Environmental Issues and Their Impact

Running head: ENVIRONMENT ISSUES INFLUENCE ON BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT ISSUES INFLUENCE ON BUSINESS
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Executive Summary
The study is essentially based on finding the effect of environmental issues on business
management in the current world pertaining to the IT sector. In consideration of this, the study
has followed a systematic format whereby the first chapter has laid down the background of the
study. This is then followed by the discussion on the Literature review and then followed by the
Research methodology which discussed the various research methods which were applied for the
study. The fourth chapter was based on the findings and discussion through which it was found
that the environmental issues have a considerate influence on the business management. In
regards to this, a strong association between the variables was established and the last chapter
provides certain recommendations and concludes the study. The recommendations which have
been provided will be useful for the different businesses so as to enable them to attain the overall
success and manage the environmental issues well.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................5
Overview......................................................................................................................................5
Research aim................................................................................................................................6
Research Objectives.....................................................................................................................6
Research Questions......................................................................................................................6
Research Hypothesis....................................................................................................................7
Research Rationale......................................................................................................................7
Format of the study......................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: Literature review..........................................................................................................10
Overview....................................................................................................................................10
Environmental Issues.................................................................................................................10
Business Management...............................................................................................................11
The model of conceptual framework.........................................................................................12
Environmental Issues affecting the business.............................................................................12
Business management in organization.......................................................................................14
Relationship among environmental issues and business management......................................15
Improvement and the mitigation of the environmental issues by firm’s management..............18

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Research Gap.............................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3: Research methodology.................................................................................................23
Introduction................................................................................................................................23
Research Philosophy..................................................................................................................23
Research Approach....................................................................................................................24
Research Design........................................................................................................................24
Data collection procedure..........................................................................................................24
Data analysis..............................................................................................................................25
Research strategy.......................................................................................................................25
Sampling technique...................................................................................................................26
Ethical considerations................................................................................................................26
Summary....................................................................................................................................26
Chapter 4: Data analysis and discussion........................................................................................27
Overview....................................................................................................................................27
Descriptive Analysis..................................................................................................................27
Inferential Analysis....................................................................................................................35
Correlation.................................................................................................................................35
Regression..................................................................................................................................38
Findings.....................................................................................................................................40
Discussions................................................................................................................................41

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Chapter 5: Conclusion and recommendations...............................................................................47
Overview....................................................................................................................................47
Linking to Objectives................................................................................................................47
Limitations of the study and Future scope.................................................................................47
Recommendations......................................................................................................................48
References......................................................................................................................................51
Appendix........................................................................................................................................55
Questionnaire.............................................................................................................................55

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Introduction
Overview
In the recent times, there have been several environmental issues which have depleted the
natural resources and placed a huge strain on the livelihoods of the different individuals. Along
with the lives of the individuals, the environmental issues have also had a huge influence on the
business management and operations (Joshi , Kathuria and Das 2019). The various ways in
which the environmental issues tend to influence and have an impact on the business
management can be contributed to the pollution, waste disposal, water quality and climate
change.
According to Hirunyawipada and Xiong (2018), the pollution can be stated to be one of
the largest environmental issues. The pollution leads to poor impact on product and service
quality along with influencing the life of the human capital employed in the businesses as well.
Another key environmental impact affecting business management in today`s world is Climate
change. The climate change not only has implications on the overall environment but has far
reaching impacts on the social, economic as well as the political status as well. The climate
change also creates higher demand for the energy due to the temperatures and related
conditioning used. Hence, this ultimately leads to higher costs for the businesses and excess
pressure on the natural resources of the business like the fossil fuels and the water sources. The
climate change has a negative influence on the agricultural sector as well which influences the
food availability along with safety (King and Mackey 2016). In addition to this, the changes in
the environment and the new governmental policies have made it difficult for the different
businessmen to follow the rules and regulations carefully and in addition to this; their

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responsibility towards the environment often leads clashes in shareholder interest. Hence,
through this study, the influence of the environment on the business management will be
examined.
Research aim
The primary aim of the research is to outline the manner in which the environment
influences the business management and to establish a strong association between them. In
consideration of this, the study will seek to establish a relationship between the environmental
issues in the 21st century and the business management in the IT sector. Once the association has
been established, the study will recommend certain ways using which the different businesses
will be successfully able to overcome the environmental issues as challenges and head towards a
successful and sustainable future.
Research Objectives
The research objectives which have been set out for the study can be taken to be as
follows:
 To examine the concept of environmental issues affecting the business in the IT sector
 To examine the ways in which business management is carried out in organizations in the
IT sector
 To establish a relationship between the environmental issues and the business
management in the IT sector
 To provide recommendations based on which the firm`s management of the business can
be improved and the environmental issues can be essentially mitigated.

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Research Questions
The research questions which have been formulated for the study can be stated to be as
follows:
 What are the concepts of environmental issues affecting the business in the IT sector?
 What are the ways in which business management is carried out in organizations in the IT
sector?
 What relationships exist between the environmental issues and the business management
in the IT sector?
 What recommendations can be stated based on which the firm`s management of the
business can be improved and the environmental issues can be essentially mitigated?
Research Hypothesis
The research hypothesis can be essentially described as a clear, specific and a verified
proposition or a statement based on which the outcome of the scientific research can be carried
out effectively. The hypothesis is generally based on a particular characteristic of the population.
This characteristic can be stated to be the differences between groups or the relationships which
exist between the variables. The research hypothesis which has been set for the paper can be
stated to be as follows:
Independent variable: The environmental issues
Dependent variable: Business management
Hypothesis