Determinants for integration of sustainability with innovation for Indian manufacturing enterprises: Empirical evidence in MSMEs

摘要

The global integration of markets, rapid changes in technology and reduced lifecycles for product and technology have made the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to focus on considering innovation as an essential aspect to attain benefit in sustainable competition. Thus, the present study contributes to the empirical literature by identifying and consolidating the determinants that strengthen the integration of sustainability with innovation for Indian manufacturing MSMEs as these organisations consist of a significant portion of the output of the economy from the manufacturing sector. To this end, a systematic review of the literature and the opinion of the experts were taken to extract the data. The questionnaire approach was carried out to validate the data statistically. The outcome of the present study, after analyzing the data by factor analysis and refining of the data, is a set of definite, accurate and one dimensional determinants that can be consequently applied in other circumstances or can be used to examine different theoretical models, driving in the direction of building of theory in Sustainable Oriented Innovation for Indian manufacturing MSMEs. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.