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
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Language:	eng eng
Published:	2016
Subjects:	HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management Employment
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description	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.
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title	Environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices and environmental performance: A study on multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia
title_short	Environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices and environmental performance: A study on multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia
title_full	Environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices and environmental performance: A study on multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia
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spelling	my-uum-etd.59772021-04-19T03:04:44Z Environmental management system (EMS) human resource management practices and environmental performance: A study on multinational companies in Penang, Malaysia 2016 Normardiyah, Muhammad Azman Ng Yahya, Khulida Kirana School of Business Management School of Business Management HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment 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. 2016 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5977/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5977/1/s815293_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5977/2/s815293_02.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Aaron S. & Fetzer A. (2010). Climb the Green Ladder : Make your company and career more sustainable. John Wiley & Sons Ltd United Kingdom. Ahmad S., (2015). Green Human Resource Management: Policies and Practices. Cogent Business & Management, 2, 1-13. Ahmed, N., Montagno, R., & Firenze, R. (1998). Organizational performance and environmental consciousness: an empirical study. 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