Perceived corporate sustainability practices and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar

• Autorzy: Al-Ali Mubarak Y. M. Noor , Gorgenyi-Hegyes Eva , Fekete-Farkas Maria

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2020.22.1.02

Warianty tytułu

PL

Postrzegane praktyki zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw oraz działalność małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w Katarze

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nowadays sustainability is a contemporary and current issue that recognized by scholars and practitioners. While the concept of perceived corporate sustainability allows various sustainability views, still a lack of understanding arguably inhibits its practical realization and a proper understanding of sustainability is urgently needed. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to identify the factors affecting perceived corporate sustainability practices (PCSP) and investigate the relationship between PCSP and organizational performance. A quantitative approach was deployed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to analyse the responses from 203 managers for SMEs in Qatar. The study revealed that CSR practices, green practices, and corporate environmental strategy were found to significantly affect PCSP while top management support does not play an important role in it. Moreover, the study showed that PCSP significantly affects financial performance while the relationship between PCSP and none financial performance was not supported by the results. Furthermore, this research is expected to provide SMEs and sustainability literature with valuable suggestions for management practices.

PL

W dzisiejszych czasach zrównoważony rozwój jest współczesnym i aktualnym zagadnieniem, uznanym przez naukowców i praktyków. Chociaż koncepcja postrzeganego zrównoważonego rozwoju korporacyjnego pozwala na różne spojrzenia na zrównoważony rozwój, nadal brak zrozumienia prawdopodobnie utrudnia jego praktyczną realizację, a właściwe zrozumienie zrównoważonego rozwoju jest pilnie potrzebne. Dlatego celem tego artykułu jest zidentyfikowanie czynników wpływających na postrzegane praktyki korporacyjnego zrównoważonego rozwoju (PCSP) i zbadanie związku między PCSP a wydajnością organizacji. Zastosowano podejście ilościowe, wykorzystując modelowanie równań strukturalnych (SEM), aby przeanalizować odpowiedzi 203 menedżerów MŚP w Katarze. Badanie wykazało, że praktyki CSR, zielone praktyki i korporacyjna strategia środowiskowa znacząco wpływają na PCSP, podczas gdy wsparcie najwyższego kierownictwa nie odgrywa w tym ważnej roli. Ponadto badanie wykazało, że PCSP istotnie wpływa na wyniki finansowe, podczas gdy związek między PCSP a żadnymi wynikami finansowymi nie został poparty wynikami. Ponadto oczekuje się, że badanie to dostarczy MŚP i literaturze dotyczącej zrównoważonego rozwoju cennych sugestii dotyczących praktyk zarządzania.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainability; perceived corporate sustainability practices; SMEs; performance; Structural Equation Modelling; SEM; Qatar

PL

rozwój zrównoważony; postrzegane korporacyjne praktyki zrównoważonego rozwoju; MŚP; wyniki; modelowanie równań strukturalnych; SEM; Katar

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 1
• Strony: 26--42
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 59 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Al-Ali Mubarak Y. M. Noor

• Szent Istvan University, Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, PhD Student

autor

Gorgenyi-Hegyes Eva

• Szent Istvan University, Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, PhD Student

autor

Fekete-Farkas Maria

• Szent Istvan University, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).