Influences of Firm Orientations on Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Building on stakeholder theory, we propose and test an integrative model that incorporates the relationships between a firm's orientations and sustainable supply chain practices [i.e., sustainable purchasing practices (SPPs) and sustainable supply practices (SSPs)], and interactions between the...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2016-09, Vol.69 (9), p.3406-3414
Main Authors: Mariadoss, Babu John, Chi, Ting, Tansuhaj, Patriya, Pomirleanu, Nadia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Corporate culture
Environmental management
Social responsibility
Studies
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Survey research
Sustainable development
Sustainable purchasing
Sustainable supply
Vendor supplier relations
Work environment
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Summary:Building on stakeholder theory, we propose and test an integrative model that incorporates the relationships between a firm's orientations and sustainable supply chain practices [i.e., sustainable purchasing practices (SPPs) and sustainable supply practices (SSPs)], and interactions between the different firm orientations as related to such sustainable practices. We empirically test our hypotheses in a two-phase survey of 149 managers in the U.S. manufacturing and service industries. Our findings reveal that a firm's environmental and cultural orientations affect its SPPs and SSPs, while local community orientation drives SPPs only in large firms. The results also suggest synergistic effects of environmental and cultural orientations on SPPs and SSPs, while societal orientation positively moderates the effect of cultural orientation on SSPs. Moreover, our findings demonstrate the moderating effect of firm business type on the relationships between cultural orientation and SPPs and SSPs.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.02.003