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.
Highlights
Facing increasingly serious environmental pollution, sustainable development is becoming an important challenge for firms [1,2,3]
This study aims to examine both how individual dimensions of green supply chain integration (GSCI) are related to different types of firm performance, as well as how patterns of GSCI are related to different types of firm performance
2, we assessed the effects of green customer and supplier integration on operational or financial performance, given the effect of green internal integration on operational or financial performance
Summary
Facing increasingly serious environmental pollution, sustainable development is becoming an important challenge for firms [1,2,3]. It may be difficult for an individual firm to deal with the challenges of environmental issues [4]. The importance of green supply chain integration (GSCI) has long been recognized, our understanding on its impact on firm performance is mixed. Many conceptualizations of GSCI are incomplete, leaving out the important role of green internal integration in implementing GSCI. This study will define GSCI systematically and divide it into three dimensions: green internal, customer and supplier integration
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