Sustainable business practices in SMEs: a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdles
Sustainability being the buzz word, in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increasing climate change issues, has attracted the attention of academic and industrial researchers. Consequently, the number of research attempts on sustainability has escalated to quench the soaring res...
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| author | Ubais Parayil Iqbal Lenin Kumar Nooney Fatma Said Sulaiman Al Ghafri Tilda Mary Daniel |
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| description | Sustainability being the buzz word, in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increasing climate change issues, has attracted the attention of academic and industrial researchers. Consequently, the number of research attempts on sustainability has escalated to quench the soaring research questions on various aspects of sustainability and sustainable businesses. However, the context of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) requires special attention considering the recent climate changes in the region and the presence of vast majority of exploratory industries. Therefore, this study examined the drivers and barriers in the adoption of sustainable business practices among the small and medium business houses. The study used an exploratory research design and conducted in-depth personal interviews to collect data from 33 respondents The study identified legal environment, strategic intent, stakeholder pressure and personal values as major drivers of sustainable business practice adoption. However, lack of physical, financial and human capital and insufficient support environment limits the adoption of sustainability business plans by the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study results make significant contributions to the policy makers, prospective SMEs and non-adopters to foster the adoption of sustainability business practices by small and medium business houses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fe8bf3761b2746ff805049b93ab213002025-02-06T09:29:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752025-12-0112110.1080/23311975.2025.2456114Sustainable business practices in SMEs: a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdlesUbais Parayil Iqbal0Lenin Kumar Nooney1Fatma Said Sulaiman Al Ghafri2Tilda Mary Daniel3Business Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Sultanate of OmanBusiness Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Sultanate of OmanBusiness Department, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Sultanate of OmanDepartment of Commerce, CMS College, Kottayam, IndiaSustainability being the buzz word, in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increasing climate change issues, has attracted the attention of academic and industrial researchers. Consequently, the number of research attempts on sustainability has escalated to quench the soaring research questions on various aspects of sustainability and sustainable businesses. However, the context of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) requires special attention considering the recent climate changes in the region and the presence of vast majority of exploratory industries. Therefore, this study examined the drivers and barriers in the adoption of sustainable business practices among the small and medium business houses. The study used an exploratory research design and conducted in-depth personal interviews to collect data from 33 respondents The study identified legal environment, strategic intent, stakeholder pressure and personal values as major drivers of sustainable business practice adoption. However, lack of physical, financial and human capital and insufficient support environment limits the adoption of sustainability business plans by the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study results make significant contributions to the policy makers, prospective SMEs and non-adopters to foster the adoption of sustainability business practices by small and medium business houses.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2456114Entrepreneurshipsustainabilityqualitative enquirySMEsOmanBusiness, Management and Accounting |
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| title | Sustainable business practices in SMEs: a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdles |
| title_full | Sustainable business practices in SMEs: a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdles |
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| title_short | Sustainable business practices in SMEs: a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdles |
| title_sort | sustainable business practices in smes a retrospective insight on catalysts and hurdles |
| topic | Entrepreneurship sustainability qualitative enquiry SMEs Oman Business, Management and Accounting |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2456114 |
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