DETERMINANTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT AT WORK PLACE DURING AND AFTER PANDEMIC SITUATIONS

The research aims to explore and order the factors of environmental risk management at the workplace during
and after the period of a pandemic. The design of the research covers the examination of contemporary literature,
data collection, analysis, and implications. Through literature examination, a list of determinants is generated
which subsequently is approved by a panel of experts. The panel of experts consists of sixteen members from
among the heterogeneous groups of stakeholders (i.e. environmental experts/representatives), drawn based on the
purposive sampling technique. The population under study is the stakeholders of the environment. The
methodology used is ISM and MICMAC. The results of the studies are aligned with the literature upcoming. As
per the findings of ISM, the factor ‘level of company operations’ falls on Level I and is considered the least critical
factor. The factor ‘environmental analysis of business activities’ falls at Level III and is considered the most
important factor. As per MICMAC, the factor ‘level of company operations’ is categorized as a dependent
variable. All the rest variables are linkage variables. Being the first study that explores factors of environmental
risk management in the workplace, it adds to the literature valuable insights. The research has insightful
implications for ecological regulatory authorities, agencies, the international community, researchers,
policymakers, and the persons responsible in the industry for environmental harmony since it provides valuable
information/insights for deepening the understanding of the phenomenon.