Social Capital and Environmental Performance: An Investigation in the Kenyan Meat Supply Chain

Obonyo Edwin (), Ndiritu S. Wagura () and Formentini Marco ()
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Obonyo Edwin: Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Strathmore University, Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka, Nairobi, Kenya
Ndiritu S. Wagura: Strathmore University Business School, Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka, Nairobi, Kenya
Formentini Marco: Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science -DISI, University of Trento, Via Sommarive, 9 I-38123 Povo (TN)

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, 2024, vol. 18, issue 1, 1682-1691

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the effect of social capital on environmental performance in the Kenyan informal meat supply chain. Social capital is categorized into three categories: structural capital, relational capital, and cognitive capital. The authors seek to understand which of the three dimensions of social capital influences environmental performance within the meat supply chain. The study was based on data collected using surveys from 85 abattoirs and 164 traders from four counties in Kenya: Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, and Kajiado. Statistical analysis was conducted using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results also indicated a positive and significant relationship between structural social capital and environmental performance, while relational and cognitive capital had positive but insignificant relationships. The findings highlighted the disparities in the effect of social capital on environmental performance between formal and informal agri-food supply chains. To our knowledge, this finding presents a distinct contribution to social capital and environmental performance studies in informal buyer-supplier relationships in agri-foods. The study is one of the first to examine social capital and environmental performance in an informal agri-food supply chain with a focus on trader-abattoir relationships. The informal supply chain is an important context in which to examine the effects of social capital.

Keywords: Environmental Performance; Supply Chain Management; Social capital; Agri-food (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/picbe-2024-0140

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