RT Article
T1 Beyond Size: Predicting Engagement in Environmental Management Practices of Dutch SMEs
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 109
IS 4
SP 411
OP 429
A1 Uhlaner, Lorraine M.
A1 Berent-Braun, Marta M.
A1 Jeurissen, Ronald 1958-
A1 de Wit, Gerrit
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785645560
AB This study focuses on the prediction of the engagement of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in environmental management practices, based on a random sample of 689 SMEs. The study finds that several endogenous factors, including tangibility of sector, firm size, innovative orientation, family influence and perceived financial benefits from energy conservation, predict an SME’s level of engagement in selected environmental management practices. For family influence, this effect is found only in interaction with the number of owners. In addition to empirical research on SMEs’ environmental behavior, this article draws on the ecological modernization literature as well as the theory of planned behavior.
K1 theory of planned behavior
K1 Sustainable Development
K1 Sustainability
K1 Small and medium enterprise (SME)
K1 Innovation orientation
K1 Family firms
K1 environmental management practices
K1 environmental behavior
K1 Ecological modernization
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
DO 10.1007/s10551-011-1137-x