Sustainability engagement is suggested to increase future company value. Collaboration between companies can assist them to become more sustainable. Even though collaboration can be seen as instrumental in developing more sustainable companies, the rise of e-business has changed the game in terms of attaining high performance. Thus, this study investigates the relations among supplier collaboration, sustainability, and market performance in the context of e-business. Specifically, the aim of this study is to determine how supplier collaboration leads small e-businesses to develop e-business sustainability and, in turn, deliver enhanced market performance. The data were collected with a cross-sectional random sampling of small online store operators in Finland. Supplier collaboration was found to influence market performance via e-business sustainability. The results offer implications for firms operating in e-business by supporting collaboration with suppliers and sustainability values while maintaining high market performance.

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可持续性参与在小企业供应商合作中的重要性

建议可持续发展参与以增加未来的公司价值。公司之间的合作可以帮助他们变得更加可持续。尽管合作可以被视为有助于发展更具可持续性的公司，但电子商务的兴起已经改变了实现高绩效的游戏规则。因此，本研究调查了电子商务背景下供应商协作、可持续性和市场绩效之间的关系。具体而言，本研究的目的是确定供应商协作如何引导小型电子商务企业发展电子商务的可持续性，进而提高市场绩效。这些数据是通过对芬兰小型在线商店运营商的横断面随机抽样收集的。供应商合作被发现通过电子商务的可持续性影响市场表现。该结果通过支持与供应商的合作和可持续性价值观，同时保持高市场绩效，为从事电子商务的公司提供了启示。