Strategic Orientations and Absorptive Capacity on Economic and Environmental Sustainability: A Study among the Batik Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia

Sustainability

RajaRosnah Raja Daud¹  NoorshellaChe Nawi¹  NoorulAzwin Md Nasir¹  Abdullah Al Mamun² 

[1] Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu 16100, Malaysia;UCSI Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia;

关键词: innovation orientation;    customer orientation;    supplier orientation;    network orientation;    capacity;    sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12218957

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This research intended to evaluate the effects of innovation orientation (INO), customer orientation (CSO), supplier orientation (SPO), network orientation (NWO), and absorptive capacity (ABC) on economic and environmental sustainability among the Batik small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. This study adopted a cross-sectional design and collected quantitative data using self-reported adopted scales from 213 randomly selected Batik SMEs from Kelantan and Terengganu, Malaysia. The results revealed that INO, CSO, and ABC had a positive and significant effect on the economic sustainability (ECS) of the Batik SMEs in Malaysia. The effects of SPO and NWO on ECS were positive but not statistically significant. It was found that ECS significantly and positively affected the environmental sustainability (ENS) of the Batik SMEs in Malaysia. Besides that, ECS mediated the effects of CSO and ABC on the ENS of the Batik SMEs in Malaysia. Furthermore, important performance matrix analysis revealed that the most important factors for ENS were Batik SMEs’ ECS, absorptive capacity, and INO. For the performance of ENS, the most important factors were CSO, SPO, and NWO. The Batik SMEs and entrepreneurial development programs and policies should focus on innovation and CSO as well as improving ABC to sustain in today’s competitive business environment.

【 授权许可】

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