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Sustainability and supply chain infrastructure development

Ross, Anthony D.; Parker, Hamieda; del Mar … - In: Management Decision 50 (2012) 10, pp. 1891-1910

Purpose – This study aims to examine logistics infrastructure, trade differences, and environmental and social equity factors, for a set of 89 countries. Design/methodology/approach – Following recent work which uses secondary data sources for supply chain research at the country‐level,...

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Transparency among S&P 500 companies: an analysis of ESG disclosure scores

Tamimi, Nabil; Sebastianelli, Rose - In: Management Decision 55 (2017) 8, pp. 1660-1680

, and shareholders are increasingly scrutinizing firms’ sustainability disclosures in their assessment of management quality …

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Financial crisis impact on sustainability reporting

Antonia García-Benau, M; Sierra-Garcia, Laura; Zorio, Ana - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 7, pp. 1528-1542

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the effect of the current financial crisis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and CSR assurance strategies that companies disclose online to stakeholders, by dividing the time horizon into two periods, before 2008 and...

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Does a differentiation strategy lead to more sustainable financial performance than a cost leadership strategy?

D. Banker, Rajiv; Mashruwala, Raj; Tripathy, Arindam - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 5, pp. 872-896

the sustainability of firm performance. The paper argues that pursuing a differentiation strategy leads to more … subsequently used in regression analysis to investigate the sustainability of performance based on the strategic positioning of … systematic risk and more unstable performance. Originality/value – Sustainability of performance refers to how much a firm …

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Opportunity development: an exploratory study of ecopreneurs using a creativity perspective

Hansen, David J.; Monllor, Javier; McMurchie, Leslie - In: Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship 14 (2012) 1, pp. 27-39

Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the development of entrepreneurial opportunities within the context of environmentally‐sustainable business. The “4P” creativity framework (person, process, press/situation, and product) was used. Design/methodology/approach...

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Business sustainability: empirical evidence on operational skills in SMEs in South Africa

Urban, Boris; Naidoo, Reggie - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 19 (2012) 1, pp. 146-163

this fragile relationship between operations skills and SMME sustainability. It also aims to conduct empirical … literature on SMME sustainability and operations skills, various measures are developed and tested for reliability and validity … show links with business sustainability. The hypothesis is supported where significant correlations reveal that several …

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A process‐based operational framework for sustainability reporting in SMEs

Arena, Marika; Azzone, Giovanni - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 19 (2012) 4, pp. 669-686

in initiating sustainability reporting, proposing a “general” process for identifying a standard set of key … sustainability indicators, that is specifically tailored on SMEs characteristics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper moves from … the analysis of the existing international frameworks for sustainability reporting, and it discusses the main motivations …

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Hobbyists, artisans and entrepreneurs

Bouette, Martin; Magee, Florence - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 22 (2015) 2, pp. 337-351

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the goals and values of craft practitioners in Ireland, and assesses the validity of the business support provided to Dublin based craft practitioners. This research aimed to identify entrepreneurial traits in craft businesses...

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Using organisational development and learning methods to develop resilience for sustainable futures with SMEs and micro businesses

Gray, Dee; Jones, Katherine Fiona - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 2, pp. 474-494

business resilience and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – This is an ethnographic case study that utilised an …

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Using human resource activities to implement sustainability in SMEs

Langwell, Christina; Heaton, Dennis - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 3, pp. 652-670

participating in recognised sustainability programmes in Iowa, USA, in how they were utilising activities normally associated with … human resources (HRs) to implement sustainability – activities included communication, engagement, incentives and … (SMEs) were utilising HR functions to implement sustainability. This was an exploratory, qualitative research study utilised …

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