From Compliance With Environmental Regulations To Pursuit Of Environmental-Based Competitive Advantages: Mediators Of The Relationship In A SME Context

Delchet-Cochet, Karen; Vo, Linh‐Chi; Akeb, Hakim

doi:10.19030/jabr.v31i3.9230

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“…On the other hand, Gupta and Borua [45] emphasize the green innovation importance in supplier selection in meeting competitiveness goals. Revell et al [46] posit that SMEs use green strategies and instruments for push reasons, entailing complying with environmental rules and regulations [47], and/or pull reasons, aiming to acquire competitive advantage by emphasizing environmental concerns [14]. Leonidou et al [48] reinforce this perspective by underlining the significance of green business strategy implementation in obtaining competitive advantage especially in conditions induced by stricter regulations, a more dynamic environment and intensified market conditions.…”

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A Multi-Dimensional Approach of Green Marketing Competitive Advantage: A Perspective of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises from Western Cape, South Africa

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The study focuses on green competitive advantage from a multi-dimensional perspective, investigating the impact of green marketing tools and company descriptive variables on these dimensions. The data were collected from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) from Western Cape/South Africa, an area marked by long-term water consumption restrictions. A qualitative approach was considered for variable tailoring to the SMMEs’ peculiarities, followed by a quantitative study, employing a sample of 237 companies, for testing each competitive advantage dimension against the established green marketing tools and company descriptive variables using logistic regressions. Each competitiveness variable was explained by at least one green marketing tool. Donating money and/or allocating time for environmental purposes explained three dependent variables, while selling biodegradable/recycled/refurbished products had an inverse relationship with two of them. Business type and number of operational years had a significant impact on three dimensions. This study enriches the literature by using green competitive advantage dimensions and not a latent factor, analyzing the impact of company descriptive variables as explanatory variables and prompting green strategies for small and medium businesses. The model could be improved by tests in other geographic areas, including green distribution and price variables and other descriptive factors (turnover, responsible investment and internationalization).

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A Multi-Dimensional Approach of Green Marketing Competitive Advantage: A Perspective of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises from Western Cape, South Africa

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“…This is particularly so for firms in industries where environmental harm and hence, regulatory intensity is greater, as is competition in the market, technological change, and consumer and other stakeholder concerns (del Rio et al, 2015;Leonidou et al, 2017;Sáez-Martínez et al, 2016;Theyel and Hofmann, 2015). Furthermore, firms, through innovative change and development of environmentally compatible products or services are motivated to operate beyond that of voluntary regulatory compliance, experiencing similar competitive gains (Delchet-Cochet et al, 2015).…”

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Environmental management training for micro and small enterprises: the missing link?

Cassells

Lewis

2017

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Purpose Micro and small enterprises face growing expectations from stakeholders to behave responsibly in respect of environmental management. However, many continue to exhibit patterns of relative disengagement with both environmental management and associated training. The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes and experiences that underpin both. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on survey data from 148 owner-managers of micro and small firms in New Zealand’s manufacturing sector. Binary logit regression and non-parametric testing were employed to examine influences on engagement with both environmental management and environmental training. Findings There is a lack of knowledge of, and participation in, training related to environmental management. Awareness tends to be from firms already engaged in training; signalling a potential circularity of exposure effect. A distinct division in attitude exists between those who identify with personal responsibility and autonomy as the pathway to responsibility in respect of their firm’s environmental impact and those who cede to the collective actions of other communities to dictate engagement (i.e. industry associations and government). Research limitations/implications The survey is based on the perceptions of the respondents to the survey statements and as such it is a self-assessment. Originality/value The paper is one of few that investigate the challenge of securing engagement with training and development in environmental management by micro and small enterprises in the New Zealand context.

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Agent-Based Simulation of Low Carbon Emissions Product Diffusion

Gruebler

2023

Translational Systems Sciences

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From Compliance With Environmental Regulations To Pursuit Of Environmental-Based Competitive Advantages: Mediators Of The Relationship In A SME Context

Abstract: Despite the huge amount of work written about environmental practices of SMEs

Cited by 6 publications

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A Multi-Dimensional Approach of Green Marketing Competitive Advantage: A Perspective of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises from Western Cape, South Africa

A Multi-Dimensional Approach of Green Marketing Competitive Advantage: A Perspective of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises from Western Cape, South Africa

Environmental management training for micro and small enterprises: the missing link?

Agent-Based Simulation of Low Carbon Emissions Product Diffusion

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