Issues for Small Businesses With Waste Management
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Management / Small and Medium Enterprise Research Centre
RAS ID
5627
Abstract
Participation by small and medium enterprise (SME) in corporate social responsibility issues has been found to be lacking. This is a critical issue, as individually SMEs may have little impact on the environment but their collective footprint is significant. The management style and ethical stance of the owner-manager affects business decision making and therefore has a direct impact on the environmental actions of the business. Although adoption of environmental practices to create competitive advantage has been advocated, many businesses see implementation as a cost which cannot be transferred to their customers. After a brief review of pertinent literature this paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the issue. Results show that whereas owner-managers of small enterprises express concern regarding the environment, this does not then translate into better waste management practices.
DOI
10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.02.006
Comments
Redmond, J. L., Walker, E. A., & Wang, C. (2008). Issues for small businesses with waste management. Journal of Environmental Management, 88(2), 275-285. Available here