Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices: antecedents and outcomes on sustainable supply chain performance
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2010-05
Authors
Govindasamy, Vengadasan
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Abstract
Environmental degradation, global poverty, lack of human rights, far-reaching
health deficits, and corporate governance resulted in sustainable supply chains
management (SSCM) to emerge as key enabler that could push organization to focus
on alleviating environmental issues, providing economic and social benefits. This
study investigates the extent of existence of sustainable supply chain management
practices in Malaysia, antecedents that motivate firms to adopt these initiatives, and
the actual outcomes of adoption. Environmental purchasing and sustainable
packaging were used as the key SSCM practices and how it influences the outcome
of sustainable supply chain performance. Out of the 400 survey forms sent via mail
and weblink to manufacturing firm in Penang, 105 completed responses were
received and used in the data analysis. Factor analysis of the survey data resulted in
four categories of outcomes (environmental, economic, social and operational). The
results of the survey indicate that antecedents positively influence environmental
purchasing and partially support sustainable packaging. The study found that
environmental purchasing has positive effect on of economic, social and operational
outcome, whereas sustainable packaging has positive effect on environmental,
economic and social outcomes. The study result has empirically proven that SSCM
practice shows positive affect towards sustainable supply chain performance,
particularly on economic and social perspective. Thus, managers of Penang firms
must advocate sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices as a route for
firms’ commercial success rather than as moral obligation.
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Business Administration , Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)