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A perceptual study of the impact of green practice implementation on the business functions

Southern African Business Review

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Title A perceptual study of the impact of green practice implementation on the business functions
 
Creator Smith, EE
Perks, S
 
Subject green practices, business functions, social responsibility, ethics
 
Description 1This article outlines the perceptions of businesses regardingthe impact of green practice implementation on the businessfunctions. To achieve the aim of this study, an in-depth literaturestudy and empirical research were undertaken. A self-administeredquestionnaire was completed by 298 owners, managers andemployees in businesses within the Nelson Mandela Metropole. Toinvestigate the relationship between the independent (classifi cationdata) and dependent variables (perceptions of impact on businessfunctions), 13 null hypotheses were tested. The results revealedsignifi cant relationships between these variables. It was foundthat the functions least impacted by green business practicesare general management/human resources, purchasing/supplychain management and fi nance/information technology. Furtheranalysis of the business functions reveals that the manufacturing/operations, marketing/sales and distribution/logistics functions arethe most impacted by green business practices. Practical guidelinesare provided to assist in greening the business functions.
 
Publisher College of Economic and Management Sciences (UNISA)
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2012-05-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76385
 
Source Southern African Business Review; Vol 14, No 3 (2010)
1998-8125
1561-896X
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76385/66842
 
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