دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی همکاری زنجیره تامین پایدار: انگیزه در اقتصادهای نوظهور - امرالد 2017

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain collaboration (SSCC) and sustainability performance, and examine whether two types of incentives moderate this relationship. This empirical investigation of the Thai food manufacturing industry provides insight in the context of an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were collected from 215 food manufacturing firms in Thailand, and the hypotheses were tested by exploratory factor analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and cluster analysis. Findings – The results indicate that SSCC leads to better economic and social performance, but not necessarily better environmental performance; incentives provided by firms in the supply chain enhance the effects of SSCC on social performance. Practical implications – The findings provide useful suggestions for supply chain managers and policy makers about effective collaboration and the use of incentives to improve the sustainability of individual firms in the supply chain. They also reveal the challenges faced by manufacturing firms in improving environmental performance in an emerging economy. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature on the implementation of sustainable supply chain management by explaining the role of incentives.

6. Conclusion

This study investigated the interaction effect between SSCC and incentives as well as their effect on sustainability performance, using survey research on Thai food manufacturing companies. The literature and real-world business context were reviewed to develop the hypotheses, which were tested by conducting EFA and hierarchical regression analysis. Moreover, the simple effect equation, cluster analysis, and Mann-Whitney non-parametric tests were performed to provide further support for the results. A positive relationship between SSCC and two aspects of sustainability, namely, economic and social performance, was found. Furthermore, a higher level of incentives is associated with a positive relationship between SSCC and social performance, but not with economic and environmental performance. This finding means that collaboration and incentives should be encouraged among supply chain partners to improve economic and social performance.

In addition, the study revealed the challenges to sustainability performance faced by firms in an emerging economy supply chain, where there is limited recognition of the importance of environmental aspects and where governments do not provide incentives to enhance sustainability performance through collaborative efforts among supply chain partners.