Awareness and Application of Sustainability Management Tools in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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Academy of Management Proceedings: Organizations & The Natural Environment. Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , 2013. (Academy of Management Proceedings; Vol. 2013).
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T1 - Awareness and Application of Sustainability Management Tools in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
AU - Johnson, Matthew
N1 - Conference code: 73.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - With the intention of supporting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers improve their environmental and social performance, a steadily growing body of research proposes the application of various sustainability management tools, ranging from environmental audits, management systems and sustainability reports, and standards, e.g. UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative. However, the application and long-term use of formal tools and standards is not self-evident for a majority SMEs. This paper builds upon prior research in this small but growing field. Taken from results of a recent survey with 1,000 SME managers, it investigates the applicability of 36 sustainability management tools. In particular, it examines the rates of awareness, rates of application, managers’ perceived effects from application and facilitating attributes of multiple tools. Even though the rates of awareness and application are low for most tools, a positive correlation exists between these two variables. Furthermore, the facilitating conditions to promote application are highlighted. As a result, this paper achieves a general overview of sustainability management tools applicable for SMEs, including the tools that are most frequently applied and the tools that have a potential for greater application.
AB - With the intention of supporting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers improve their environmental and social performance, a steadily growing body of research proposes the application of various sustainability management tools, ranging from environmental audits, management systems and sustainability reports, and standards, e.g. UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative. However, the application and long-term use of formal tools and standards is not self-evident for a majority SMEs. This paper builds upon prior research in this small but growing field. Taken from results of a recent survey with 1,000 SME managers, it investigates the applicability of 36 sustainability management tools. In particular, it examines the rates of awareness, rates of application, managers’ perceived effects from application and facilitating attributes of multiple tools. Even though the rates of awareness and application are low for most tools, a positive correlation exists between these two variables. Furthermore, the facilitating conditions to promote application are highlighted. As a result, this paper achieves a general overview of sustainability management tools applicable for SMEs, including the tools that are most frequently applied and the tools that have a potential for greater application.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - management tools
KW - small and medium-sized enterprises
KW - sustainability management
U2 - 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.16036abstract
DO - 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.16036abstract
M3 - Published abstract in conference proceedings
T3 - Academy of Management Proceedings
BT - Academy of Management Proceedings
PB - Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY)
T2 - 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2013
Y2 - 9 August 2013 through 13 August 2013
ER -