The mediating effect of information availability between organization design variables and environmental practices in the Canadian hotel industry
研究发现在加拿大酒店业中，组织设计变量（如自由裁量权、协调机制和绩效评估）和信息可得性都直接影响环境减负实践，但信息可得性部分中介了组织设计变量的影响。
Abstract This study examines whether providing employees with information about environmental impacts, industry practices, technologies, regulations and benchmarking of environmental practices mediates the influence of organization design variables on environmental impact reduction. The study finds that both organization design variables (discretionary slack, coordination mechanisms and performance evaluation) and information availability have a direct influence on environmental impact reduction practices in the Canadian hotel industry. However, information availability partially mediates the influence of organization design variables, indicating that effecting changes in organization design alone may be less effective in generating proactive environmental practices without providing employees with information and benchmarking of industry environmental practices. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.