The role of mimicry isomorphism in sustainabel development operationalisation by SMEs in South Africa

Masocha, Reginald; Fatoki, Olawale

dc.contributor.author	Masocha, Reginald
dc.contributor.author	Fatoki, Olawale
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-05T07:02:35Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-05T07:02:35Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.issn	19370695
dc.identifier.issn	19370709
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2830
dc.description	Sustainability 2018, 10, 1264; doi:10.3390/su10041264	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The study surveyed 222 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the Limpopo province of South Africa on the impact of mimicry isomorphism in making sustainable development operational. The research made use of self-administered questionnaires which were distributed, and the convenience sampling technique was used. Data analysis primarily comprised of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) through SPSS software version 24 confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) through AMOS software version 24. The SEM results revealed that all three measured dimensions of sustainable development—namely, economic, environmental, and social—were significantly influenced by mimicry isomorphism. As such, the implications of the study are that strong evidence exists pertaining to the operationalisation of sustainable development due to mimetic isomorphism. Keywords: mimicry isomorphism; sustainable development; SMEs; South Africa; structural equation modelling	en_US
dc.format.extent	16 pages	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	MDPI	en_US
dc.relation.requires	PDF	en_US
dc.subject	Mimicry isomorphism	en_US
dc.subject	sustainable development	en_US
dc.subject	SMEs	en_US
dc.subject	South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Structural equation modelling	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Sustainable development	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Models and modelmaking	en_US
dc.title	The role of mimicry isomorphism in sustainabel development operationalisation by SMEs in South Africa	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US