Barriers to the implementation of cleaner production in Chinese SMEs: government,industry and expert stakeholders' perspectives |
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| Institution: | 1. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA;2. The Administrative Center for China''s Agenda 21, 8# Yuyuantan Nan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100038, China;3. Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research Center, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands;1. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;2. Université Paris-Est Cretéil, France;3. University of York, UK;2. The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 311 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4134, USA;1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPGA), University Potiguar – UnP. Avenida Engenheiro Roberto Freire, 1684 – Capim Macio, Natal/RN 59082-902, Brazil;2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPGA), University of Caxias do Sul, UCS, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, CEP 95070-560 Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil;1. Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Laboratório de Produção e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;1. Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Laboratório de Produção e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;1. Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA;2. Universidad Centro Americana “José Simeón Cañas” (UCA), Autopista Sur, San Salvador, El Salvador |
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| Abstract: | This paper applies an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to examine and prioritize underlying barriers to adoption of cleaner production (CP) by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China from the perspectives of government, industry and expert stakeholder groups. First, on the basis of the findings of previous research and literature review, 20 barriers are identified and grouped into four categories: (1) policy and market barriers; (2) financial and economic barriers; (3) technical and information barriers; and (4) managerial and organizational barriers. Second, an AHP model is developed and a survey questionnaire was designed, tested, and refined. Third, the questionnaire was distributed to the representatives of three stakeholders of CP, i.e. enterprise managers, government officials, and experts. The returned questionnaires were validated in terms of consistency and in some cases followed up for verification. Fourth, the 20 barriers were rated by analyzing the valid questionnaires through the AHP model. The top three barriers to CP adoption by Chinese SMEs were found to be: (a) lack of economic incentive policies; (b) lax environmental enforcement, and (c) high initial capital cost. The researches conclude that current governmental policy should give higher priority to lessening those external policy and financial barriers rather than internal technical and managerial barriers. The findings shed some new light on readjusting public policy in order to help to facilitate widespread CP implementation in SMEs in China. |
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