Strategic SCM’s Mediating Effect on the Sustainable Operations: Multinational Perspective

Kot Sebastian (), Haque Adnan Ul () and Kozlovski Eugene ()
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Kot Sebastian: The Management Faculty, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-201Częstochowa, Poland, and North-West University, Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT, South Africa
Haque Adnan Ul: Faculty of Business and Management, University of Wales Trinity Saint David – London Campus, Winchester House, 11 Cranmer Road, SW9 6EJ, London, United Kingdom
Kozlovski Eugene: Faculty of Business and Management, University of Wales Trinity Saint David – London Campus, Winchester House, 11 Cranmer Road, SW9 6EJ, London, United Kingdom, and Dublin Centre for European Strategy, 75 Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland

Organizacija, 2019, vol. 52, issue 3, 219-235

Abstract: Background and Purpose: The comparative cross-sectional study examines the strategic supply chain management’s mediating effect on the sustainable operations through environmental and social sustainability within the businesses operating in Canada, Iran and Turkey to attain global perspective.Methodology: Over 200 small businesses in each country are included through combining purposive sampling, referrals, networking, and connections. For quantitative data analysis, the Smart partial least square structural equation modeling (SmartPLS-SEM) is employed.Results: Results showed that there is statistically significant positive mediating role of strategic supply chain on the sustainable operations (environmental and social sustainable) performances in all three selected economies. Findings further confirmed that within the multinational perspective, the SCM factors have higher significant positive impact within Canada in contrast to Iran and Turkey.Conclusion: This study offers a new theoretical contribution by examining the mediating role of strategic supply chain from multinational perspective to enhance existing body of knowledge. Furthermore, it offers a practical contribution by providing the strategic research framework to facilitate managers in improving the small businesses’ performance in sustaining operations.

Keywords: Environmental sustainability; multinational perspective; social sustainability; sustainable operations; strategic supply chain management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/orga-2019-0014

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