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From boardroom to factory: how CEO commitment and CSR shape SMEs eco-performance

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  • Syed Haider Ali Shah
  • Charbel Salloum
  • Hajer Jarrar
  • Miriam R. Aziz
  • Jean-Francois Verdie

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This study delves into factors influencing environmental performance, with an emphasis on green human resource management (GHRM), environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR), pro-environmental behaviour, and CEO environmental commitment. After surveying middle-level managers from 410 SMEs through stratified random sampling, findings highlight GHRM's pronounced impact on augmenting environmental performance. Parallelly, ECSR positively steers both pro-environmental behaviour and environmental performance. Intriguingly, ECSR and pro-environmental behaviour serve as mediators between GHRM and environmental performance. The CEO's environmental dedication distinctly moderates the association between pro-environmental behaviour and environmental outcomes. Collectively, insights illuminate GHRM's centrality in bolstering environmental performance in SMEs while spotlighting ECSR and pro-environmental behaviour as integral mediators. The findings pave a strategic path for SMEs to amplify decarbonisation efforts, underscoring the essence of employee pro-environmental actions steered by GHRM and ECSR directives.

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  • Syed Haider Ali Shah & Charbel Salloum & Hajer Jarrar & Miriam R. Aziz & Jean-Francois Verdie, 2025. "From boardroom to factory: how CEO commitment and CSR shape SMEs eco-performance," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 56(2), pages 162-180.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:56:y:2025:i:2:p:162-180
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