Chen, Z; Li, H; Shen, Q and Xu, W (2004) An empirical model for decision-making on ISO 14000 acceptance in the Shanghai construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(1), pp. 55-73. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
A remarkable disagreement/deviation between the rate of ISO 14001 registration and the rate of implementation of environmental impact assessment in the Chinese construction industry indicates that the contractors there might not have really applied environmental management (EM) in construction projects. This hypothesis has been tested in this paper by a mail questionnaire survey conducted to 72 main contractors in Shanghai, mainland China. The survey results indicate that there are five classes of factors influencing the acceptability of the ISO 14000 series of EM standards. Reasons why approximately 81% of contractors surveyed are indifferent to the ISO 14000 series are then analysed based on the critical classes. A linear discriminant model for decision-making for construction companies on whether to accept the ISO 14000 series is developed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | China; empirical model; environmental impact assessment; environmental management system; iso 14000 series |
| Index terms: | ISO, environmental management system, Shanghai, survey, construction company, decision-making, construction project, questionnaire, China, main contractor, deviation, environmental impact assessment, implementation, construction industry, environmental management |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, organization, environmental impact, practitioner, control systems, standards development, contractual arrangements, financial and cost management, sustainability assessment, Geography, production management, decision analysis, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Sustainability, Procurement, Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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