Austin, Bridget Okeoghene  <br/><br/>
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE WORLD TODAY / 
BRIDGET OKEOGHENE AUSTIN; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. ISAH WADA 
 - 47 sheets;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MBA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Business Administration Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 37-45) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>The study was aimed at examining the effects of environmental issues to business <br/>management in today's world. With a case study of Northern Cyprus a total of 124 <br/>questionnaires were distributed and retrieved from managers and owners of small and <br/>medium scale enterprises in the study area. In order to achieve 3 specific objectives <br/>which are: to determine the relationship between environmental issues and business <br/>management in the study area, to identify the major environmental issues affecting <br/>Small and Medium scale enterprises in the study area and to identify mitigating <br/>strategies employed by Small and Medium scale enterprises in the study area. <br/>Descriptive statistics comprising of percentages, frequencies and mean of means was <br/>employed to analyze the survey data. Findings from this study show that 81.45% <br/>respondents opine that there is significant relationship between environmental issues <br/>and business management. Climate change (32.26%) and waste disposal (25.81%) <br/>were outlined as the major environmental issues affecting SME’s in the study area and <br/>using mean of means, four major areas affected were outlined; providing opportunities <br/>for business organizations, increasing operating cost of businesses, reducing <br/>productivity of employees and reducing business productivity. Consequently, SME’s <br/>in the study area have adopted various and multiple strategies to mitigate such <br/>environmental issues such as complying with environmental regulations (19.03%), <br/>smart use of resources (52.42%), use of green energy (45.96%) and waste recycling <br/>(26.01%). However, 11.29% of SME’s do not adopt any mitigating strategy.<br/>Keywords: Business Management, Climate Change, Environmental Cost <br/>Environmental Issues, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business--Dissertations, Academic <br/>Climatic changes --Dissertations, Academic <br/>Small business--Dissertations, Academic