Does financial resource slack drive sustainability expenditure in developing economy small and medium-sized enterprises?

Date
2017-06-27
Authors
Boso, Nathaniel
Danso, Albert
Leonidou, Constantinos
Uddin, Moshfique
Adeola, Ogechi
Hultman, Magnus
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ISSN
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Publisher
Elsevier
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
While firms continue to commit slack financial resources to sustainability causes, knowledge is lacking on how financial resource slack drives sustainability expenditure under varying conditions of market pressure and political connectedness in a developing-economy market. Using primary data from exporting small and medium sized enterprises in Nigeria, this study shows that increases in financial resource slack are associated with decreases in sustainability expenditure. Additionally, results indicate that the negative effect of financial resource slack on sustainability expenditure becomes positive when levels of market pressure are higher. However, the negative effect relationship is strengthened (i.e. becomes more negative) when levels of political connectedness are greater. We discuss theoretical and managerial implications of these findings.
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Keywords
Financial resource slack, Sustainability expenditure, Market pressure, Political connectedness, Developing economy
Citation
Boso, N. et al. (2017) Does financial resource slack drive sustainability expenditure in developing economy small and medium-sized enterprises? Journal of Business Research, 80, pp. 247-256
Research Institute
Finance and Banking Research Group (FiBRe)