Title: The effect of internal and external practices of green supply chain management on performance and competitiveness of a company

Authors: Ali Nazeri; Soodabeh Gholami; Nasser Safaie

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran ' Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch, Damavand, Iran ' Faculty of Industrial Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of internal and external practices of green supply chain management on organisational performance and competitiveness. The validity of the questionnaire was approved based on the views and comments of academic and industrial experts. In addition, Cronbach's alpha for this questionnaire was more than 0.7. The obtained data were statistically analysed in Amos software application. Then, the research hypotheses were tested in order to find out whether they are confirmed or rejected. The results showed that, out of 31 hypotheses, 8 hypotheses were rejected and others were confirmed. In other words, company size and ISO certificate showed no moderating effect on environmental, social, and operational performance. Hence, green supply chain management provides an opportunity for a company to invest in the design and production of green products.

Keywords: green supply chain management; performance; competitiveness.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2024.136454

European Journal of International Management, 2024 Vol.22 No.3, pp.439 - 483

Accepted: 06 Oct 2019
Published online: 02 Feb 2024 *

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