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Diagnosis of sustainability practices in MSMEs in Nuevo León

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  • Mario Vázquez Maguirre

    (Universidad de Monterrey)

  • Consuelo García de la Torre

    (EGADE Business School)

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The objective of this article is to analyze the sustainability practices of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Mexican State of Nuevo León, using the methodology of the pentadimensional sustainability model. This model, that includes the context surrounding MSMEs in Mexico, is composed by five dimensions: global management, competitiveness, relationships, impacts, and transparency and communication. The results, derived from a questionnaire applied to 221 companies, indicate that some companies already have clear actions to include sustainability strategies in most areas of the business, but without reaching a global integration of those strategies. Similarly, the sample contains companies that claim to have incipient actions and positive attitudes towards sustainability, but they lack sufficient knowledge and interest to concretise a sustainable management model in the long term.

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  • Mario Vázquez Maguirre & Consuelo García de la Torre, 2018. "Diagnosis of sustainability practices in MSMEs in Nuevo León," The Anahuac Journal, Business and Economics School. Anahuac University (Mexico)., vol. 18(1), pages 27-44, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:amj:journl:v:18:y:2018:i:1:p:27-44
    DOI: 10.36105/theanahuacjour.2018v18n1.02
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    Keywords

    sustainability; MSMEs; impacts.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • P42 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Productive Enterprises; Factor and Product Markets; Prices

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