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http://dx.doi.org/10.21219/jitam.2020.27.1.111

The Power of Employee Participation in Green Management in the Hospitality Industry  

Kim, Soo Kyung (Department of International Business Administration, Dankook University)
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Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management / v.27, no.1, 2020 , pp. 111-123 More about this Journal
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This paper aims to highlight the importance of employee participation in green management in hotel firms. In particular, the study examined the role of employee participation in green management on cost saving as a hotel's performance indicator. We collected data from senior and general managers in Korean and US hotels. The results of the study supported our hypotheses, showing that the employee participation had a significantly positive relationship with cost savings in hotels. The results of the study also supported other hypotheses, showing that resource conservation and green building management had positive relationships with cost savings in hotels. Therefore, it can be predicted that green management can save cost in hotel firms. Such managerial implications are discussed.
Keywords
Employee Participation; Resource Conservation; Green Building Management; Hotel Green Management; Cost Savings; Hotel Performance;
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