An empirical study on green practice adoption for SMEs in Taiwan

• Autorzy: Lin Ch-Y , Ho Y-H.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Badania empiryczne nad przyjmowaniem zielonych praktyk przez MŚP na Tajwanie

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper aims to analyze factors influencing the adoption of green practices for the small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan from the perspective of technical innovation. The determinant factors consist of technological and organizational. Data to test research hypotheses came from a questionnaire survey on 219 SMEs in Taiwan. Research findings reveal that compatibility and relative advantage of green practices, organizational support and quality of human resources have significantly positive influences on the adoption of green practices for SMEs while the complexity of technology reveals significantly negative effects. Implications and opportunities for future research are also discussed in the paper.

PL

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza czynników, wpływających na proces przyjmowania zielonych praktyk przez małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa (MSP) na Tajwanie, z perspektywy innowacji technicznej. Na determinanty składają się czynniki technologiczne i organizacyjne. Dane, które służą weryfikacji hipotez pochodzą z badań ankietowych, przeprowadzonych w 219 MŚP na Tajwanie. Wyniki badań wskazują, iż zgodność i względna przewaga zielonych praktyk, poparcie organizacyjne i jakość zasobów ludzkich wywierają znaczący, pozytywny wpływ na przyjmowanie zielonych praktyk przez MŚP, podczas gdy złożoność technologii wskazuje na znaczące efekty negatywne. W artykule również zostały omówione implikacje i przyczynki do dalszych badań.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

small and medium enterprises; SMEs; green practice; Taiwan

PL

małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa; zielona praktyka; Tajwan

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Organizacja i Zarządzanie : kwartalnik naukowy
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: nr 3
• Strony: 17--30
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Lin Ch-Y

autor

Ho Y-H.

• Chang Jung Christian University, Department of International Business, 396, Sec.1, Chang Jung Rd., Kway Jen, Tainan, 71101, Taiwan,

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