To read this content please select one of the options below:

Analyzing the impact of GLSS implementation over sustainability in Pakistani SMEs

Rano Khan Wassan (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan)
Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan)
Hussain Bux Marri (The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development, Khairpur Mirs, Pakistan)
Muhammad Saad Memon (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan)
Syed Feroz Shah (Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 27 July 2023

Issue publication date: 30 August 2024

151

Abstract

Purpose

Green, lean and six sigma (GLSS) practices are widely used and well accepted techniques that have the capability to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of Pakistani small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, implementation of these practices in an integrated approach has not yet been witnessed in Pakistani SMEs due to a variety of challenges. To overcome the implementation challenges, this study has analyzed the impact of GLSS implementation over the sustainability in Pakistani SMEs.

Design/methodology/approach

This study consists of two phases. In phase 1, interviews were conducted to scrutinize the elements of GLSS implementation to simplify the model and in phase 2, a questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the data from the SMEs. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach is used to analyze the relationships among the latent variables and constructs.

Findings

Results showed that, leadership for GLSS, understanding GLSS techniques and technology upgradation are considered the most important elements for GLSS implementation in Pakistani SMEs. The environmental and social perspectives have been given more weightage compared to economical perspective. This inferred that there is a need to focus more on environmental and social perspectives in SMEs as compared to economic perspectives to achieve sustainable growth. Moreover, the results of the hypothesis testing revealed that GLSS implementation has a significant positive impact over the sustainability in SMEs considering the Pakistani scenario (β = 0.529, STDEV = 0.078, t = 6.81, p = < 0.001).

Originality/value

This study is the first of its kind for Pakistani SMEs. The structural model developed in this study for Pakistani SMEs will help practitioners to understand the important elements of GLSS implementation and sustainability dimensions.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Sindh and Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro Sindh for their support to conduct this research work.

Citation

Wassan, R.K., Shaikh, S.A., Marri, H.B., Memon, M.S. and Shah, S.F. (2024), "Analyzing the impact of GLSS implementation over sustainability in Pakistani SMEs", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 31 No. 8, pp. 2547-2564. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-05-2022-0338

Publisher

:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited

Related articles