scholarly journals Determinants of catfish farmers’ use of sustainable environmental management practices in Enugu State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwuone Nnaemeka Andegebe ◽  
Onyia Chukwuemeka Chiebonam ◽  
Aniokoh Chukwuebuka David
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Production Cycles ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Multistage Sampling

The study assessed the use of sustainable environmental management practices (SEMP) by fish farmers in Enugu state, Nigeria. Seventy-five catfish farmers selected through multistage sampling procedure were used for the study. Data were obtained with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Analysis of data was done using descriptive statistics, probit regression model and factor analysis. Results showed that most of the catfish farmers did not apply SEMP as only 25.33% of them had a score of 50% and above regarding the application of SEMP. The number of years spent in school and being a male significantly increased the likelihood of using SEMP. In contrast, the likelihood of use of SEMP significantly reduced with an increase in the number of production cycles carried out by a fish farmer. The fish farmers' constraints were grouped as poor technical knowledge and feed issues, financial uncertainties, and water supply problems. Government should deliver training packages and provide information on SEMP to catfish farmers through different media, including extension agents, radio and television messages, handbills and billboards. Supporting the farmers with credit facilities through existing credit programmes would help reduce their challenges in applying SEMP.

scholarly journals Environmental Management and Higher Education: Are they Closely Related?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Dorothy Thompson ◽  
Nsikak-Abasi A. Etim ◽  
NseAbasi Etim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Percent Level ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
The Poor

An empirical study was conducted to determine the relationship between higher education and environmental management. Through the multi-stage sampling procedure, the representative sample of 180 respondents were selected for the study. Primary data were obtained with the aid of questionnaire. Data were subjected to univariate probit regression analysis. Results revealed a positive relationship between environmental management and higher education. Findings showed that tertiary education was significant at one percent level suggesting that people who have acquired higher education were more likely to adopt and apply environmental management practices and techniques. Findings further revealed that the variable, no formal education, was negative and significant (P<0.05) indicating that persons without formal education were less likely to imbibe environmental management measures. Supportive policies and institutions which provide access to training and information (awareness and media sensitization) that will expand the opportunities of the poor to invest in environmental improvements are required. Policies to promote sound environmental management and protect the environmental assets through higher education would be a rational decision. The poor with low education must be seen first as part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESIDUES MANAGEMENT: BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 1250018 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIC DORION ◽  
ELIANA SEVERO ◽  
PELAYO OLEA ◽  
CRISTINE NODARI ◽  
JULIO FERRO DE GUIMARAES
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Hospital Effluents ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Waste Effluents ◽  
Responsible Attitude

Since Brazilian healthcare institutions have the duty to care about public health service, they also have the social and financial responsibilities to bring environmentally friendly practices and strategies, including principally a responsible attitude towards hospital waste management. Negligent waste management contributes significantly to polluting the environment. Today, a specific regional context in the southern State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, shows an ambivalent situation in terms of hospital waste management. This study aims to analyze the environmental management practices and innovation strategies of the hospitals of the Serra Gaúcha region, as well as conducting a comparison between the environmental management practices versus the current Brazilian laws. Based on data analysis, it was found that all hospitals employ the practice of waste segregation, preserving public health and environmental quality. However, in respect to hospital waste effluents, 75% of the hospitals of the Serra Gaúcha region do not treat their hospital effluents, not complying with the current Brazilian legislation.

Characterization of the adoption of environmental management practices in large Brazilian companies

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 256-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Duarte Teles ◽  
José Luis Duarte Ribeiro ◽  
Maria Auxiliadora Cannarozzo Tinoco ◽  
Carla Schwengber ten Caten
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management Practices

Customer orientation and organizational innovation: the case of environmental management practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 835-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Pekovic ◽  
Sylvie Rolland ◽  
Hubert Gatignon
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Marketing ◽  
Customer Information ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to investigates the effect of three customer orientation components – customer information-processing, responsiveness and values and norms – on a firm’s decision to adopt environmental management practices. Consistent with the literature on strategy and industrial marketing, the authors also examine the moderating effect of marketplace characteristics. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a linear model on a sample of 4,324 French firms with ten or more employees. Findings Based on a large-scale survey of firms across industries, the results indicate that customer information-processing and values and norms directly contribute to the adoption of environmental management practices. Furthermore, the effect of customer information-processing is shown to be contingent on market competition. Practical implications The findings have direct practical implications. When managers recognize the importance and usefulness of customer orientation, they understand the need to formulate organizational strategies in terms of environmental management practices that reflect customer expectations. In addition, following the strategic fit approach, customer orientation should fit with the specific market environment to stimulate the adoption of environmental management practices. In other words, the findings are useful for managers, who can assess the specific environmental characteristics they are facing and align these with customer orientation to build competitive advantage. Originality/value The findings indicate that the different dimensions of customer orientation distinctly affect a firm’s decision to adopt environmental management practices. In this sense, the authors argue that they capture different facets of the customer orientation measure, which points to the importance of analyzing the dimensions of customer orientation separately. Furthermore, rather than analyzing aggregate measures of corporate social responsibility, the authors selected environmental orientation as a specific dimension, which has received less attention in the industrial marketing literature. Finally, the main findings mark an important contribution to the literature because they provide deeper insights into the conditions under which customer orientation dimensions drive the adoption of environmental management practices.

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