Date Thesis Awarded
5-2008
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Environmental Science and Policy
Advisor
Sarah Stafford
Committee Members
J. Timmons Roberts
Tonya Boone
Maria Ivanova
Abstract
This project examines the incentives and constraints faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting environmentally sustainable businesses practices. A mail survey was distributed to a sample of owners and managers of small businesses in the greater Williamsburg, Virginia community to directly assess their opinions about issues of sustainability and the relationship between their businesses and the environment. The author concludes that SMEs differ fundamentally from larger businesses in their ability to meet or exceed environmental regulatory compliance and recommends a general policy approach to address these differences and encourage environmental management (EM) among SMEs.
Recommended Citation
Wayland, Joshua, "The Ecology of Scale" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 811.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/811
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.