Environmental practices and innovation performance of US small and medium-sized manufacturers
- Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the adoption of environmental management and collaboration practices by US small and medium-sized manufacturers and explore whether there are discernible differences in product and process innovation that can be explained by differences in their adoption. Design/methodology/approach This research uses descriptive statistics and probit regression analysis of survey data from 295 small and medium-sized US manufacturers in seven industries. Findings There are significant industrial sector differences in the adoption of environmental management and collaboration practices, larger and older companies are more advanced in their adoption of these practices, and companies adopting these practices are outperforming their competitors in terms of product and process innovation. Originality/value This research assesses US industry sector differences among small and medium-sized manufacturers in the adoption of environmental management and collaboration practices and differences in product and process innovation linked to this adoption.
| Author: | Gregory TheyelORCiD, Kay Hendrik HofmannORCiD |
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| Title (English): | Environmental practices and innovation performance of US small and medium-sized manufacturers |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-07-2012-0070 |
| ISSN: | 1741-038X |
| ISSN: | 1758-7786 |
| Parent Title (English): | Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2015 |
| Release Date: | 2024/09/12 |
| Tag: | collaboration; environmental management; innovation; manufacturing |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| First Page: | 333 |
| Last Page: | 348 |
| Note: | Zugriff im Hochschulnetz |
| Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
| DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 650 Management |
| Review Status: | Peer Reviewed |