Energy management in small and medium manufacturing firms: examining the enhancing role of top management commitment in a developing country context

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International Journal of Energy Sector Management Pub Date : 2023-08-28 DOI:10.1108/ijesm-05-2023-0017

Alice Arinaitwe, Vincent Bagire, Benjamin R. Tukamuhabwa, Tumwine Sulait

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between top management commitment and energy management in small and medium manufacturing firms in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach This study was executed through a survey of 66 manufacturing firms in Kampala, Uganda. The data collected were analysed using SPSS v.26. Findings The results show that top management commitment influences energy management. A further probe of its three dimensions of top management participation, top management support and top management beliefs reveals that all of them positively and significantly predict energy management in manufacturing firms. Research limitations/implications The current study results were obtained from manufacturing small and medium firms in Kampala, Uganda. Therefore, caution should be taken prior to generalization. Furthermore, this study only focuses on top management participation, top management support and top management beliefs as the dimensions of top management commitment. This study thus provides the foundation for future studies to test other dimensions of top management commitment, particularly in other sectors. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to examine the contribution of top management commitment dimensions top management participation, top management support and top management beliefs to energy management in a developing country context. Although all dimensions are significant, top management beliefs contribute more to energy management.

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中小型制造企业的能源管理：审查最高管理层承诺在发展中国家的强化作用

目的本文旨在考察发展中国家中小型制造企业的高层管理承诺与能源管理之间的关系。设计/方法/方法本研究通过对乌干达坎帕拉66家制造公司的调查进行。使用SPSS v.26.Findings对收集的数据进行分析。结果表明，高层管理人员的承诺会影响能源管理。对其高层管理人员参与、高层管理人员支持和高层管理人员信念三个维度的进一步探索表明，所有这些维度都对制造企业的能源管理具有积极和显著的预测作用。研究局限性/含义目前的研究结果来自乌干达坎帕拉的制造业中小型公司。因此，在进行概括之前应小心谨慎。此外，本研究仅关注高管参与、高管支持和高管信念作为高管承诺的维度。因此，这项研究为未来的研究提供了基础，以测试高层管理人员承诺的其他方面，特别是在其他部门。原创性/价值据作者所知，这是第一项在发展中国家背景下检验最高管理层承诺维度、最高管理层参与、最高管理者支持和最高管理者信念对能源管理的贡献的研究。尽管所有方面都很重要，但高层管理者的信念对能源管理的贡献更大。

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International Journal of Energy Sector Management MANAGEMENT-

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6.80

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Energy Sector Management aims to facilitate dissemination of research on issues relating to supply management (covering the entire supply chain of resource finding, extraction, production, treatment, conversion, transportation, distribution and retail supply), demand and usage management, waste management, customer and other stakeholder management, and solutions thereto. The journal covers all forms of energy (non-renewable and renewable), forms of supply (centralised or decentralised), ownership patterns (public or private, cooperative, joint, or any other), market structures (formal, informal, integrated, disintegrated, national, international, local, etc.) and degress of commoditisation (e.g. internationally traded, regionally traded, non-traded, etc.). The journal aims to cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the management of the energy sector, including but not limited to: Management of scarce resources (economic, financial, human and natural), projects, activities and concerns (e.g. regulatory, social and environmental aspects), technologies and knowledge Business strategy, policy and planning as well as decision support systems for energy sector management Business organisation, structure and environment, and changes thereto Globalisation and multi-cultural management Management of innovation, change and transition.