Organizations are under increased pressure to improve their sustainable performance through the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have lagged behind larger corporations due to a number of factors. Chief among these factors is the lack of resources and capabilities. In this study, we investigate whether entrepreneurial orientation as a distinctive firm-level resource contributes to the successful implementation of GSCM practices within SMEs. We use primary data obtained from 316 manufacturing SMEs and analyze the data by using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Our findings show four equifinal configurations of GSCM practices and the components of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) that lead to high environmental performance. Two practices, “eco-design” and “internal environmental management”, are present in all configurations, with the latter being the single core condition. The components of EO are present in all the configurations. Three distinct configurations lead to the simultaneous achievement of high environmental performance and high economic performance. Some noticeable differences appear in these configurations: “internal environmental management” is no longer a core condition, instead external practices (“green purchasing,” “cooperation with customers including environmental requirements,” and “investment recovery”) and “risk-taking” become core conditions. We exptrapolate our findings into a set of propositions that expand theory on the link between entrepreneurial orientation and sustainable performance. Our study provides insights for managers who seek to infuse entrepreneurial thoughts and actions into their green supply chain initiatives.

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中小企业的可持续发展：创业导向在供应链管理中的作用

组织在通过采用绿色供应链管理 (GSCM) 实践来提高其可持续绩效方面面临越来越大的压力。由于多种因素，中小型企业 (SME) 落后于大型企业。这些因素中最主要的是缺乏资源和能力。在这项研究中，我们调查创业导向作为一种独特的公司级资源是否有助于在中小企业中成功实施 GSCM 实践。我们使用从 316 家制造业中小企业获得的原始数据，并通过使用模糊集定性比较分析 (fsQCA) 来分析数据。我们的研究结果显示了 GSCM 实践的四种最终配置和导致高环境绩效的创业导向 (EO) 组成部分。两种做法，“生态设计”和“内部环境管理”存在于所有配置中，后者是唯一的核心条件。EO 的成分存在于所有配置中。三种不同的配置导致同时实现高环保性能和高经济性能。在这些配置中出现了一些明显的差异：“内部环境管理”不再是核心条件，而是外部实践（“绿色采购”、“与客户合作包括环境要求”和“投资回收”）和“风险承担”成为核心条件。我们将我们的发现扩展为一组命题，这些命题扩展了关于创业导向和可持续绩效之间联系的理论。