The purpose of this study is to examine the green management evaluation criteria and Employee Awareness and analyze their impact on management performance. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire form that was given to companies with fewer than 300 regular workers and less than 30 billion won in sales. The three-step mediated effect analysis proposed by Baran and Kenny was performed to verify the roles of the parameters. The research results are summarized as follows. First, awareness of greenhouse gases and environmental pollution play a mediating role affecting the management performance. Second, awareness of harmful chemical substances play a mediating role affecting the management performance. Lastly, The survey subjects were limited to SMEs in Chungcheong province and thus, this may not be applicable to all companies.

• 서준혁(한밭대학교 산업경영공학과) | Junhyeok Seo
• 서상혁(한밭대학교 산업경영공학과) | Sanghyeok Seo
• 오재우(한밭대학교 산업경영공학과) | Jaiwoo Oh
• 박수용(한밭대학교 산업경영공학과) | Sooyong Park
• 이동형(한밭대학교 산업경영공학과) | Donghyung Lee Corresponding Author