Firm performance and customer-driven green supply chain management

Laari, Sini; Töyli, Juuso; Solakivi, Tomi; Ojala, Lauri

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.150

Cited by 237 publications

(252 citation statements)

References 63 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

233

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Second, it responds to the call for research to examine how different types of power impact the diffusion of sustainability practices in the supply chain (Laari et al 2016;Tate et al 2013). We use bases of power theory to understand how different types of power impact the adoption of socially sustainable supply chain practices by first-tier suppliers with key second-tier suppliers.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of the current sustainable supply chain literature focuses on the buyer firm's perspective (Huq et al 2014;Zorzini et al 2015). Second, we explain how different types of power impact the diffusion of socially responsible practices with key suppliers (Laari et al 2016;Tate et al 2013). We contribute to bases of power theory by understanding how perceived direct customer power affects first-tier suppliers' adoption of socially responsible practices with key second-tier suppliers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Piggy in the Middle: How Direct Customer Power Affects First-Tier Suppliers’ Adoption of Socially Responsible Procurement Practices and Performance

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Piggy in the Middle: How Direct Customer Power Affects First-Tier Suppliers’ Adoption of Socially Responsible Procurement Practices and Performance

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…To mitigate ever increasing environmental concerns of various stakeholders, a firm should pay attention to external partners of the SC along with internal business operations (Laari et al, 2016). Downstream buyers or customers are essential to help reduce environmental impact of the organisation and cooperation with customers significantly determines SMEs profit.…”

Section: Morrisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, firms usually initiate certain practices as long as business gains are involved. There are certain drivers and pressures in the literature broadly categorised as pro-active and reactive drivers by Laosirihongthong et al (2013); coercive and noncoercive drivers by Tachizawa et al (2015); internal and external drivers by Lee (2008) (Zhu and Sarkis, 2004;Rao and Holt, 2005;Green Jr et al, 2012;Laari et al, 2016) which have evidence from both positive and negative performance outcomes. There were dissimilar components in measuring firm performance in the previous studies.…”

Section: Summary Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Green supply chain management – food for thought?

Ali

Bentley

Habib

2016

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper investigates the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices on the performance of UK food retail small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A quantitative approach using a nonprobability sampling of 84 participants was employed. Based on the literature review, five hypotheses were developed and tested using the partial least square-structural equation modelling (SEM-Smart PLS 2.03) approach. The reviewed literature revealed that key internal drivers (ID) and external pressures (EP) stimulate organizations to initiate GSCM Practices in UK food retail SMEs. Though empirical findings strongly supported the statement that ID influence GSCM practices but they did not show a significant relationship between EP and GSCM practices. Literature also suggests that practicing GSCM can help improve the efficiency, brand image (BI) and profitability, and thus improve the overall firm performance which is also empirically proved. This study helps enrich existing theories on SCM and organizational performance. As to practical impact, this study should facilitate SMEs in GSCM practices and thus help green the economy. While the findings of this study have limited generalizability as the data were collected from UK SMEs only and the sample size was comparatively small, this research establishes a foundation for further study in this domain.

show abstract

“…Environment Management System (EMS) assists the companies to promote ecological performance, only within the firm's operation confines in precedence of through the supply chain 3 . While implementing the supply chain management system 4 ; industries should give major attention towards the customer demeanour 5 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Drivers for the Implementation of Green Concept in Small and Medium Sized (Smes) Leather Industries of Northern Tamilnadu

2017

RJC

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The eco-friendly structure of supply chain concentrates on the accountability of an organization in valuing the entire ecological effects of yields through its complete life cycle, from the procurement of raw materials to the final utilization and products disposal. This paper aims to delineate the pressures for espousing greenness in supply chain management among small and medium sized leather industries of northern Tamilnadu. Drivers which aid to implement Green Supply Chain Management are defined via literature review and also from leather industry experts. The quantitative figures were evaluated using regression analysis, correlation and standard deviation. The outcomes of this analysis exposed that a management commitment, green procurement and green marketing methodologies, eco-friendly proposal and environ praxis are not contemplated by the industries to green the entire supply chain (SC) system. Even though the environmental protocols and policies of leather industries are rigorous, the industries are violating the rules because there is no action from concerned boards. This work proposes concerned departments to formulate apt monitoring structure and consolidative supply chain philosophy to restraint the problems and to support balanced economic growth.

show abstract

Firm performance and customer-driven green supply chain management

Cited by 237 publications

References 63 publications

Piggy in the Middle: How Direct Customer Power Affects First-Tier Suppliers’ Adoption of Socially Responsible Procurement Practices and Performance

Piggy in the Middle: How Direct Customer Power Affects First-Tier Suppliers’ Adoption of Socially Responsible Procurement Practices and Performance

Green supply chain management – food for thought?

Impact of Drivers for the Implementation of Green Concept in Small and Medium Sized (Smes) Leather Industries of Northern Tamilnadu

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About