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Measuring Green Performance for Malaysian Automotive Industry

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Nurul Fadly Habidin, Juriah Conding, Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi, Baharudin Omar, Sharon Yong Yee Ong

Pages 165-175 Received: 25 Sep, 2016 Revised: 16 Oct, 2016 Published Online: 08 Nov, 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARBSS/v6-i11/2385
The purpose of this study is to examine the green performance measurement for Malaysian automotive industry. In this study, by using the structural equation modelling technique, four of green performance measures were developed and verified. From the findings of the survey, the results of the study indicated that the green performance for environmental performance, economic performance, operational performance, and innovation performance were valid and reliable. It was shown that green performance measurement assist in improving performance for Malaysian automotive industry. The green performance measurement contributes to assist the Malaysian automotive industry in order to maximize productivity, implementing energy saving approaches, and increase the performance evaluation.
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