Sustainable supply chain management: confirmation of a higher-order model

Zhang, Minhao; Tse, Ying Kei; Doherty, Bob; Li, Si; Akhtar, Pervaiz

Abstract

Drawing from the research of green supply chain management and corporate social responsibility, this research proposes a hierarchical structure of sustainable supply chain management and develops a multi-item measurement scale to reflect the specific management practices of sustainable supply chain management. In this research, sustainable supply chain management is operationalised as a third-order factor reflected by three second-order factors, namely external green supply chain management, internal green supply chain management and corporate social responsibility. Utilising a rigorous, multi-step scale development method and data from 293 Chinese manufacturers, this research validates a 31-item measurement scale and approves the proposed third-order structure. The results confirm the multidimensionality of sustainable supply chain management, which suggests that it is necessary for the future researches to consider both environmental and social aspects. The valid measurement scales provide managers with a “to do list” to make the specific business decisions to achieve sustainable development in the supply chain.

Citation

Zhang, M., Tse, Y. K., Doherty, B., Li, S., & Akhtar, P. (2018). Sustainable supply chain management: confirmation of a higher-order model. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 128, 206-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.06.015

• Acceptance Date: Jun 17, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jul 11, 2016
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 11, 2016
• Journal: Resources, conservation & recycling
• Print ISSN: 0921-3449
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-0658
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 128
• Pages: 206-221
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.06.015
• Keywords: Sustainable supply chain, Corporate social responsibility, Scale development, Sustainable development, Survey
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/440283
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344916301525
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