The Uptake of Environmental Management System by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India

Abstract

The purpose of this study to scrutinize the drivers that impact the acceptance and execution of EMP in SMEs companies in India. To identify the various enablers exploratory research method was used. A total of 356 senior executives were surveyed from 89 manufacturing organizations located in NCR, India. Based on factor analysis, four factors were identified responsible for the adoption of environmental management actions in Indian SMEs. These factors were the most important enablers for application of management systems in the organization. These finding will be useful for the practitioners, policymakers and academicians to work upon these enablers to promote application of management system for environment in the organization.