| Title |
Strategy development in small and medium sized enterprises for sustainability and increased value creation |
| ID_Doc |
70465 |
| Authors |
Moore, SB; Manring, SL |
| Title |
Strategy development in small and medium sized enterprises for sustainability and increased value creation |
| Year |
2009 |
| Published |
Journal Of Cleaner Production, 17, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.06.004 |
| Abstract |
Sustainability strategies create many synergistic effects for SMEs working collaboratively. as well as systemic benefits for the commons. After setting forth the business case for sustainable SMEs, and considering SME sustainability advantages in contrast to MNEs, this paper discusses several different incentives for SMEs to optimize sustainability: (1) becoming valuable sustainable investment targets for larger firms; (2) creating highly competitive networks of sustainable SMEs in market spaces where large enterprises are less successful; (3) becoming highly efficient suppliers in global supply chains through sustainable practices. While several successful models of the sustainable SME are evolving, it may be that networks of SMEs will become essential for addressing the systemic problems that underlie industrial ecology, enterprise resilience, and global supply chain sustainability. SMEs represent the majority of all enterprises, and rapidly evolving communication technologies allow for various routes of network formation. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Sustainability; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); Sustainable supply chain management; Resilience; Industrial ecology |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000262884500021 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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