Engagement in Green Procurement: Antecedents and Outcomes on Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises from Iran

Abstract

Implementation of green procurement principles in the public and private sectors is an important issue in favour of sustainable development. This correlational survey aimed to identify and analyse the antecedents and outcomes of the adoption of product-based green procurement practices in manufacturing small-and medium-sized enterprises. Accordingly, the statistical population consisted of all manufacturing small-and medium-sized enterprises operating in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, among which 120 samples was selected, using the complete enumeration sampling method. Managers of these manufacturing companies are more aware of the status of their respective company than anyone else; therefore, senior managers, middle managers, and supervisors were selected as the participants. The collected data was analysed using Smart-PLS software. Based on the findings, environmental concern, employee competency, motivation and rewards had significant positive effects on the adoption of product-based green procurement practices. However, there was no significant relationship between customer pressure and green procurement. The adoption of product-based green procurement practices also had a significant positive effect on corporate performance, market performance, social performance, and environmental performance. The findings and suggestions of the present study can provide marketers and managers with an insight to improve the performance of their respective manufacturing enterprise.

Investigating the efficacy of isomorphic pressures on the adoption of green manufacturing practices and its influence on organizational legitimacy and financial performance

“…In relation to Hypothesis 1a, Shubham et al (2018) and Khodaparasti et al (2020) indicate that the dire need to ensure safer products and processes through green procurement initiatives has mounted critical pressures on firms from coercive, mimetic and normative isomorphism perspectives. Esfahbodi et al (2017) also from the UK manufacturing industry were specific in indicating that coercive isomorphism critically motivated the adoption of SSCM practices which include green procurement.…”

“…Green procurement considers environmental issues in addition to traditional procurement which focuses on cost, quality and delivery. Thus, green procurement is explained as integrating sustainable considerations into purchasing policies, strategies and measures (Khodaparasti et al, 2020). Green product innovation has been defined as the development of products that minimize negative effects and threats to the environment and also utilize minimum resources in the production phase as well as prevent waste generation in its disposal stage.…”

“…Specifically, the pressure on the adoption of green procurement, green product and process innovations has been phenomenal due to the lasting impacts of these practices on ensuring safer consumer products and safer environments (Xie et al, 2019;Shashi et al, 2019). Khodaparasti et al (2020) further exposed the importance of green procurement by explaining that green procurement that reflects acquiring raw materials integrates environmental issues and as such ensures that eco-friendly raw materials are acquired. Oke (2007) also indicated that to ensure safer and greener productions, there is the need to ensure green product and process innovations.…”

“…Additionally, manufacturing firms that implemented or adhered to ISO 4000 and 14001 standards as indicated by Zhu and Sarkis (2006) significantly improved environmental and financial performance. Khodaparasti et al (2020) also iterated that environmental purchasing has significant positive impacts on operational, economic and social performances. These positive associations exist because green procurement minimizes pollution and waste, reduces impact of toxic substances on consumers and the environment, promotes green innovation, promotes long-term energy and resource efficiency and savings among others (Song et al, 2017).…”

The Contribution of Healthcare Middle Managers as Change Agents in the Era of Covid-19: Critical Review

“…Organizational change takes different forms according to the field in which it occurs and the elements that affect it. Organizational development is also considered one of the forms of change aimed at the growth of the organization and the improvement of its performance (Khodaparasti et al 2020 ; Galy 2020 ). In general, change is the transformation from one state to another and a change in organizations or organizational change means a transformation, movement or modification from one state to another (Ellis et al 2020 ; King et al 2020 ).…”