... revealed a problem of the macro-environmental influence on hotels’ potential to implement environmentally sustainable approaches and procedures throughout the industry. Environmental management Perception Sustainability Central and Eastern Europe Hotel management Multivariate analyses...

... of this paper is to review and synthesise 149 hospitality-related studies published in the past two decades pertaining to environmental management (EM). The review was divided into three main stages: 1993-1999, 2000-2009 and 2010-2014 and provided future research directions. The study sample consisted...

...Hyun Jeong Kim; Jeongdoo Park; Ji Wen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test links from hotel general managers’ (GMs’) environmental commitment to hotel companies’ environmental management capabilities and then to hotel companies’ involvement in environmental practices. The secondary goal...

... levels. Hotels which achieve above average business performance levels are significantly more environmentally proactive. Research limitations/implications – The present paper demonstrates that environmental management is related to competitive advantages and business performance. Environmental...

... between the general studies and tourism literature provides opportunities for the discussion of research gaps. Findings – The growing volume of research on environmental management in the hospitality and tourism firms suggests increasing interest in the topic in the past decade. However, our...

...Yu‐Chin (Jerrie) Hsieh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the environmental management policies and practices of the top 50 hotel companies as disclosed on their corporate web sites. Design/methodology/approach This study employed content analysis to review the web sites...

...Wilco W. Chan Purpose Implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in hotels is gaining popularity world‐wide. ISO 14001, which is the only certifying document in the ISO 14000 series, provides guidelines to set up an EMS. However, there is a paucity of information about the actual...

.... undertaking research with a purpose and asking the right questions); and providing all stakeholders with easy access to information that resides within academic institutions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Tourism development Economic sustainability Environmental management...

... tourism planners and policy‐makers as they develop policies that balance economic and ecological sustainability. Leonard A. Jackson can be contacted at: jacksonl@cookman.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Tourism management Caribbean Environmental management Social behaviour...

...Wilco W. Chan; Kenny Ho Purpose Environmental concerns have been increasing in the travel industry. However, most hotels are unwilling to develop an international environmental management system (EMS) probably due to a lack of resources and knowledge. In order to encourage more organizations...

... business owner. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Environmental management Hospitality services Owner‐managers Green marketing Scotland The issue of sustainability has been widely addressed in the business literature. However, the reasons behind the adoption of sustainable...

... it is fashionable, stated one of the participants. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Tourism Sustainable development Environmental management Social environment Canada...

...David Kirk Reviews the development of environmental management, with specific reference to its effects on service industries in general and the hospitality industry specifically. The impact of environmental management on the hospitality industry was tested using a postal survey of hotel managers...