Sustainable SME practice

Howarth, Richard; Fredericks, John

doi:10.1108/14777831211262945

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“…These research results did not confirm to the notion that small and medium enterprises seem to avoid environmental responsibility [64], and are less willing to take actions associated with initiatives for the environment. It was also possible to notice that entities from the SMEs' sector applied stronger pressure to the social elements of the sustainable management of supply chains than was presented in the more comprehensive literature devoted to the sustainable development of supply chains.…”

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

Kot

2018

Sustainability

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The sector of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plays a key role in the economies of all of the countries in the world. These entities constitute the basis for the development of the national and global economies. In a contemporary complex and competitive business environment, the adaptation of appropriate strategies is a particularly important effort to furthering the development of companies from the SMEs sector. In this context, the application of the concept of sustainable supply chain management (SCM) in the operation strategy of SMEs seems to be a very important function. This supply chain also covers all three aspects of sustainable development: business, environmental, and social. The purpose of this article is to present the current state of the research in sustainable development in relation to managing the supply chain of SMEs, as well as the empirical findings in this area. The results found that all of the sustainability areas were very important in the supply chain management practices of the studied SMEs, despite the imbalance described in the literature. The study also presents the most important elements in the particular sustainability areas of SCM and SMEs.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

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“…37.5 percent of the analyzed studies indicate the first area containing practices that use education, and attitudes management (Hardeep, Sanjay , Swati, & Tarun, 2015) (Roxas & Chadee , 2012) (Howarth & Fredericks , 2012)(Hernandez-Pardo, Bhamra, & Bahmra, 2013) (Stewart & Gapp , 2012) (Nagypál, 2013), the second area from 50% of the studies contain management programs including certifications, management models and adoption of technology for management, in pursuit of the careful management of the environment (Massa, Farneti, & Scappini , 2015) (Windolph, Schaltegger, & Herzig, 2014) (Omri , 2015) (Nejati, Amran, Ahmad , & , 2014) (Halme & Korpela , 2013) (Hatak , Floh, & Zauner , 2015) (Uhlaner, LBerent-Braun, Jeurissen, & de Wit , 2011) (Hofmann, Theyel, & Wood, 2012), and finally the specific practices in MSMEs (Bos-Brouwers, 2009) (Chukwuemeka, Nkamnebe , & Amobi , 2013) that they include waste separation systems, energy saving policies, reducing resources in production and packaging, emissions control, reduction of the features offered in products and biodiverse use friendly alternatives.…”

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“…Procedence (Hardeep, Sanjay , Swati, & Tarun, 2015) India (Massa, Farneti, & Scappini , 2015) Italy (Roxas & Chadee , 2012) Philippines (Windolph, Schaltegger, & Herzig, 2014) Germany (Omri , 2015) Tunisia (Nejati, Amran, Ahmad , & , 2014) Malaysia (Howarth & Fredericks , 2012) United Kingdom (Hernandez-Pardo, Bhamra, & Bahmra, 2013) Colombia (Halme & Korpela , 2013) Finland (Stewart & Gapp , 2012) Australia (Hatak , Floh, & Zauner , 2015) Austria (Bos-Brouwers, 2009) Germany (Nagypál, 2013) Hungary (Uhlaner, LBerent-Braun, Jeurissen, & de Wit , 2011) Netherlands (Hofmann, Theyel, & Wood, 2012) United States (Chukwuemeka, Nkamnebe , & Amobi , 2013) Nigeria…”

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“…Emerging practices (Hardeep, Sanjay , Swati, & Tarun, 2015) Educational development programs for community social responsibility (Massa, Farneti, & Scappini , 2015) Sustainable management control (Roxas & Chadee , 2012) Control of attitudes for managing sustainability strategies (Windolph, Schaltegger, & Herzig, 2014) Certifications management by network for the management of sustainable development (Omri , 2015) Innovation and environmental performance (Nejati, Amran, Ahmad , & , 2014) The influence of the stakeholders and environmental responsibility (Howarth & Fredericks , 2012) Change managerial attitudes and empowerment for change sustainability (Hernandez-Pardo, Bhamra, & Bahmra, 2013) Changing perceptions towards sustainable products or services (Halme & Korpela , 2013) Analysis of innovation for sustainable development (Stewart & Gapp , 2012) Inclusion of people their perspectives and attitudes in the sustainable management (Hatak , Floh, & Zauner , 2015) Comprehensive change management models for sustainable organizations (Bos-Brouwers, 2009) Waste separation systems, energy saving policies, reducing resources in production and packaging, emissions control, reduction of the features offered in products and biodiverse use friendly alternatives (Nagypál, 2013) Study of social expectations for companies (Uhlaner, LBerent-Braun, Jeurissen, & de Wit , 2011) Factors influencing environmental management practices: family, tangibility, financial resources, perceived profitability (Hofmann, Theyel, & Wood, 2012) Adoption of computer technology for the manufacture of products, long-term partnerships for environmental management (Chukwuemeka, Nkamnebe , & Amobi , 2013) Respect for public policy…”

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This article intends to show the results of the review of literature of studies of emerging environmental sustainability practices in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the last five years (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) . The method used to review and evaluate the literature was based on the seven-step synthesis for research: problem formulation, literature search, obtaining information of studies assessing the quality of studies, analysis and integration results, interpretation of evidence and presentation of results. We evaluated 16 studies from 15 different countries, with a sample of more than 300 different companies. The findings suggest the existence of at least five emerging practices that promote environmental sustainability in MSMEs.

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Sustainable SME practice

Cited by 12 publications

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

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