The Effect of Regulation on Sustainable Procurement: Organisational Leadership and Culture as Mediators

Daniel Etse (), Adela McMurray () and Nuttawuth Muenjohn ()
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Daniel Etse: RMIT University College of Business
Adela McMurray: RMIT University College of Business
Nuttawuth Muenjohn: RMIT University College of Business

Journal of Business Ethics, 2022, vol. 177, issue 2, No 5, 305-325

Abstract: Abstract The study reported in this paper sought to examine the extent to which organisational leadership support and organisational culture explain the effect of regulation on sustainable procurement practice, as insights into this relationship is lacking in the extant literature. Useable survey data from 322 Ghanaian organisations were analysed using descriptive statistics, and structural equation modelling techniques. The analysis examined the nature of sustainable procurement practice in an African context, and the potential mediating effects of organisational leadership support and organisational culture on regulation’s relationship with sustainable procurement. The findings reveal a moderate sustainable procurement practice in Ghanaian organisations, a significantly positive effect of regulation on related practices, and a mediation effect of organisational leadership support on regulation’s relationship with sustainable procurement. There was, however, no mediation effect relative to organisational culture. Potential relevance and implications of the study for theory and practice are explored in the discussion and conclusion sections.

Keywords: Sustainable procurement; Regulation; Organisational leadership; Organisational culture; Mediating effect; Africa; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-021-04752-0

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