Adoption of Green Supply Chain Management among SMEs in Malaysia

Sustainability

Chieh-Yu Lin¹  Yi-Hui Ho¹  MohammedEmad Al-Shaikh²  SyedShah Alam³  Parves Sultan⁴ 

[1] Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan;College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia;MAHSA University, Jenjarom Selangor 42610, Malaysia;School of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Level 4/08, 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia;

关键词: green supply chain management;    integration model;    SMEs;    Malaysia;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12166454

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study is to integrate the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory and Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) theory to examine the factors that affect the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices among SMEs in Malaysia. Twelve hypotheses were developed based on the integrating theories in technology adoption context. In this study, data were collected through questionnaire survey on the SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia. A total of 298 responses were analyzed. The regression analysis method was used to test the hypothetical relationships among technological, organizational and environmental factors and SMEs’ intention to adopt GSCM practices. Research findings show that perceived relative advantage, perceived cost, top management support, complexity, compatibility, firms size, customer pressure, regulatory pressure and the quality of human resources are statistically significant factors influencing GSCM adoption among SMEs in Malaysia. However, observability and governmental support do not have significant effects on GSCM adoption intention. According to research findings, some implications which are valuable to academics and practitioners are also addressed. This study can serve as a guideline for successful implementation of GSCM among the SMEs in an emerging country.

【 授权许可】

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