The enabling role of formalized corporate networks to drive small and medium?sized enterprises toward sustainability

The global economy's transition toward more sustainable development models is undoubtedly grounded on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, SMEs, individual entrepreneurs, microenterprises have always encountered barriers to implementing social responsibility sustainability concepts. paper investigates the enabling role of formalized corporate networks drive SMEs behaviors. A quantitative nonlinear regression approach applied a content analysis sample network contracts coded. analyze declared objectives, purpose contract, areas. An ordered logistic variables related behavior before entering in contract post-adhesion phases. Data demonstrates how can be used as factors boost among them. Specifically, study based 96 (FNCs), including 1486 Italian that sustainability-oriented networks. It offers an evidence-based perspective companies play fundamental policies aimed at bringing closer concept (such eco-innovations, eco-efficiency, environmental performance, innovations, others) its practical implementation. This has two significant strengths. first it uses set companies, entrepreneurs microenterprises, whose data are usually difficult collect. second efficacy contractual form could scalable different countries.