Providing Waste Efficiency Support to SMEs: The Perspective of Change Agents

Claudia Nunes Esposo ()
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Claudia Nunes Esposo: Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Chapter 2014-06 in Entrepreneurial/Managerial Innovative Strategies and Behaviour in Global Multicultural Environment. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, 9 – 12 September 2014, Nessebar, Bulgaria, 2015, pp 131-147 from Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship

Abstract: This research is part of an ongoing project intended to improve the understanding of the issues surrounding the diffusion of waste efficiency in SMEs. The present study focus on how policy strategies are translated into practice by waste efficiency advisors in the form of support delivered to SMEs. The author applied a hybrid qualitative method to investigate the content of waste efficiency advice reports which was complemented by follow-up interviews with consultants. The findings indicate inconsistencies between policy content and its practical application. Nevertheless, when investigating consultants’ perspectives, this research shows important intangible dynamics that contribute to this issue.

Keywords: SME support; waste efficiency; change agent needs; policy implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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