The Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ Sustainable Development in the Areas of Blockchain Technology, Supply Chain Resilience, and Closed-Loop Supply Chains

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 334 - 334

Published: Jan. 4, 2025

In today’s fast-paced business settings, the metaverse as a shared marketplace has gained popularity and is helping businesses to develop crucial strategies in their pursuit of sustainable performance. However, lack understanding knowledge about effectiveness its related technologies creates barrier. Therefore, current study fills this gap uses organizational information-processing theory theoretical framework examine metaverse-related (artificial intelligence blockchain technology—BCT) direct indirect effects on performance, which no other examined. Using purposive sampling, sample data from 326 SMEs were gathered analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). This study’s findings revealed that AI capabilities are vital for information gathering, analyzing, decision-making context. BCT facilitates ensuring transparent, visible, traceable, immutable supply chain, helps make it more resilient improves closed-loop chain (CLSC) system with positive technological advancements significant increasing performance (SBP). help organizations understand potential benefits AI-enabled SMEs’ presence metaverse. The investigation provides strategy managers gain competitive advantage, robust, enhance overall

Language: Английский

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Green Strategic Orientation and Sustainable Performance of SMEs: Moderating Role of Environmental Turbulence

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Unveiling the impact on corporate social responsibility through green tax and green financing: a PLS-SEM approach

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(1), P. 1543 - 1561

Published: Dec. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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Corporate social responsibility—an antidote for sustainable business performance: interconnecting role of digital technologies, employee eco-behavior, and tax avoidance

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(3), P. 4365 - 4383

Published: Dec. 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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Sustainability and bank credit access: New evidence from Italian SMEs

Research in International Business and Finance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 69, P. 102242 - 102242

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

We test whether firm sustainability positively affects access to bank credit. carry out a panel data analysis of 125 listed Italian SMEs across 14 regions over 2017–2021. A quantitative score comprising 20 items grouped into three areas, disclosure, processes, and governance, is computed determine the level implementation sustainable practices sampled SMEs. Results show that with more orientation have greater credit better ability pay cost debt. This, in turn, reinforces bank-SME relationships. contribute literature on SMEs, highlighting relationship between availability loans.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the impact of green entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable performance: insights from CSR, policy and innovation

Management Decision, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 62(12), P. 3946 - 3977

Published: June 7, 2024

Purpose In recent years, “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) has gained significant traction as a strategic concept embraced by business managers. However, there remains dearth of comprehensive research exploring the impact CSR on “Green Entrepreneurial Orientation” (GEO), firm’s sustainability performance, and their interplay with other influential factors. Therefore, this study aims to explore how CSR, “Policy Awareness” (PA), “Personal Innovativeness” (PI) influence GEO “Sustainable Performance” (SP). The also delves into understanding mediating role mediation is moderated Innovation” (GI). Design/methodology/approach Drawing from “natural resource-based view” (NRBV) theory employing “partial least square structural equation modeling” (PLS-SEM), analyzed sample 137 Indian manufacturing “micro, small, medium enterprises” (MSMEs). Findings results underscore positive associations PA both SP. Additionally, findings highlight moderating effects GI in enhancing firms' performance. analysis reveals that significantly contributes SP fostering adoption GEO. Research limitations/implications These outcomes offer valuable insights for policymakers, managers, entrepreneurs, emphasizing importance crafting effective strategies intertwined innovativeness cultivate conducive green entrepreneurial ecosystem businesses aligned sustainable development goals. Originality/value There paucity determinants within context MSMEs, especially developing underdeveloped nations. Furthermore, no previous delved factors underlie using framework, particularly MSMEs landscape.

Language: Английский

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Modeling the Intricate Association between Sustainable Service Quality and Supply Chain Performance: Moderating Role of Blockchain Technology and Environmental Uncertainty

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(11), P. 4808 - 4808

Published: June 5, 2024

The growing awareness about natural resource scarcity is spreading across industries, compelling businesses to implement sustainability initiatives. service sector, including small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) involved in logistical operations, actively pursuing measures achieve the expected goals. In recent years, incorporating sustainable quality attributes (SSQAs) has become a crucial strategy for attaining competitive advantages objectives. this context, current study examines attributes’ role achieving supply chain performance (SSCP) obtaining triple bottom line outcomes. Data were obtained from 295 logistics service-providing SMEs using purposive sampling technique. acquired data then analyzed structural equation model. According findings, SSQAs have positive association with SSCP. moderating roles of blockchain technology (BT) environmental uncertainty (EU) significant between SSCP also mediated SSQAs, BT, TBL. Meanwhile, EU BT influencing adds body knowledge within domain sustainability, by testing unique interaction Likewise, use as moderator on given relationship empirically itself. provides first their kind findings subject matter context developing country like Pakistan. study’s are helpful managers transforming services embedding workforce be equipped facilities necessary TBL

Language: Английский

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Green taxes innovation and energy imports in advancing renewable transitions in developing countries

Resources Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 102, P. 105517 - 105517

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Relationship of Corporate Social Responsibility with Business Performance—A Bibliometric Literature Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 2637 - 2637

Published: March 22, 2024

The significant role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in achieving sustainability and meeting the expectations stakeholders has been well documented. Using a collection 2173 publications on CSR its connections with business performance, this study conducted bibliometric investigation using Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA) technique combined network visualizations to demonstrate current research trends, most topical themes developing areas interest growing field linkages performance for an approximate period from 2004 2023 as published Scopus database two decades. goal was explore gaps by analyzing cited authors impactful year, location, subject area document type. also outlined trends topic prevalence, commonly used keywords citation networks based co-occurrence co-authorship identify thematic gaps. results reveal mild rate growth scholarly around until 2022, where manifold increase recorded. An expanding focus human, organizational behavior, economic systems, financial leadership, stakeholder management science identified, although there is scarcity studies issues regarding countries, climate change, disclosure small businesses. These findings state offer interesting insights timely directions roadmap future studies.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Performance in SMEs using Big Data Analytics for Closed-Loop Supply Chains and Reverse Omnichannel

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(16), P. e36237 - e36237

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

The study aims to examine the advantages of utilizing big data analytics (BDA) on circular economy (CE) dual systems, which are closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) and reverse omnichannel (ROC), aiming enhance sustainable firm performance (SFP) small medium based enterprises (SMEs). product return knowledge (PRK) can reinforce proposed network relationships facilitate approach active returns in CE. Using structural equation model (SEM) AMOS v24, researchers examined hypotheses using from a simple random sample 232 SMEs Pakistan. Though ROC solutions provide rare performance-related benefits, however, BDA makes CE system more efficient. CLSC gets strengthened when PRK is developed. improved facilitates enhances its performance. This adopts novel studying by considering forms ROC. research investigates whether processes improving operations achieving service capabilities Finally, framework first investigate benefits evolving PRK, capability sense, seize, reconfigure process findings suggest that firms must decide carefully between Choosing requires higher operational capabilities, whereas deciding capabilities. Lastly, necessary for firm's objectives.

Language: Английский

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