Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Name: Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | An Empirical Investigation of Drivers on Individual, Organizational, and Network Level
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An Empirical Investigation of Drivers on Individual, Organizational, and Network Level

Eva Kiefhaber(Autor*in)

Nomos (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 21. Juni 2018

201 Seiten

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Cover
1 Introduction
2 Business Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
2.1 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Management Research
2.2 Characteristics of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
2.3 Sustainability in the Business Context
2.4 Challenges of Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
3 A Research Approach to Investigate Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
3.1 Need for Research at Multiple Levels
3.2 Research Approach of this Dissertation
3.3 National Settings of the Studies Included in this Dissertation
4 Individual Level: The Role of Owner-Managers' Identities for Sustainability of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
4.1 Integrating Identities into Research on Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
4.1.1 Research Questions
4.1.2 Identity Theory
4.1.3 The Role of Identities in Organizational Institutionalism
4.1.4 Owner-Managers' Identities in the Sustainability Context
4.2 Qualitative Methodology
4.2.1 Sampling
4.2.2 Interview Setting and Questions
4.2.3 Qualitative Data Analysis
4.3 Results: Relevant Identities in the Context of Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
4.3.1 Sustainability-Related Identities in the Institutional System
4.3.2 Development of Sustainability-Related Identities in the Institutional System.
4.3.3 Additional Personal Value Spheres: Philanthropy and Nature
4.4 Results: Impact of Internal Conflicts on Identities
4.5 Consolidation of the Results and Model Proposition
4.5.1 Identities Involved and Interaction with Institutional Environment
4.5.2 Circulatory Evolvement of Individual Identities through Conflict
4.6 Contribution
4.7 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
5 Organizational Level: Social Capital as a Sustainability Driver in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.1 Social Capital in the Context of Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.1.1 Research Questions
5.1.2 Social Capital Theory
5.1.3 Dimensions of Social Capital in Organizational Research
5.1.4 The Role of Social Capital for Sustainability Engagement of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.2 Data Collection for Sustainability Activities and Social Capital in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.2.1 Challenges and Requirements of Measuring Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.2.2 Sampling and Interview Setting
5.2.3 Development of the Interview Guide
5.2.4 Documentation and Code Structure
5.3 Data Analysis for Sustainability Activities and the Owner-Manager's Sustainability Orientation
5.3.1 Level of Sustainability Activities
5.3.2 Owner-Manager's Level of Sustainability Orientation
5.4 Results: Influences on the Effect of Social Capital on Sustainability Activities of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
5.4.1 Sustainability-Relation of Social Capital
5.4.2 Owner-Manager's Sustainability Orientation
5.4.3 Model of Social Capital and Sustainability in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Related Propositions
5.5 Results: The Effect of the Social Capital Dimensions
5.5.1 The Different Effects as Reflected in the Interviews
5.5.2 Observed Patterns for the Effect of the Social Capital Dimensions
5.6 Contribution
5.7 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
6 Network Level: Success Factors of Interorganizational Sustainability Networks
6.1 Interorganizational Networks as Drivers for Business Sustainability
6.1.1 Research Questions and Research Approach
6.1.2 Interorganizational Network Theory
6.2 Literature Review on Factors for Network Success
6.2.1 Search String and Databases
6.2.2 Results: Definition and Assessment of Network Success
6.2.3 Results: Potential Success Factors of Interorganizational Networks
6.3 Methodology for Empirical Study on Factor Importance with Network Administrative Organizations
6.3.1 Sampling and Data Collection
6.3.2 Q Methodology as Assessment Technique
6.3.3 Data Analysis
6.4 Results: Importance of the Success Factors
6.4.1 Descriptive Analysis of the Factor Ratings
6.4.2 Focus Topics and Success Factor Adaptations
6.5 Results: Propositions Based on Network Characteristics
6.5.1 Network Characteristics
6.5.2 Propositions Related to Network Focus
6.5.3 Propositions Related to Network Function
6.5.4 Patterns Related to the Network's Policy Orientation
6.6 Contribution
6.7 Limitations
7 Cross-Study Integration of Findings
8 Conclusion
Appendices
References

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