| Autor: |
Subash Bijlani, Thomas J. Mierzwa |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
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| Zdroj: |
SSRN Electronic Journal. |
| ISSN: |
1556-5068 |
| Popis: |
This paper examines premises of sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line as they apply to corporate-level businesses and contrasts their applications for SMEs. A description of types and classifications of SMEs in a range of countries establishes their scope and contrasts their potential impact with that of larger corporate operations. Analogies are made between the Total Quality movement and the implementation path for sustainability reporting. Several conceptual frameworks are presented to portray opportunities for business actions and reporting steps that can improve sustainability in SMEs. Because of SMEs position in the global value chain, it is argued that these suggested improvements will have a significant cumulative impact on sustainability that the larger firms they supply would not be able to achieve. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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