Green manufacturing practices and sustainable performance among Ghanaian manufacturing SMEs: the explanatory link of green supply chain integration

Afum, Ebenezer; Osei-Ahenkan, Victoria Yaa; Agyabeng‐Mensah, Yaw; Owusu, Joseph Amponsah; Kusi, Lawrence Yaw; Ankomah, Joseph

doi:10.1108/meq-01-2020-0019

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“…The literature on firm size reveals that larger firms are more positioned to perform better in terms of economic and environmental performance than small firms [2,9,12]. This is because large firms are capable of obtaining abundant innovative resources and also are more likely to be able to recycle materials, enhance efficiency in resources, provide green products and services, and adopt a more environmentally friendly management system than smaller firms [4,9].…”

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Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The moderating role of Firm Size

Fianko¹,

Amoah²,

Afrifa³

et al. 2021

Int J Ind Eng Manag

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This study examined the impact of internal and external green supply chain practices on environmental performance among construction firms. The study used the quantitative survey research design in its methodology. A total of 217 employees were sampled from fifty (50) construction firms. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. The results showed that green design does not have a significant positive relationship with environmental performance. However, green design has a positive impact on external green practices namely green purchasing and green construction. Green purchasing and green construction have direct positive relationships with environmental performance. Green design through external green practices have a significant positive relationship with environmental performance. The study found that firm size moderates the relationship between green design, through external green supply chain practices and environmental performance among construction firms.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The moderating role of Firm Size

Fianko¹,

Amoah²,

Afrifa³

et al. 2021

Int J Ind Eng Manag

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“…This diagram also points out the contribution of this article by addressing an under-researched area. The literature is divided into the following four main interrelated parts (as depicted by the author in Figure 1): The integration between the two research fields of green production and operations management (GPOM) (Afum et al, 2020; Baines et al, 2012; Digalwar et al, 2013; Heidrich & Tiwary, 2013) and SCM resulted in GSCM studies. Various researchers (Abdullah, 2016; Agyabeng-Mensah et al, 2020; Ali et al, 2020; Bag et al, 2020; Ding & Wang, 2020; Lou et al, 2020; Taleizadeh et al, 2020) studied GSCM strategy and its cross-functional practices. The interaction between GPOM and entrepreneurship research areas generated the green entrepreneurship (GE) research interest.…”

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Mapping and Assessing Green Entrepreneurial Performance: Evidence from a Vertically Integrated Organic Beverages Supply Chain

Adel

2021

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economie

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The purpose of this article is to use strategy mapping (SM) and balanced scorecard (BSC) in portraying and assessing green entrepreneurial supply chain management (GESCM) performance of a vertically integrated entrepreneurial supply chain in an Egyptian emerging market of organic beverages industry. Based on thematic literature review and qualitative research (in-depth interviews with experts, focus groups, observations, and reports’ analysis), multi-item measurement quantitative BSC scale and strategy map were proposed to measure and communicate the GESCM performance of a hierarchical chain with multiple nodes and cross-functional green practices. This article conceptually contributes to the active debate on contemporary GESCM performance measurement. It integrates the literature of green production and operations management, strategic management and entrepreneurial supply chain management (ESCM) to investigate the unexplored context of GESCM research. It empirically assesses GESCM performance of an attractive network using BSC and maps its strategy with its multidisciplinary environment-friendly practices. The GESCM performance was measured in terms of four integrated perspectives (innovative and proactive processes, learning and growth, financial gains and supply chain stakeholders’ delight). Results showed that BSC and SM are effective and efficient tools in managing the performance of a successful GESC in an emerging market. Royal Herbs’ BSC key performance indicators (KPIs), which were used in assessing a GESCM strategy, indicate improvements along the BSC’s four perspectives. Results give green entrepreneurs/manufacturers in an emerging market as Egypt a comprehensive view on how they can effectively assess/improve their GESCM performance. It draws attention to the importance of investing in GESCM practices for maintaining sustainable development in a clean business environment. It helps practitioners, academics and policymakers in Egypt to bridge the gap between theory and practice regarding GESCM performance. From an interdisciplinary perspective, it provides insights on improving the ESCM performance of the industry without harming its natural environment.

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“…The advantages of green manufacturing practices [39][40][41] are related to a continuing decrease in expenses while functioning as a relevant paradigm in improving environmental, social, and economic undertakings. Administrative and managerial decisions are shaped by corporate sustainability constraints.…”

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Sustainability Management and Performance in the Urban Corporate Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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In this article, we cumulate previous research findings indicating that organizations advance to superior phases of environmental management development in order to attain corporate sustainability by the use of participative decision-making. We contribute to the literature on corporate sustainability management and performance by showing that the correlation between sustainable development governance, organizational knowledge, sustainable organizational development, and corporate sustainability, which shapes corporate environmental and sustainability management. Throughout June 2020, we conducted a quantitative literature review of ProQuest, Scopus, and the Web of Science databases, with search terms including “corporate sustainability”, “corporate sustainability management”, “corporate sustainability performance”, “sustainability reporting”, “sustainable supply chain management”, “sustainable corporate development”, and “environmental management systems”. As we inspected research published exclusively in the past two years, only 338 articles met the eligibility criteria. By eliminating the findings that were questionable, unsubstantiated by replication, or too general, and due to space limitations, we selected 93, mainly empirical, sources. Future research should investigate whether corporate governance systems, through organizational sustainability practices and performance reporting, can shape operational environmental sustainability and sustainable organizational culture.

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Green manufacturing practices and sustainable performance among Ghanaian manufacturing SMEs: the explanatory link of green supply chain integration

Cited by 118 publications

References 46 publications

Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The moderating role of Firm Size

Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The moderating role of Firm Size

Mapping and Assessing Green Entrepreneurial Performance: Evidence from a Vertically Integrated Organic Beverages Supply Chain

Sustainability Management and Performance in the Urban Corporate Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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