Antecedent outcomes study on green value chain initiatives: a perspective from sustainable development and sustainable competitive advantage

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dc.contributor.authorTan, Teong Jin
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-05T02:22:47Z
dc.date.available2014-09-05T02:22:47Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractGreen value chain in the wake of environmental conscious due to sustainable development forces to ensure achievement of sustainable competitive advantage in market place has been perceived as an inevitable global business trends in recent years. The ultimate intention of which is to attain a harmonized social and environmental ambient besides fulfillment of financial goal of firms. In this study, the antecedent outcomes study of green value chain initiatives in relation to sustainable development and sustainable competitive advantage has been carried out by conducting a survey on 300 ISO 14001 certified manufacturing firms in Malaysia via mailed questionnaires. Results based on 30.0% response rate showed that risk management, corporate social responsibility, and socio environmental considerations stand out to be the three utmost important antecedents of green value chain initiatives, which are being executed through green initiatives, and green resource and capability management. These in turn, lead to achievement of sustainable competitive advantage in terms of financial performance and socio environmental performances. The antecedents and outcomes relationship in respect to green primary activities, and green resource and capability management as being established in this study can add considerably novel knowledge towards extension and enrichment of Michael Porter’s Value Chain Model especially in terms of linking it to the sustainable development driven forces at the input and creating sustainable competitive advantage at the output besides uncover the practical benefits that can be gained thereof.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/48
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBusiness Administrationen_US
dc.subjectGreen Value Chainen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Developmenten_US
dc.subjectSustainable Competitive Advantageen_US
dc.titleAntecedent outcomes study on green value chain initiatives: a perspective from sustainable development and sustainable competitive advantageen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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