Environmental management practices for sustainable business models in small and medium sized hotel enterprises

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 194; pp. 656 - 664
• Main Authors: Buffa, Federica, Franch, Mariangela, Rizio, Dina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Alps region; business enterprises; environmental management; Environmental management practices; funding; Incentives; Italy; principal component analysis; Public actor; questionnaires; Small hotels; subsidies; Sustainable business model; tourists; variance; Italy; Alps region; Incentives; Sustainable business model; Small hotels; Public actor; Environmental management practices

The subject of our research is the environmental management practices (EMPs) adopted by small and medium-sized hotel enterprises (SMHEs) to foster the development of sustainable business models. The aim is to analyse operational, communication and organizational practices and to explore whether or n...