The Influence of Green Supply Chain Integration on Firm Performance: A Contingency and Configuration Perspective

Yongtao Song, Junya Cai and Taiwen Feng
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Yongtao Song: Institute of Management Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Junya Cai: School of Economic and Management, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Taiwen Feng: Business School, Shandong University (Weihai), Weihai 264209, China

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: This study investigates the impacts of three dimensions of green supply chain integration (GSCI) on operational and financial performance, from both a contingency and a configuration perspective. From the contingency perspective, we used hierarchical regression to determine the impacts of individual GSCI dimensions (green internal, customer and supplier integration) and their interactions on firm performance. From the configuration perspective, we used cluster analysis to develop patterns of GSCI, which were analyzed in terms of GSCI strength and balance. Analysis of variance was used to examine the relationship between GSCI pattern and firm performance. We used data collected from manufacturing firms in Shanxi, Shandong, Beijing, Guangdong and Jiangsu to test hypotheses. The findings from both the contingency and configuration perspective indicate that GSCI was related to both operational and financial performance. Furthermore, the interaction between green internal integration and green customer integration was positively related to both operational and financial performance, while the interaction between green internal integration and green supplier integration was negatively related to financial performance. The interaction between green customer integration and green supplier integration was positively related to financial performance.

Keywords: green supply chain integration; pattern; performance; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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