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Euromed Journal of Business | 2012

Environmental management in the transport sector: findings of a quantitative survey

Peter Oberhofer; Elmar Fürst

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the status quo of environmental management in the Austrian road freight transport sector. Different environmental practices are analyzed and the influence of attitudes and firm size is evaluated.Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐step empirical approach was performed. Based on a theoretical approach and a desktop survey on company web sites, several semi‐structured expert interviews were performed. Subsequently, an online‐survey was conducted and then analyzed by statistical methods.Findings – It was found that although companies in the road freight transport sector are aware of the importance of sustainable issues, actual performance needs to be improved. The authors found significant differences, particularly between smaller and larger firms.Research limitations/implications – Due to its nature as a research survey, the findings might be subject to some limitations such as sampling errors, non‐response effects and social desirability bias.Practical im...


Archive | 2015

Why Is the Transport and Logistics Sector Lacking Environmental Performance? Lessons from the Sectors of Production of Building Materials and Wholesaling

Maria Dieplinger; Peter Oberhofer; Elmar W. M. Fuerst

Sustainability has increasingly become a central business focus in times when most societies realize the harmful influence of industries on both the environment and human health. Not only policy makers demand pro-active performance from companies but also various members within supply chains expect their business partners to reduce their negative impacts on the environment and the society. Exposed to increasing competitive pressure firms are often forced to adapt their business behaviour to economic considerations. The transport and logistics sector in particular is characterized by high competition and price sensitivity. Transport is the fastest growing sector in terms of the consumption of energy and the production of greenhouse gases in the European Union. Following a multiple case study approach, the paper compares the Austrian transport and logistics sector with the sectors of production of building material and wholesaling. It aims at providing some insight as to why there are differences in the environmental performances between the sectors. This is done by identifying the specific characteristics of the transport and logistics sector concerning environmental protection and explaining the respective influencing factors. The data of each case study was analysed anonymously for each company and sector, followed by a cross-sector analysis. The findings showed that there is general awareness for sustainability across all sectors; however, the respective behaviours differ considerably. Finally, we propose implications for improving the environmental behaviour of transport and logistics companies and suggest topics for further research.


WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium | 2013

Zum Begriff der Mobilität im Personenverkehr aus verkehrswissenschaftlicher Perspektive

Elmar Fürst; Peter Oberhofer

Mobilität, einer der grundlegenden Begriffe der Verkehrswirtschaft, wird häufig fälschlicherweise mit Verkehr gleichgesetzt. Der Beitrag analysiert den Begriff Mobilität und grenzt verschiedene Bedeutungen voneinander ab. Zudem wird ein Überblick über die derzeitige Forschung im Bereich Mobilität in Deutschland gegeben und diese bewertet. Dabei fällt auf, dass aufgrund der Heterogenität der Gegenstände und Methoden sowie der Periodizität, entgegen der allgemeinen Meinung, keine umfassenden, vergleichbaren Statistiken zum Mobilitätsverhalten bestehen.


Archive | 2012

Trends in der Mobilitätseinstellung von Studierenden und Mitarbeitern deutschsprachiger Hochschulen

Elmar Fürst; Peter Oberhofer

Der Trend zu steigender Mobilitat ist nicht zu ubersehen. Jeder mochte sich schneller und komfortabler zu moglichst vielen Zielen unter geringsten finanziellen Aufwendungen und hoher Sicherheit bewegen bzw. bewegen konnen. Jedoch tragt der aus der Mobilitat resultierende Verkehr auch erheblich zur Umweltbelastung bei und verursacht externe/soziale Kosten [12][18]. Beim Versuch, den Verkehr von seinen negativen Folgen starker zu entkoppeln, sind nicht nur technische Innovationen von Bedeutung sondern die Verkehrstragerwahl. Ist die Verlagerung des Verkehrs auf umweltfreundliche Verkehrstrager ein angestrebtes politisches Ziel, kann – von regulativen Zwangen abgesehen – nur eine Verbesserung des Angebots bzw. des Preis-Leistungs-Verhaltnisses aus Kundensicht die dafur wesentlichen Einstellungen und damit in weiterer Folge die faktische Nachfrage nach diesen nachhaltig verbessern [13][16].


Business Strategy and The Environment | 2014

Sustainability in the Transport and Logistics Sector: Lacking Environmental Measures

Peter Oberhofer; Maria Dieplinger


Archive | 2013

Environmental Management in the Transport and Logistics Sector: Findings from a Qualitative Study

Peter Oberhofer; Maria Dieplinger


Business Strategy and The Environment | 2013

Sustainable Development in the Transport Sector: Influencing Environmental Behaviour and Performance

Peter Oberhofer; Elmar Fürst


Journal of Cleaner Production | 2012

Greening road freight transport: evidence from an empirical project in Austria

Elmar Fürst; Peter Oberhofer


European Transport Conference 2011Association for European Transport (AET)Transportation Research Board | 2011

Environmental management of transport companies: an economic necessity or commercial gimmick - results of three research projects in the Austrian transport sector

Elmar Fürst; Peter Oberhofer; Maria Dieplinger


Studies of Organisational Management & Sustainability | 2013

Enhancing environmental management in the field of road freight transport

Elmar Fürst; Peter Oberhofer; Gernot Stöglehner

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Elmar Fürst

Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Maria Dieplinger

Vienna University of Economics and Business

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