Ranking of drivers and barriers for the green management implementation at MSMEs in Banda Aceh City Asmawati (a*), Murni (b), Junita (a), Intan Rahmi (a)
a. Magister Management, Economic Faculty Universitas Abulyatama
b. Mathematics education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Abulyatama
Abstract
Small and Medium Industries (SMEs) are still low on involvement in being environmentally friendly. Production processes associated with environmental pollution, such as the use of hazardous materials, and produce waste that are not properly managed, threaten sustainability. This study aims to determine the driving and inhibiting factors for the implementation of green management in small and medium industries in the context of the city of Banda Aceh. The data used in this study were obtained from 60 small business actors, government and environmental experts or activists. Topsis fuzzy method is used to rank pushing and inhibiting factors. The study found that the top five drivers for green management applications are law enforcement and the imposition of sanctions, customer demand for environmentally friendly products, product distribution processes, knowledge of environmentally friendly technologies that can be adopted and the existence of cost savings. While the inhibiting factors found were commitment of human resources in the organization, employee awareness and motivation, employee knowledge, organizational planning and goals, and knowledge of technology and technological innovation were the five inhibiting factors that were at the top of the rankings.
Keywords: Green Management, drivers of green management, barriers of green management, manufacturing SMEs, Fuzzy TOPSIS
