Green Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of the Southern California Garment Cleaning Industry

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan K. Bollinger
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

scholarly journals Green Technology Adoption and the Business Cycle

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Bourgeon ◽  
Margot Hovsepian
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

scholarly journals The Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Consumer Subsidies for Green Technology Adoption

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime C. Cohen ◽  
Ruben Lobel ◽  
Georgia Perakis
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Demand Uncertainty ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

Environmental Justice and Green-Technology Adoption

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 578-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ong
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

scholarly journals Green Technology Adoption and the Business Cycle

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Bourgeon ◽  
Margot Hovsepian
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

scholarly journals The Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Consumer Subsidies for Green Technology Adoption

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1235-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime C. Cohen ◽  
Ruben Lobel ◽  
Georgia Perakis
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Demand Uncertainty ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

Competition and Externalities in Green Technology Adoption

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime C. Cohen ◽  
Georgia Perakis ◽  
Charles Thraves
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

An empirical investigation of green initiatives and environmental sustainability for manufacturing SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Yacob ◽  
Lai Soon Wong ◽  
Saw Chin Khor
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Green Technology Adoption

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the extent of green initiatives within manufacturing SMEs, as well as the mediating effect of the owners/managers intention toward green and moderating effect of green technology adoption in building environmental sustainability in the context of the Malaysian manufacturing SMEs.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through a survey questionnaire responded by 260 Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. The relationships proposed in the developed conceptual framework were represented through three hypotheses: there is a significant relationship between green initiatives and environmental sustainability (H1); intention toward green mediates the relationship between green initiatives and environmental sustainability (H2); and green technology adoption moderates the relationship between intention toward green and environmental sustainability (H3). SEM-AMOS nested model comparisons and mediating and moderating analyses were used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThis is the first research toward the green initiatives framework for the manufacturing SMEs. Till date, no framework is available which could guide researchers and practitioners of this high impact on the environment industry. The findings revealed that energy management, water conservation and waste management are related to environmental sustainability. On mediation analysis, it confirms that owners/managers intention toward green fully mediates the association of green initiatives and environmental sustainability. Finally, the moderation analysis revealed that green technology adoption does not have an influence on manufacturing SMEs environmental sustainability.Practical implicationsThis study is expected to help both researchers and practitioners in terms of manufacturing and other industries who are serious toward environmental sustainability implementation and are looking for an appropriate mechanism. It offers a generalized environmental sustainability implementation linking SMEs owners/managers, green practices, green technology policy, process management and supply chain management.Originality/valueThis study is among the very first environmental sustainability implementation research works conducted in the Malaysian manufacturing sector, particularly, in relation to the green initiatives and “four pillars” of green technology policy that manufacturing SMEs in this country need to adopt to make their environmental sustainability a solid competitive vehicle for their development. The results have broader implications for all manufacturing SMEs, particularly in developing economies where the growth of manufacturing and the development of integrated environmental sustainability are key stages in economic development.

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