2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.brq.2013.12.001
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Structural analysis of the strategic orientation to environmental protection in SMEs

Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which the information on Social Responsibility (SR) that managers of firms in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain have determined their positive predisposition towards the practical exercise of environmentally responsible actions. With the theoretical background of Market Orientation (MO), a conceptual model of causal relationships is defined and is contrasted empirically with a structural equations model for a sample of 758 SME's in Extremadura. The results verif… Show more

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“…The aim is to assist companies to expand their responsible behavior from external actions to internal actions looking for synergies and better performance. Thus, and according to previous work [23,32,54], the selected indicators reflecting ISR actions are shown in Table 2 (from INTR1 to INTR18) selectively supported by Turker [42], Agudo-Valiente et al [45], Lu et al [47] and Pérez et al [46]. All indicators are considered internal activities related to ISR rather than external activities because, in these actions, we can observe how employees mediate the relationship between the company and the society.…”
Section: The Measurement Instrumentmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The aim is to assist companies to expand their responsible behavior from external actions to internal actions looking for synergies and better performance. Thus, and according to previous work [23,32,54], the selected indicators reflecting ISR actions are shown in Table 2 (from INTR1 to INTR18) selectively supported by Turker [42], Agudo-Valiente et al [45], Lu et al [47] and Pérez et al [46]. All indicators are considered internal activities related to ISR rather than external activities because, in these actions, we can observe how employees mediate the relationship between the company and the society.…”
Section: The Measurement Instrumentmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Those works that delve into small and medium-sized companies are noteworthy, analyzing the relevant role that this business fabric plays in regions and countries (Gallardo-Vázquez et al, 2013;Gallardo-Vázquez et al, 2014a, 2014bHerrera -Madueño et al, 2016a, 2016bMachová et al, 2016;León et al, 2017;Moneva-Abadía et al, 2018;Valdez-Juárez et al, 2018;Appiah et al, 2019). In small and medium-sized enterprises-especially microenterprisesowners who are also managers focus primarily on solving day-to-day ISSN 2071-789X…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the voluntary orientation of SMEs toward actions of environmental responsibility is related to an increase in the disclosure of those actions [41], so all companies, regardless of size, can benefit from environmental responsibility. ER can help firms gain a competitive advantage by enabling them to differentiate themselves from their competitors [42].…”
Section: Environmental Responsibilitymentioning
confidence: 99%