Environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices and environmental performance: A study on multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia

This study examined the influence of four dimensions of environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices which are recruitment and selection, training, performance assessment and rewards on environmental performance among the multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia. The...

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Main Author: Normardiyah, Muhammad Azman Ng
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/5977/1/s815293_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/5977/2/s815293_02.pdf
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Summary:This study examined the influence of four dimensions of environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices which are recruitment and selection, training, performance assessment and rewards on environmental performance among the multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia. The researcher’s intention is to examine the effect of environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices on environmental performance. A total of 75 multinational companies participated in this study. Regression analysis was performed to test the research hypotheses. The results of this findings revealed that the three dimensions of EMS human resource management practices (i.e. recruitment and selection, training and rewards) did not have a significant influence on environmental performance. However, performance assessment was found to have impact environmental performance significantly. This study provided theoretical and practical implications.