This work empirically examines the importance of the internalization of a quality standard for environmental sustainable development in Spanish hotels. It aims to examine the direct relationships between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental practices and performance and the mediating role of environmental practices on the relationship between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental performance. The work uses a sample of 176 hotels and applies the partial least squares (PLS) approach to test these relationships. The results show that (a) the internalization of a quality standard (through daily practices and continuous improvement) is positively related to environmental practices and performance and (b) environmental practices partially mediate the relationship between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental performance. The study extends the literature by explaining that the internalization of a quality standard strengthens environmental sustainable development.

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环境可持续发展与质量标准内部化之间的关联

这项工作实证检验了西班牙酒店环境可持续发展质量标准内化的重要性。它旨在检验质量标准内部化与环境实践和绩效之间的直接关系，以及环境实践在质量标准内部化与环境绩效之间的中介作用。这项工作使用了 176 家酒店的样本，并应用偏最小二乘 (PLS) 方法来测试这些关系。结果表明（a）质量标准的内部化（通过日常实践和持续改进）与环境实践和绩效正相关，（b）环境实践在质量标准的内部化和环境绩效之间起到部分中介作用。该研究通过解释质量标准的内在化加强环境可持续发展来扩展文献。