The green bullwhip effect, the diffusion of green supply chain practices, and institutional pressures: Evidence from the automotive sector

Bruno Michel Roman Pais Seles, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour and Rosa Maria Dangelico

International Journal of Production Economics, 2016, vol. 182, issue C, 342-355

Abstract: This paper aims to understand and analyze how different institutional pressures created by stakeholders tend to promote the green bullwhip effect and the consequent adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices across a supply chain. It examines GSCM practices adopted in the supply chain as a result of pressures from primary stakeholders, and how they exert environmental/institutional pressures. A case study methodology has been adopted to study a focal company (an automotive battery company located in Brazil) and its stakeholders, including customers, its supplier, and the government. The results, synthesized through eight propositions, highlight the effect that the institutional environment exercises on generating the green bullwhip effect in the supply chain.

Keywords: Green bullwhip effect; Green supply chain management; Sustainable operations; Institutional pressures; Stakeholders; Automotive sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.08.033

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