Supply Chain Ambidexterity and Green SCM: Moderating Role of Network Capabilities

Asif Khan,Ardy Wibowo,Kuan-Hua Lu,Chih-Cheng Chen,Athapol Ruangkanjanases,Shih-Chih Chen

doi:10.3390/su13115974

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The purpose of this paper is to examine how supply chain ambidexterity facilitates assistance for green supply chain management and to build on previous work by evaluating how networking capability helps to explain the impact of supply chain ambidexterity on GSCM. This study focuses on the top-level management of different manufacturing companies located in Pakistan. A total of 34 manufacturing industries were selected using a cluster sampling technique. The data collected from 125 top-level managers were analyzed using a partial least square method, while the moderation analysis was conducted by using variance analysis. First, supply chain ambidexterity positively influences green supply chain management. However, networking capabilities do not moderate the relationship between supply chain ambidexterity and green supply chain management. This research was restricted to manufacturing industries in Pakistan because the research intended to gain an understanding of the several supply chain ambidexterity practices in Pakistani businesses and wanted to determine how these practices are associated with various parts of GSCM. Further studies can be extended to examine the impact in other industrial settings and countries. The findings of this research study will allow the managers to identify the right mix of exploitation and exploration techniques required to manage the supply chain in a green and sustainable manner.

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Firms are required to strike the appropriate equilibrium between exploitation and exploration to overcome the uncertainty associated with the use of exploration processes and the over-reliance on the use of outdated processes related to exploitation independently [1].Exploitation includes optimizing the operational procedures by eradicating unnecessary redundant processes and enhancing the efficiency of supply chain technology
We examine how supply chain ambidexterity facilitates assistance for green supply chain management. This adds to our second research gap; we further develop on previous work by evaluating how networking capability helps to explain the impact of supply chain ambidexterity on GSCM
Research scholars that consider ambidexas a static procedure claimclaim that that organizations engage in in exploitation and terity as a static procedure organizations engage exploitation andexploration exploration pursuits at the same time [29,62], others claim that an organization will go across a temporal round of exploration and exploitation

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Firms are required to strike the appropriate equilibrium between exploitation and exploration to overcome the uncertainty associated with the use of exploration processes and the over-reliance on the use of outdated processes related to exploitation independently [1]. Exploitation includes optimizing the operational procedures by eradicating unnecessary redundant processes and enhancing the efficiency of supply chain technology. Exploration incorporates a pursuit of new opportunities and innovative solutions for supply chain issues [2]. If a firm relies extensively on exploitation, it would be advantageous in the short term due to the optimal utilization of current resources. Chain ambidexterity refers to achieving both the advantages of exploitation and exploration at the same time within the supply chain [2]

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