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TY - JOUR
T1 - SME Managers’ Perceptions of Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Environmental Practices in Fragmented Industries
T2 - A Multi-Country Study in the Wine Industry
AU - Tyler, Beverly
AU - Lahneman, Brooke
AU - Beukel, Karin
AU - Cerrato, Daniele
AU - Minciullo, Marco
AU - Spielmann, Nathalie
AU - Discua Cruz, Allan Fernando
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Organization and Environment, 33 (3), 2018, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Organization and Environment page: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/OAE on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/
PY - 2018/10/5
Y1 - 2018/10/5
N2 - This study explains how managers’ perceptions of pressure from competitors and industry associations to adopt environmental practices are associated with the adoption of such practices, and firm performance in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in fragmented industries. First, we hypothesize, in fragmented industries, perceived weaker competitive pressure focuses SME managers’ attention on opportunities associated with the adoption of environmental practices, resulting in further adoption of such practices. We also hypothesize that perceived stronger competitive pressure focuses managers’ attention on competitive threats and efforts to maximize value creation from adopted practices, thus, positively moderating the relationship between adopted environmental practices and financial performance. We test our hypotheses with survey data from wineries and vineyards in Italy, France, Denmark, and the United States, and find support for both hypotheses. These findings deepen our understanding of how SMEs in fragmented industries respond to perceived competitive pressure to adopt environmental practices.
AB - This study explains how managers’ perceptions of pressure from competitors and industry associations to adopt environmental practices are associated with the adoption of such practices, and firm performance in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in fragmented industries. First, we hypothesize, in fragmented industries, perceived weaker competitive pressure focuses SME managers’ attention on opportunities associated with the adoption of environmental practices, resulting in further adoption of such practices. We also hypothesize that perceived stronger competitive pressure focuses managers’ attention on competitive threats and efforts to maximize value creation from adopted practices, thus, positively moderating the relationship between adopted environmental practices and financial performance. We test our hypotheses with survey data from wineries and vineyards in Italy, France, Denmark, and the United States, and find support for both hypotheses. These findings deepen our understanding of how SMEs in fragmented industries respond to perceived competitive pressure to adopt environmental practices.
KW - small- and medium-sized enterprise
KW - SME
KW - upper echelons
KW - competitive theory
KW - fragmented industry
U2 - 10.1177/1086026618803720
DO - 10.1177/1086026618803720
M3 - Journal article
VL - 33
SP - 437
EP - 463
JO - Organization and Environment
JF - Organization and Environment
SN - 1086-0266
IS - 3
ER -