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Driving factor of sustainable environmental manufacturing practices in Malaysia

Adebambo, Hameed O. and Ashari, Hasbullah and Nordin, Norani (2014) Driving factor of sustainable environmental manufacturing practices in Malaysia. Journal of Technology and Operations Management, 9 (2). pp. 7-16. ISSN 1823-514X

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Abstract

An increased demand has been placed on the manufacturing industries to be more responsible to their environment with respect to their operational activities.This demand is due to various antecedent factors driving sustainable environmental practices in manufacturing firms. This study therefore, investigated the factors that drive the sustainable environmental practices in Malaysian manufacturing sector.Survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 103 manufacturing firms and was analyzed using PLS path modelling technique.The result of the study found that top management commitment and stakeholder pressure significantly influence sustainable environmental manufacturing practices while public concern did not show significant evidence.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sustainable environmental manufacturing practices (SEMP), top management commitment, stakeholder pressure and public concern
Subjects: T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions: School of Technology Management & Logistics
Depositing User: Dr. Hasbullah Haji Ashari
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2016 02:43
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2016 02:43
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17828

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