Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The Moderating Role of Firm Size

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-2021-3-285

Keywords:

Green supply chain, Green purchasing, Green design, Green construction, Firm size

Abstract

This study examined the impact of internal and external green supply chain practices on environmental performance among construction firms. The study used the quantitative survey research design in its methodology. A total of 217 employees were sampled from fifty (50) construction firms. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. The results showed that green design does not have a significant positive relationship with environmental performance. However, green design has a positive impact on external green practices namely green purchasing and green construction. Green purchasing and green construction have direct positive relationships with environmental performance. Green design through external green practices have a significant positive relationship with environmental performance. The study found that firm size moderates the relationship between green design, through external green supply chain practices and environmental performance among construction firms.

 

Article history: Received (April 21, 2021); Revised (June 5, 2021); Accepted (June 8, 2021); Published online (August 31, 2021)  

Author Biographies

  • Samuel Koranteng Fianko, Central University of Technology

     

     

  • Nathaniel Amoah, University of Brescia

     

     

  • Sampson Afrifa Jnr, Central University of Technology

     

     

  • Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Central University of Technology

     

     

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Published

2021-09-30

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Original Research Article

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Green Supply Chain Management and Environmental Performance: The Moderating Role of Firm Size. (2021). International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 12(3), 163-173. https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-2021-3-285