Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises

This paper examines the extent of environmental costs for Malaysian Small-Medium (SME) enterprises and the relationship of those costs with environmental performance and firm performance.A survey was administered to 350 Malaysian SMEs for manufacturing industry, which were derived from the directory...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana, Mohamed, Rapiah
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spelling my.uum.repo.224102017-06-14T00:26:59Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/22410/ Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana Mohamed, Rapiah HD28 Management. Industrial Management TS Manufactures This paper examines the extent of environmental costs for Malaysian Small-Medium (SME) enterprises and the relationship of those costs with environmental performance and firm performance.A survey was administered to 350 Malaysian SMEs for manufacturing industry, which were derived from the directory of the Federation of Malaysian manufacturers (FMM). The response rate was 20 percent.The results indicate that SMEs in Malaysia incur environmental costs, and those costs have a positive significant effect on environmental performance.The study also shows that environmental performance mediates the relationship between environmental costs and firm performance. International Information Institute 2016-07 Article PeerReviewed Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana and Mohamed, Rapiah (2016) Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises. Information, 19 (7B). pp. 2983-2988. ISSN 1343-4500 http://www.information-iii.org/abs_e2.html#No7(B)-2016
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
TS Manufactures
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
TS Manufactures
Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana
Mohamed, Rapiah
Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
description This paper examines the extent of environmental costs for Malaysian Small-Medium (SME) enterprises and the relationship of those costs with environmental performance and firm performance.A survey was administered to 350 Malaysian SMEs for manufacturing industry, which were derived from the directory of the Federation of Malaysian manufacturers (FMM). The response rate was 20 percent.The results indicate that SMEs in Malaysia incur environmental costs, and those costs have a positive significant effect on environmental performance.The study also shows that environmental performance mediates the relationship between environmental costs and firm performance.
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author Muhammad Jamil, Che Zuriana
Mohamed, Rapiah
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Mohamed, Rapiah
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title Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
title_short Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
title_full Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
title_fullStr Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Environmental cost and environmental performance in Malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
title_sort environmental cost and environmental performance in malaysian small-medium manufacturing enterprises
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url http://repo.uum.edu.my/22410/
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