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Impact of green supply chain management practices on firms’ performance: an empirical study from the perspective of Pakistan

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This article investigates the impact of five determinants of the green supply chain practices on organizational performance in the context of Pakistan manufacturing firms. A sample of 218 firms was collected from the manufacturing industry. The green supply chain practices were measured through five independent variables including green manufacturing, green purchasing, green information systems, cooperation with customers, and eco-design. By using exploratory factor and simultaneous regression analysis, the results indicate that except green purchasing, rests of the four independent variables have been found statistically significant to predict organizational performance. However, the eco-design of green practices followed by green information systems has revealed the greatest impact on organizational performance. Therefore, the managers of the manufacturing firms should not only implement eco-design in their supply chain but also concentrate on proper monitoring and implementation of green information systems to increase their firms’ performance. A main contribution of this research from theoretical side is that it is possible to notice a negative effect of “green purchasing” towards organizational performance particularly in the scenario of Pakistan manufacturing industry. Another valuable result is that green purchasing is an important antecedent of firms economic performance in the US manufacturing firms (Green et al. 2012), although not significantly related to organizational performance in our study. In addition, we also discussed research limitations, areas for future research, and implications for practitioners.

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Khan, S.A.R., Qianli, D. Impact of green supply chain management practices on firms’ performance: an empirical study from the perspective of Pakistan. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 16829–16844 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9172-5

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