Integrated Green Supply Chain (GSC) Adoption Model, MENA Developing countries Empirical Study

Abstract

Green supply chain management is attracting attention as a way to decrease the adverse environmental effects of industries worldwide. GSCM practices are considered as environmentally friendly practices, which include water efficiency, energy efficiency, waste management, environment conservation, recycling and reuse, toxic substance management and hazardous and optimization of transportation. However, considering the context of an emerging economy, green supply chain management is still in its inception and has not been widely embraced yet. In this research, the researcher demonstrated the important and the impact of Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) dimensions, firm practices and supply chain practices on the supply chain practices and the green supply chain adoption and the Supplier Relationship Management and Customer Relationship Management. This research aims to develop and understand a framework for different drivers and barriers that affect the green supply chain adoption in the process as well as identifying the role of TOE dimensions in enhancing the process. In this research, the researcher tried to provide a critical review and identify gaps in the literature related to GSCM, its drivers and barriers, GSCM adoption, and the TOE dimensions, develop an appropriate research methodology to collect and analyze data to address the research question. Empirically examine how all of the variables of the research are statistically related which are Customer Relationship, Supplier Relationship, Supplier Selection, Internal collaboration, Top Management Support, Green Supply Chain Management, Coercive Pressure, Normative Pressure, Mimetic Pressure, Market Pressure, Green purchasing, Barrier for GSCM, and Drivers for GSCM using the statistical tools. Critically discuss findings of current research, compare them to prior findings within the literature, Highlight the theoretical contributions and practical implications of the study, and identify limitations and areas for future research. The deduction approach has been utilized in this research as well as the quantitative method using structured questionnaire has been collected from 405 respondents. The research indicated that there is significant relationship between the environmental, organizational, and Technological dimensions and firm practices and supply chain practices, there is significant relationship between drivers, barriers and firm practices and supply chain practices and the green supply chain adoption. There is significant relationship between Green Supply Chain Adoption and both Supplier Relationship Management and Customer Relationship Management.

Technological Innovation, Sustainable Green Practices and SMEs Sustainable Performance in Times of Crisis (COVID-19 pandemic)

“…The adoption of a green supply chain is a complex process that requires consideration of many aspects (Hsu & Hu, 2008). The technological factor of the TOE framework demands that organizations to adopt innovations and technologies related to better performance and higher economic gains (Hanna et al, 2021), i.e. how much these technologies are consistent with the present structure and requirements (Rogers, 2010).…”

Green supply chain management and SMEs environmental performance: green HRM practices as antecedent from service sector of emerging economy

“…Adopting GH and GTI strengthens an organization's capacity to drive GSCM (Pham et al, 2019a). GSCM, on the other hand, cannot be implemented without adequate organizational support (Hanna et al, 2021) and these two practices are viewed as the primary drivers of GSCM (Jabbour and de Sousa Jabbour, 2016).…”

The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Business Performance and Sustainability: A Literature Review

“…However, research by (Shee et al, 2021) has shown that the use of information and communication technologies and the capacity of information technology have a positive effect on smart logistics. In addition, (Dadhich & Hiran, 2022) also reported that economic, social, technological, and organizational factors were positively related to organizational performance via the environmental sustainability of firms (Chege & Wang, 2020;Alraja et al, 2022;Aboelmaged, 2018;Hanna et al, 2021;Shee et al, 2021;Yavuz et al, 2023;Karmaker et al, 2022;Contini et al, 2023). (Al-Ashmori et al, 2022) show that there are different models that explain the acceptance and implementation of innovative applications, such as the Technology Readiness Index, the Planned Behavior Theory, the Task Fit Technology Model, the Unified Technology Acceptance and Use Theory, the Technology Acceptance Model.…”