Dey, Prasanta Kumar and Malesios, Chrisovalantis and De, Debashree and Chowdhury, Soumyadeb and Abdelaziz, Fouad Ben (2020) The Impact of Lean Management Practices and Sustainably‐Oriented Innovation on Sustainability Performance of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the UK. British Journal of Management, 31 (1). pp. 141-161. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12388
Dey, Prasanta Kumar and Malesios, Chrisovalantis and De, Debashree and Chowdhury, Soumyadeb and Abdelaziz, Fouad Ben (2020) The Impact of Lean Management Practices and Sustainably‐Oriented Innovation on Sustainability Performance of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the UK. British Journal of Management, 31 (1). pp. 141-161. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12388
Dey, Prasanta Kumar and Malesios, Chrisovalantis and De, Debashree and Chowdhury, Soumyadeb and Abdelaziz, Fouad Ben (2020) The Impact of Lean Management Practices and Sustainably‐Oriented Innovation on Sustainability Performance of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the UK. British Journal of Management, 31 (1). pp. 141-161. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12388
Abstract
While lean management practices (LMP) help small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to be efficient, sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) facilitates adopting environmental and social practices. Although prior research looks into the effect of LMP on the economic performance (EP) of SMEs, less is known about the effect of LMP on sustainability (economic, environmental and social) performance. Studies on the effect of SOI on sustainability and economic performance are also scant. Additionally, examining the mediating effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices (environmental and social practices) on both LMP and SOI achieving sustainability performance (SP) is rare. This research bridges these knowledge gaps by answering the question of how LMP, SOI, CSR practices, sustainability and economic performance are correlated. Through hypothesis testing using structural equation modelling, this study reveals the impact of LMP, SOI, CSR (environmental and social) practices on sustainability and economic performance. The study uses data from 119 SMEs within manufacturing industries in the Midlands, UK. The analysis reveals that LMP and SOI facilitate achieving both sustainability and economic performance, and SOI mediates LMP to achieve sustainability performance. Additionally, although CSR practices mediate LMP to achieve sustainability performance, they only borderline mediate SOI to achieve sustainability performance.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Business, Management and Accounting(all),Strategy and Management,Management of Technology and Innovation |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2020 14:55 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 20:45 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/28104 |
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