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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 687-702 |
Journal | Journal of Cleaner Production |
Volume | 195 |
Early online date | 28 May 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 May 2018 |
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Keywords
- Environmental management
- Corporate social responsibility
- SMEs
- Developed/emerging economies
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Environmental Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. / Dey, Prasanta K; Petridis, Nikolaos; Petridis, Konstantinos; Malesios, Chrisovalantis; Nixon, Jonathan D; Ghosh, Kumar.
In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 195, 28.05.2018, p. 687-702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
AU - Dey, Prasanta K
AU - Petridis, Nikolaos
AU - Petridis, Konstantinos
AU - Malesios, Chrisovalantis
AU - Nixon, Jonathan D
AU - Ghosh, Kumar
N1 - © 2018, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
PY - 2018/5/28
Y1 - 2018/5/28
N2 - The main aim of this paper is to facilitate small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt environmental management (EM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. The study reveals SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods for EM and CSR practices. Additionally, the paper investigates how these variables relate to employee number, turnover and geographical locations. The outcomes of the research will add value to SMEs decision-making processes in both strategic and policy levels (e.g. supplier selection) and policymakers‟ initiatives to make SMEs environment and socially friendly. Although there are studies on EM and CSR practices of SMEs, they mainly focus on impact of EM and CSR practices on business performance, and SMEs‟ motivation for adopting EM and CSR practices in specific country. Studies that reveal SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods for EM and CSR practices and their relationship with their characteristics (e.g. size, turn over, and geographical location) are scant. This research bridges this gap. Our data originates from 223 carefully selected representative SMEs in the West Midlands, UK (105) and Kolkata, India (118) covering manufacturing and process industries. The relevant data was collected using questionnaires and analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) methods. The results reveal that perceptions of SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods of EM and CSR practices vary considerably with respect to size, turn over and geographical location. The findings are significant to policymakers, client organizations and individual SME for improving EM and CSR practices.
AB - The main aim of this paper is to facilitate small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt environmental management (EM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. The study reveals SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods for EM and CSR practices. Additionally, the paper investigates how these variables relate to employee number, turnover and geographical locations. The outcomes of the research will add value to SMEs decision-making processes in both strategic and policy levels (e.g. supplier selection) and policymakers‟ initiatives to make SMEs environment and socially friendly. Although there are studies on EM and CSR practices of SMEs, they mainly focus on impact of EM and CSR practices on business performance, and SMEs‟ motivation for adopting EM and CSR practices in specific country. Studies that reveal SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods for EM and CSR practices and their relationship with their characteristics (e.g. size, turn over, and geographical location) are scant. This research bridges this gap. Our data originates from 223 carefully selected representative SMEs in the West Midlands, UK (105) and Kolkata, India (118) covering manufacturing and process industries. The relevant data was collected using questionnaires and analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) methods. The results reveal that perceptions of SMEs‟ motivation, pressure, targets and methods of EM and CSR practices vary considerably with respect to size, turn over and geographical location. The findings are significant to policymakers, client organizations and individual SME for improving EM and CSR practices.
KW - Environmental management
KW - Corporate social responsibility
KW - SMEs
KW - Developed/emerging economies
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618315476
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.201
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.201
M3 - Article
VL - 195
SP - 687
EP - 702
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
ER -