis to test the hypotheses; pre- viously the measurement scales were validated and an exploratory factorial analysis was applied in order to determine the structure of the different variables considered in the study. The results show that the motivations affect the benefits positively and on the contrary, affect the barriers negatively (reduce them) and it was observed that the greater the barriers, the lower the benefits obtained from the implementation of EMAS (negative influence). The proposed regression models show the joint influence of the motivations and barriers on the benefits considered. |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in SpainEnvironmental management systemEco-management and audit schemeEMASMotivationsBarriersBenefitsThe main objective of this research is to analyze through a structured questionnaire, the influence of the motivations that lead companies to implement Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the barriers found in the benefits perceived by companies, as well as, the degree of difficulty perceived for the implementation of the different requirements to be fulfilled, which are established in the regulation. An extensive review of the academic literature published on motivations, barriers, difficulties and benefits in environmental standards has been carried out in order to establish the working hypotheses which refer to the relationship between motivations, barriers with the benefits and degree of difficulty in implementing the requirements. The empirical investigation was carried out in a sample of 114 of the 255 companies of the Autonomous Community of Galicia (Spain) that have EMAS certification. The methodology used was the use of the application of a regression analysis to test the hypotheses; pre- viously the measurement scales were validated and an exploratory factorial analysis was applied in order to determine the structure of the different variables considered in the study. The results show that the motivations affect the benefits positively and on the contrary, affect the barriers negatively (reduce them) and it was observed that the greater the barriers, the lower the benefits obtained from the implementation of EMAS (negative influence). The proposed regression models show the joint influence of the motivations and barriers on the benefits considered.Elsevier Editorial System. Elsevier®2019-02-27T14:48:20Z2019-02-272018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/25167http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25167https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.023engJosé Álvarez-García, María de la Cruz Del Río-Rama, Margarida Saraiva and António Ramos-Pires (2018) “The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain”. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 185, pp. 62-74. ISSN 0959-6526 (print) 0959-6526 (online). DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.023. Elsevier Editorial System. Elsevier®. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618306747?via%3Dihub62-740959-6526 (print) 0959-6526 (online)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618306747?via%3Dihub185Journal of Cleaner Productionpepealvarez.ou@gmail.comdelrio.ou@gmail.commsaraiva@uevora.ptnd661Álvarez-García, JoséDel Río-Rama, María de la CruzSaraiva, MargaridaRamos Pires, Antónioinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:18:40Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/25167Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:15:36.297728Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain Álvarez-García, José Environmental management system Eco-management and audit scheme EMAS Motivations Barriers Benefits |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain |
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Álvarez-García, José |
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Álvarez-García, José Del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz Saraiva, Margarida Ramos Pires, António |
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Del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz Saraiva, Margarida Ramos Pires, António |
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Álvarez-García, José Del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz Saraiva, Margarida Ramos Pires, António |
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Environmental management system Eco-management and audit scheme EMAS Motivations Barriers Benefits |
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Environmental management system Eco-management and audit scheme EMAS Motivations Barriers Benefits |
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The main objective of this research is to analyze through a structured questionnaire, the influence of the motivations that lead companies to implement Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the barriers found in the benefits perceived by companies, as well as, the degree of difficulty perceived for the implementation of the different requirements to be fulfilled, which are established in the regulation. An extensive review of the academic literature published on motivations, barriers, difficulties and benefits in environmental standards has been carried out in order to establish the working hypotheses which refer to the relationship between motivations, barriers with the benefits and degree of difficulty in implementing the requirements. The empirical investigation was carried out in a sample of 114 of the 255 companies of the Autonomous Community of Galicia (Spain) that have EMAS certification. The methodology used was the use of the application of a regression analysis to test the hypotheses; pre- viously the measurement scales were validated and an exploratory factorial analysis was applied in order to determine the structure of the different variables considered in the study. The results show that the motivations affect the benefits positively and on the contrary, affect the barriers negatively (reduce them) and it was observed that the greater the barriers, the lower the benefits obtained from the implementation of EMAS (negative influence). The proposed regression models show the joint influence of the motivations and barriers on the benefits considered. |
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José Álvarez-García, María de la Cruz Del Río-Rama, Margarida Saraiva and António Ramos-Pires (2018) “The influence of Motivations and Barriers in the Benefits. An empirical study of EMAS certified business in Spain”. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 185, pp. 62-74. ISSN 0959-6526 (print) 0959-6526 (online). DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.023. Elsevier Editorial System. Elsevier®. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618306747?via%3Dihub 62-74 0959-6526 (print) 0959-6526 (online) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618306747?via%3Dihub 185 Journal of Cleaner Production pepealvarez.ou@gmail.com delrio.ou@gmail.com msaraiva@uevora.pt nd 661 |
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