Mitigating the environmental concerns through total quality management and green manufacturing practices
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Total Quality Management (TQM) positively impacts environmental performance (EP) in manufacturing SMEs. Green manufacturing practices (GMPs) mediate this relationship, with environmental strategy further enhancing it.
Area Of Science
- Business Administration
- Environmental Science
- Operations Management
Background
- Manufacturing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face increasing pressure to improve environmental performance (EP).
- Integrating management practices with operational strategies is crucial for achieving sustainability goals.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the relationship between Total Quality Management (TQM) and Environmental Performance (EP) in manufacturing SMEs.
- To examine the mediating role of Green Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) in the TQM-EP link.
- To assess the moderating effect of environmental strategy on the GMPs-EP relationship.
Main Methods
- Data collected via questionnaires from manufacturing SME managers.
- Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) used for data analysis.
Main Results
- Total Quality Management (TQM) demonstrated a significant positive impact on Environmental Performance (EP).
- Green Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) were found to partially mediate the relationship between TQM and EP.
- Environmental strategy significantly moderated the link between GMPs and EP.
Conclusions
- TQM adoption, coupled with GMPs and a defined environmental strategy, can substantially enhance the environmental performance of manufacturing SMEs.
- Findings offer practical insights for SME managers seeking to improve sustainability.
- The study highlights the importance of a holistic approach integrating management, operations, and strategy for environmental gains.
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