Barriers to pro-environmental behaviors among hotel stakeholders

Bugdol, Marek, Puciato, Daniel, Geryk, Marcin, Markiewicz-Patkowska, Julita, Szromek, Adam R, Kądzielawski, Grzegorz and Tabari, Saloomeh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-4789 2025. Barriers to pro-environmental behaviors among hotel stakeholders. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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ABSTRACT: Purpose: The main aim of this study is to identify barriers to pro-environmental behaviors among hotel guests, employees, and suppliers. Methodology: Three research stages were used: systematic literature review, case study, and diagnostic survey. The respondent groups were hotel: guests, employees and hotel suppliers. Findings: The main barriers to pro-environmental behaviors among hotel guests were transience of stay, not enough information about pro-environmental behaviors and lack of conviction about the impact of one’s behaviors on the state of the natural environment. The barriers among the hotel employees included heavy workload, low pay and transient employment. A key barrier indicated by the hotel suppliers was pressure to attain short-term goals, followed by remuneration disregarding environmental aspects and lack of interest in environmental issues. Research limitations/implications: Spatial scope and research methodology. Practical implications: Certification by stakeholders, extended environmental audits, environmental management system reviews, infrastructure management, supervision of external processes, application of process approach, and competency management. Originality: Identification of barriers to pro-environmental behavior by hotel employees and suppliers.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics) Research Institutes & Centres > Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS)
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	1477-7835
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 February 2025
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2025 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/176215

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