Title: The impact of reverse logistics decision on environmental and social performance: the role of green integration and blockchain

Authors: Ahmed Hussein Ali; Sarah Yousry El-Gamal; Sahar Elbarky; Mahmoud Ramadan Barakat

Addresses: Energy and Petroleum Logistics Management Department, College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt ' Logistics and Supply Chain Management Department, College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt ' College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt ' College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract: Companies nowadays are forced to make strategic and tactical reverse logistics decisions in order to successfully achieve high sustainability performance. One of the most effective tools to solve the waste problem is reverse logistics, especially when mixed with digital technologies. This study investigates the impact of strategic and tactical reverse logistics on environmental and social performance in Egyptian firms. It uses resources-based view theory to examine the role of internal green integration and blockchain technology as a moderator. The research findings show that internal green integration significantly mediates the relationship between strategic and tactical reverse logistics and environmental and social performance. Blockchain technology can also moderate the direct impact of tactical reverse logistics on internal green integration and the direct impact of internal green integration on social performance. The study provides important implications for decision-makers and policymakers on the role of reverse logistics and blockchain technology in enhancing the performance.

Keywords: reverse logistics; environmental performance; social performance; green integration; blockchain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2024.142782

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2024 Vol.17 No.3/4, pp.323 - 348

Received: 09 Nov 2023
Accepted: 25 Aug 2024
Published online: 21 Nov 2024 *

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