Wong, CWY, Wong, CY orcid.org/0000-0002-4933-1770 and Boon-itt, S (2020) Environmental management systems, practices and outcomes: Differences in resource allocation between small and large firms. International Journal of Production Economics, 228. 107734. ISSN 0925-5273
Abstract
This paper argues both small and large firms use different resource allocation patterns to benefit from implementing environmental management practices (EMPs) and environmental management systems (EMS). Results from the multi-group structural equation analyses of a survey of manufacturing firms in two countries support the resource allocation arguments - large firms use resource-demanding EMPs such as green product design and green production to improve outcomes in environmental, cost-reduction and business performance, while small firms choose resource-light EMPs such as green logistics and green packaging to gain only environmental and cost-reduction benefits. The paper advances the existing resource-advantage view by revealing different resource allocation patterns and provides meaningful recommendations through which policy makers can address various resource allocation constraints among small and large enterprises.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published International Journal of Production Economics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Environmental management; Performance; Large firms; Small firms; Resource allocation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Logistics, Info, Ops and Networks (LION) (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2020 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107734 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159438 |
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