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Small and medium enterprises and sustainable business models: Exploring enabling factors for adoption

Ciro Troise Orcid Logo, Gabriele Santoro Orcid Logo, Paul Jones Orcid Logo, Stefano Bresciani

Journal of Management & Organization, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 452 - 465

Swansea University Author: Paul Jones Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1017/jmo.2023.45

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An increasing number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are focusing on sustainable development and on embracing sustainable business models (SBMs). Despite the growing interest of academics and practitioners in SBMs, and the benefits for stakeholders, there is limited knowledge regarding the fa...

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ISSN: 1833-3672 1839-3527
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
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