Researching the Green Practices of Smaller Service Firms: A Theoretical, Methodological, and Empirical Assessment
这篇论文综合评述了1992-2012年间109篇关于中小型服务企业环境相关文章的理论、方法和实证维度，发现多数研究缺乏理论基础，方法上多为探索性、横截面和描述性，并指出了未来研究方向。
This paper presents an integrative review and critical assessment of theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of 109 environmental business‐related articles on small and medium‐sized service firms published during the 1992–2012 period in mainstream and specialized journals. Theoretically, more than half the studies lacked a theoretical foundation, with the remainder anchored primarily on stakeholder theory, the resource‐based view, and institutional theory. Methodologically, studies were generally exploratory, cross‐sectional, and descriptive in nature, as well as characterized by a narrow geographical scope, nonprobability samples, small sample sizes, and simple analytical methods. Empirically scholars focused on many diverse issues, with the most frequent relating to facilitators and inhibitors on green initiatives, stimuli and barriers to corporate environmentalism, and environmental problems and practices. The paper provides recommendations for strengthening these areas and offers directions for future research.