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dc.contributor.authorSveen, Arnt
dc.contributor.authorGresaker, Ole Kristian
dc.contributor.authorHæhre, Reidar
dc.contributor.authorMadsen, Dag Øivind
dc.contributor.authorStenheim, Tonny
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-27T08:22:39Z
dc.date.available2020-08-27T08:22:39Z
dc.date.created2020-06-09T17:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSveen, A., Gresaker, O. K., Hæhre, R., Madsen, D. Ø., Stenheim, T. (2020). Attitudes and actions towards sustainability: A survey of Norwegian SMEs. Corporate Ownership and Control. 2020, 17(4), 117-128.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1727-9232
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2675321
dc.description.abstractSustainability is one of the biggest buzzwords and catchphrases of the 21st century, dominating not only management discourse but also the public debate in general. Today, many large organizations have bought into the idea that sustainability is essential and have already taken steps towards implementing more sustainable business practices. While past research indicates that SMEs are typically lagging behind their larger counterparts, our knowledge about the sustainability attitudes and actions of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is limited. This is also the case in Norway, where there is minimal research on what impact sustainability ideas have had on business practices. More knowledge about sustainability in SMEs is crucial since these firms comprise a large and crucial part of the Norwegian economy. Therefore, this paper aims to examine sustainability attitudes and actions among managers of Norwegian SMEs employing an electronic survey. Drawing on existing research, we propose a typology of managerial responses to sustainability, distinguishing between four groups of managers, which are labeled: 1) skeptics; 2) adaptors; 3) posers and 4) enthusiasts. The findings of the survey suggest that most managers can be characterized as skeptics and that adaptors are the smallest group. While there has been a general increase in sustainability commitment, sustainability initiatives tend to be lagging behind. These findings have several practical and policy related implications.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://virtusinterpress.org/Attitudes-and-actions-towards-sustainability-A-survey-of-Norwegian-SMEs.html
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAttitudes and actions towards sustainability: A survey of Norwegian SMEsen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 The Authors.en_US
dc.source.pagenumber117-128en_US
dc.source.volume17en_US
dc.source.journalCorporate Ownership and Controlen_US
dc.source.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.22495/cocv17i4art10
dc.identifier.cristin1814633
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cristin.fulltextoriginal
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