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Analyzing the impact of environmental collaboration among supply chain stakeholders on a firm’s sustainable performance

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In the era of industrialization, environmentalists are more concerned with the environment and so are continuously interested in investigating organizational factors that can facilitate the transition towards sustainability. This research systematically investigates the impact of the supply chain partner’s collaborative approach towards green practices on a firm’s sustainability performance. Stakeholder and coordination theories are used to underpin the study. A structural equation modeling technique is adopted to analyze data collected from 126 green supply chain professionals working at various manufacturing firms operating in Pakistan using a survey questionnaire. The results indicate significant and positive impacts of institution pressure and customer monitoring on the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices by organizations. This study also explains that organizational GSCM practices, external GSCM practices and performance measures have positive and significant relationships. These findings reveal that it is important for managers to address external GSCM pressures by adopting green practices and being a focal firm should undertake GSCM initiatives in collaboration with their suppliers and customers to achieve a holistic impact which ultimately leads to betterment in overall sustainability performance.

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  1. Faculty of Management Sciences, Iqra University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    Waqar Ahmed, Muhammad Saeed Ashraf & Arsalan Najmi

  2. Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan

  3. Eco-Engineering and Management Consult Limited, 409 Abafum Avenue, Ti’s - Adentan, Accra, Ghana

    Simonov Kusi-Sarpong & Horsten Kusi-Sarpong

  4. Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, UK

    Simonov Kusi-Sarpong

  5. School of Business, University of Bolton, England, UK

    Francis Kow Arhin

  6. Faculty of Business and Accountancy of University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Arsalan Najmi

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Ahmed, W., Ashraf, M.S., Khan, S.A. et al. Analyzing the impact of environmental collaboration among supply chain stakeholders on a firm’s sustainable performance. Oper Manag Res 13, 4–21 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-020-00152-1

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