Title: A study on engaging employees in adopting green logistics practices: the case of logistics service providers in Egypt

Authors: Sara Elzarka

Addresses: International Transport and Logistics Institute, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, P.O. Box 1029, Miami, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract: Providing green logistics services became a major marketing tool for logistics service providers (LSPs) to become recognised members of global and sustainable supply chains. In the Middle East and specifically in Egypt, the adoption of green practices is still in its infancy. And according to previous research such as in Elbarky and Elzarka (2015) and Elnakib and Elzarka (2014), organisation culture and employees' engagement are essential for the adoption of new green supply chain practices. Therefore, this research would investigate the role of employees' engagement in logistics service providers in Egypt towards adopting green logistics practices. This research is conducted through an online survey that targets all the registered logistics service companies in Egypt. The contribution of this research is presented in examining the interactions between the employees' engagement in LSPs in Egypt and the adoption of green logistics practices.

Keywords: logistics service providers; LSPs; supply chain performance; green supply chain; Egypt; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2020.109669

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2020 Vol.37 No.1, pp.140 - 152

Received: 09 Oct 2019
Accepted: 01 Dec 2019

Published online: 18 Sep 2020 *

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