An Empirical Examination of Sustainable Supply Chain Risk and Integration Practices: A Performance-Based Evidence from Pakistan

Muzzammil Wasim Syed, Ji Zu Li, Muhammad Junaid, Xue Ye and Muhammad Ziaullah
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Muzzammil Wasim Syed: School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China
Ji Zu Li: School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China
Muhammad Junaid: School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China
Xue Ye: School of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030000, China
Muhammad Ziaullah: Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan 32200, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: In today’s emerging environment sustainable supply chain risks play a vital role in firms’ performance more than ever, because risks tend to disrupt sustainable operations, which ultimately reduces a firm’s performance, but these risks can be managed through supply chain integration practices, which leads to higher firms’ performance. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between sustainable supply chain risks, supply chain integration, and firm’s financial performance. This study employs 296 survey observations along with financial data of published annual statements to estimate the quantitative causal-effects of three dimensions of sustainable supply chain risks on supply chain integration and financial performance. The findings of the study suggest that sustainable internal business process risks, sustainable supply risks, and sustainable demand risks have a negative relationship with supply chain integration. Furthermore, results of the study explored that all the three supply chain integration practices have a positive impact on firms’ financial performance, which suggests that implementing supply chain integration practices reduces the effect of supply chain risks and increases the firm’s performance.

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; supply chain risks; supply chain integration; supply chain management; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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