Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making

Corporate sustainability practices are vital to business survival. Hence, the need for targeted sustainable actions and corporate strategies capable of stimulating competitive advantage in terms of profitability and long-term existence of business entities. To this end, the study examines the influe...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Adda, Ghulam Ahmed Bin Dokor, John Bosco Azigwe, Nii Afotey Odai
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Language:English
Published: Centre of Sociological Research 2021-11-01
Series:Economics, Management and Sustainability
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Online Access:https://jems.sciview.net/index.php/jems/article/view/136
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description Corporate sustainability practices are vital to business survival. Hence, the need for targeted sustainable actions and corporate strategies capable of stimulating competitive advantage in terms of profitability and long-term existence of business entities. To this end, the study examines the influence of management commitment as an organisational factor on corporate sustainability integration in Ghana using corporate strategic decision-making as a mediating variable. Primary data was collected from SME owners and managers in Ghana; and the Warp partial least squares (PLS) estimation technique of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) was adopted for the analysis. The study makes a significant contribution to theory and knowledge in the context of SMEs within the corporate sustainability discourse. The study is situated on the empirical literature on the relevant concepts. This is followed by the methodology, analysis, discussions, findings, conclusions, contribution to knowledge, managerial implications, recommendations and limitations, followed by direction for future studies.
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spelling doaj-art-c6cb2ef3069d4c12b3cff2aecb6b8baf2025-08-20T02:08:35ZengCentre of Sociological ResearchEconomics, Management and Sustainability2520-63032021-11-016262010.14254/jems.2021.6-2.1Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-makingGodfrey Adda0Ghulam Ahmed Bin Dokor1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-1290John Bosco Azigwe2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6002-9951Nii Afotey Odai3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-0386Bolgatanga Technical UniversityDepartment of Business Administration, Ghana Communications Technology University – Accra; and Consultant, Tawheed Group of Companies & Former Deputy Director, Ahmadiyya Health Service, GhanaSchool of Business and Management Studies, Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU), GhanaSANA Research and Consultancy Ghana Limited, GhanaCorporate sustainability practices are vital to business survival. Hence, the need for targeted sustainable actions and corporate strategies capable of stimulating competitive advantage in terms of profitability and long-term existence of business entities. To this end, the study examines the influence of management commitment as an organisational factor on corporate sustainability integration in Ghana using corporate strategic decision-making as a mediating variable. Primary data was collected from SME owners and managers in Ghana; and the Warp partial least squares (PLS) estimation technique of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) was adopted for the analysis. The study makes a significant contribution to theory and knowledge in the context of SMEs within the corporate sustainability discourse. The study is situated on the empirical literature on the relevant concepts. This is followed by the methodology, analysis, discussions, findings, conclusions, contribution to knowledge, managerial implications, recommendations and limitations, followed by direction for future studies.https://jems.sciview.net/index.php/jems/article/view/136corporate sustainability integrationmanagement commitmentstrategic decision-makingsmall and medium-scale enterprisesstructural equation model
spellingShingle Godfrey Adda
Ghulam Ahmed Bin Dokor
John Bosco Azigwe
Nii Afotey Odai
Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
Economics, Management and Sustainability
corporate sustainability integration
management commitment
strategic decision-making
small and medium-scale enterprises
structural equation model
title Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
title_full Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
title_fullStr Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
title_full_unstemmed Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
title_short Management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium-scale enterprises: A mediation effect of strategic decision-making
title_sort management commitment and corporate sustainability integration into small and medium scale enterprises a mediation effect of strategic decision making
topic corporate sustainability integration
management commitment
strategic decision-making
small and medium-scale enterprises
structural equation model
url https://jems.sciview.net/index.php/jems/article/view/136
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