Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of five dimensions of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices (i.e. internal environmental management, green purchasing, cooperation with customers, eco-design, and investment recovery) on three dimensions of organizational performance (i.e. environmental, economic and operational performance).

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected based on a cross-sectional survey of managers of 160 manufacturing firms in India. Structural equation modelling was used to test the influence of GSCM practices on each of the organizational performance outcomes.

Findings

Except for internal environmental management and green purchasing, all other GSCM dimensions are found to significantly impact at least one of the performance dimensions, either directly or indirectly. The results highlight that investment recovery practice is a key predictor of environmental performance, whereas eco-design is a key predictor of operational performance. The structural equation modeling result also suggests that GSCM do not directly affect economic performance, but can improve it indirectly.

Research limitations/implications

Since data was collected from managers of manufacturing firms on the basis of their subjective evaluations, future research studies should employ objective performance indicators for analysis. Also, the study did not consider some dimensions of GSCM practices, which can be included in future studies.

Practical implications

Manufacturing firms should implement GSCM practices not just because of the pressure from regulatory bodies but also to elevate their environmental, operational and economic performance. The proposed model in this paper suggests practitioners which GSCM factors are driving these performance changes and supports the building of a roadmap for GSCM implementation in their organization.

Originality/value

Manufacturing firms from four different operating sectors, namely automotive, electrical and electronics, process and machinery sectors are the respondents. The originality of the paper lies in testing the influence of GSCM practices on organizational performance in a novel context, where most GSCM initiatives fail for one reason or another. Furthermore, the assessment of the interaction between five constructs of GSCM practices and three constructs of organizational performance in the Indian manufacturing context offers unique conceptual contribution to the researches in the GSCM field.

中文翻译：

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绿色供应链管理实践及其对组织绩效的影响：印度制造商的证据

目的

本文旨在探讨绿色供应链管理（GSCM）实践的五个维度（即内部环境管理，绿色采购，与客户的合作，生态设计和投资回收）对组织绩效的三个维度的影响（即环境，经济和运营绩效）。

设计/方法/方法

数据是根据对印度160家制造公司的经理进行的横断面调查收集的。使用结构方程模型来测试GSCM实践对每个组织绩效结果的影响。

发现

除了内部环境管理和绿色采购外，所有其他GSCM维度都直接或间接影响了至少一个绩效维度。结果表明，投资回收实践是环境绩效的关键指标，而生态设计是运营绩效的关键指标。结构方程建模结果还表明，GSCM不会直接影响经济绩效，但可以间接改善经济绩效。

研究局限/意义

由于数据是根据制造商的管理者的主观评估收集的，因此未来的研究应采用客观的绩效指标进行分析。此外，该研究未考虑GSCM实践的某些方面，可以将其纳入未来的研究中。

实际影响

制造公司应不仅由于监管机构的压力而实施GSCM做法，而且应提高其环境，运营和经济绩效。本文中提出的模型建议从业人员，哪些GSCM因素正在推动这些绩效变化，并支持在其组织中实施GSCM的路线图。

创意/价值

受访者来自汽车，电气和电子，工艺和机械四个行业的制造公司。本文的独创性在于在一种新颖的情况下测试GSCM做法对组织绩效的影响，在这种情况下，大多数GSCM计划由于一个或另一个原因而失败。此外，在印度制造业的背景下，对GSCM实践的五种构造与组织绩效的三种构造之间的相互作用的评估为GSCM领域的研究提供了独特的概念性贡献。