征稿期刊

International Small Business Journal

期刊级别

IF 3.9 (JCR 2024)

SSCI

Q2 (BUSINESS 111/316)

Q2 (MANAGEMENT 136/420)

征稿主题

SMEs and Climate Action: Policy and Governance for Transformative Change

细分领域

Policy design

What policies are needed to induce transformative change towards net zero in SMEs?

What kinds of intervention are needed to engage ‘harder to reach’ or support vulnerable SMEs?

How can coherence, consistency, and continuity of policy mixes for SME climate action be improved? (Uyarra et al., 2016)

How can we better address SME heterogeneity in policies for climate action? (Pedersen et al., 2020)

How to design policy frameworks for ‘transformative enterprises’ (Hug et al., 2022)?

Governance

How are climate concerns being integrated in SME and entrepreneurship policy?

How can SME and entrepreneurship policy contribute to net zero transition?

What are the roles of different levels of government and governance jurisdictions for SME climate action?

How are SMEs represented in policy processes? Are there trade-offs between SME participation in climate governance and the level of ambition? How can SME participation in climate governance create greater support for transformative change?

How should we account for different roles of intermediaries and non-state actors in SME climate action? (Kundurpi et al., 2021).

SME perspectives

What can policy learn from existing research on SME owners’ and managers’ skills, knowledge, experiences, and values? (Schaefer et al., 2020; Hampton et al., 2022)

What can we learn from comparative studies across industry sectors, locations, business models, legal forms?

How do SMEs influence climate policy agendas? (Westman et al., 2020)

How do SMEs react to different climate policy instruments and strategies?

Under what conditions do SMEs perceive climate policy targets and mixes as credible? (cf. Rogge & Dütschke, 2018)

重要时间

Submission Deadline: 1 September 2025