SMEs and the Potential for A Collaborative Path to Environmental Responsibility

Lewis, KV, Cassells, S and Roxas, H (2015) SMEs and the Potential for A Collaborative Path to Environmental Responsibility. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24 (8). pp. 750-764. ISSN 0964-4733

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Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP EnvironmentGlobally, the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to collectively impact negatively on the environment is great. Therefore, the adoption, and maintenance, of environmentally responsible practices by this group of firms is especially critical. Studies of environmental practices successfully implemented by small firms have revealed that relationships with other firms, or other organizations, can contribute to greater awareness of the benefits of such activities and, therefore, enhance the possibility of environmental engagement. Collaborative relationships may provide opportunities for SMEs to overcome some of the barriers to implementing environmental initiatives associated with their size, and/or associated characteristics. This paper focuses on attitudes of SME owner-managers to a variety of environmental issues (including regulation and voluntary standards), and to collaborating with other firms (in either a formal or informal sense). The data this paper draws upon are from two waves of an ongoing longitudinal survey of New Zealand SMEs. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2018 10:04
Publisher:	Wiley
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Lewis, K. V., Cassells, S., and Roxas, H. (2015) SMEs and the Potential for A Collaborative Path to Environmental Responsibility. Bus. Strat. Env., 24: 750– 764, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1843. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Divisions:	Faculties > Business and Law
Subject terms:	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability, 1503 Business and Management, Business & Management
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/621508
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1843
ISSN	0964-4733
e-ISSN	1099-0836

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