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

Miriam Aziz, Hajer Jarrar, Charbel Salloum (), Syed Haider Ali Shah and Jean-François Verdié
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Miriam Aziz: INSEEC - Institut des hautes études économiques et commerciales | School of Business and Economics
Hajer Jarrar: USEK - Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik
Charbel Salloum: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Syed Haider Ali Shah: Bahria University
Jean-François Verdié: TBS - Toulouse Business School

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Green HR practices; Environmental performance; Environmental CSR; SMEs; Green human resource management; GHRM; Environmental corporate social responsibility; ECSR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, In press, ⟨10.1504/IJESB.2025.10066322⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2025.10066322

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