Sustainability practices of SMEs: the case of NZ

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dc.contributor.authorLawrence, Stewart R.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Eva Marie
dc.contributor.authorPavlovich, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorArunachalam, Murugesh
dc.coverage.spatialConference held at University of Nottingham, UKen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T03:17:31Z
dc.date.available2009-01-28T03:17:31Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractWhile individually small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) may have small social, environmental and financial impacts, cumulatively their impact is significant. One of the fundamental questions is how a single economic entity, especially a small-scale enterprise, can be engaged in the uptake of sustainability practices. This question is particularly pertinent to New Zealand, where 98% of enterprises are SMEs. In this paper questions are raised about the conventional models of business ethics and accountability and their relevance to SMEs. The paper reports on actual practices and discusses the possibility of small enterprises having accountability for their social and environmental impacts. Ways of linking individual firm activities to sustainability, such as a communitarian model of accountability, are discussed and illustrated. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.en
dc.identifier.citationLawrence, S. R., Collins, E., Pavlovich, K., Arunachalam, M. (2006). Sustainability practices of SMEs: the case of NZ. Business Strategy and the Environment, 15(4), 242-257.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/bse.533en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/1886
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isPartOfBusiness Strategy and the Environmenten_NZ
dc.sourceThe Inter-Disciplinary CSR Research Conferenceen_NZ
dc.subjectSMEsen
dc.subjectsustainability practicesen
dc.subjectsurveyen
dc.subjectaccountabilityen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.titleSustainability practices of SMEs: the case of NZen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
pubs.begin-page242en_NZ
pubs.elements-id15154
pubs.end-page257en_NZ
pubs.finish-date2004-10-23en_NZ
pubs.issue4en_NZ
pubs.start-date2004-10-22en_NZ
pubs.volume15en_NZ
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