Impact of Lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of SMEs
| Autor: | Amin Ullah Khan, Yousaf Ali, Ahsan Younus, Hamza Pervez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
business.industry Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Six Sigma Management styles Automotive industry Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology General Business Management and Accounting 020901 industrial engineering & automation Service (economics) 0502 economics and business Sustainability Small and medium-sized enterprises Lean Six Sigma business 050203 business & management Industrial organization media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. 70:2294-2318 |
| ISSN: | 1741-0401 |
| Popis: | PurposeThis paper aims to explore the impact of lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan. The firm performance has been measured in terms of operational, business and environmental performance.Design/methodology/approachA survey-based methodology is adopted for collecting data from the main cities of Punjab, Pakistan. SMEs related to different industries such as service, manufacturing, automotive and retail were targeted. The data gathered were ordinal, and Spearman's correlation test was used as the data analysis technique.FindingsThe findings indicated that the three management styles positively impacted the environmental performance of SMEs. Moreover, no significant relationship was found between the three management styles and the SMEs' business and operational performance.Research limitations/implicationsTo counter the inefficient and wasteful practices of SMEs and their detrimental impact on overall firm performance, SMEs have to refocus and reconfigure their management strategies. It is implied to use lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability practices to achieve this goal.Originality/valueThe study empirically investigates the impact of lean, Six Sigma and environmental sustainability on the performance of SMEs in Pakistan, which is the first study to be conducted in the Pakistani context. |
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